Preview: Skybinder – Tranquil Dotty Origami

Dot to dot puzzles were always one of those classic activities growing up as a child, the folks handing over a book filled with numbers to join up and see what images would appear. While the pastime might not be as popular in the digital age, indie team ... more - vrfocus.com

PlayStation Studios Acquire The Persistence Studio Firesprite

Firesprite, the UK-based developer behind virtual reality (VR) titles The Persistence VR and The Playroom VR has been acquired by PlayStation Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced today. No details pertaining to the purchase have been ... more - vrfocus.com

Roomscale Adventure Eye of the Temple Launches This October

For the past five years, indie developer Rune Skovbo Johansen has been building Eye of the Temple , a virtual reality (VR) adventure that utilises roomscale tracking as its core mechanic for navigating and solving puzzles in a treacherous temple. Today, ... more - vrfocus.com

First Major Update for Sniper Elite VR Adds Custom Difficulties & bHaptics Support

One of the big AAA virtual reality (VR) titles to arrive this year for major headsets was Rebellion’s Sniper Elite VR . It’s now a couple of months since launch and the development teams – which includes Coatsink and Just Add Water – have released the ... more - vrfocus.com

RendeverFit Aims to Help Both Physical & Cognitive Fitness for Seniors

Among all the virtual reality (VR) companies out there Rendever is one of the few specifically focusing its attention on older adults, helping seniors overcome social isolation through shared experiences. Today, the company has announced plans to expand ... more - vrfocus.com

Viveport has the Purrrfect Exhibition for Cat Lovers

Currently, HTC Vive’s distribution platform Viveport is playing host (or one of the hosts) to Venice VR Expanded, the annual immersive selection of the Venice International Film Festival. If that’s not your thing then maybe Viveport’s next online exhibition ... more - vrfocus.com

Maze Theory Envisions Fan Metaverses for IP’s Like Peaky Blinders

You a big Peaky Blinders fan? Well, cast your mind back to 2019 and you may remember that British virtual reality (VR) studio Maze Theory confirmed it was working on a tie-in VR experience, revealing a little while later it is called Peaky Blinders: ... more - vrfocus.com

Song in the Smoke Delayed, Arriving in “a few Weeks”

Last week a Japanese event called “asobo Indie Showcase 2021” featured a lot of videogame announcements, one of which was 17-BIT’s upcoming virtual reality (VR) title Song in the Smoke. The showcase mentioned a release date for this month, 18th September ... more - vrfocus.com

You can now Play MechWarrior 5 in VR

The virtual reality (VR) modding community has done well over the years to bring popular videogames into VR even though they weren’t made for the technology. This year has seen the likes of Doom3Quest arrive, with this weekend adding another to the list, ... more - vrfocus.com

Artistic XR App Styly Debuts on Viveport

HTC Vive’s virtual reality (VR) store Viveport has grown into a viable, agnostic platform for those VR users looking for Steam alternatives with new titles regularly appearing. The latest comes from Japanese studio Psychic VR Lab, bringing its creative ... more - vrfocus.com

Competition: Win a Physical Copy of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series for PSVR

If you love virtual reality (VR) gaming and Star Wars then ILMxLAB’s Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is a must, especially as it’s considered canon. Originally released episodically for Oculus Quest in 2019 with support landing for PlayStation ... more - vrfocus.com

Mixed Realms Opens Playtesting for Hellsweeper VR, Details Roadmap

The next virtual reality (VR) title from Mixed Realms ( Sairento VR) is Hellsweeper VR a first-person roguelike where you have to fight through a nightmarish underworld. While development is still in the early stages – a full release isn’t expected until ... more - vrfocus.com

The VR Drop: Explore a New Tomorrow

Welcome to another Friday VR Drop, your regular round-up of the virtual reality (VR) videogames due for release in the coming week. Oculus Quest owners are in for a treat, whether they like powerful narratives, a bit of travel, or have the space for ... more - vrfocus.com

Special PlayStation VR Retail Edition of Arashi: Castles of Sin Available Now

PlayStation VR owners who like to own a physical copy for their virtual reality (VR) collections will be able to add another to that list today. Endeavor One has collaborated with Perp Games to create a physical version of its ninja experience Arashi: ... more - vrfocus.com

Review: Puzzling Places

A good puzzle needs to create an impeccable mixture of bemusement and joy. Looking at first like an almost impossible challenge, slowly but surely giving up its secrets in a fun yet challenging manner. If you’re looking for that in virtual reality (VR) ... more - vrfocus.com

Price and Date for Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge Part 2 Revealed

ILMxLAB has been teasing details for Last Call, the second part of Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge since April, further expanding the sci-fi adventure. Today, the studio has released the final details fans have been waiting for, the launch date ... more - vrfocus.com

Head Back to School in 2022 With Owlchemy Labs’ Cosmonious High

Virtual reality (VR) developer Owlchemy Labs is well known for its colourful and zany titles like Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality . Today, the studio has revealed its latest project, Cosmonious High , keeping to that same fun-loving ... more - vrfocus.com

Yupitergrad is Going Open Plan With a new Gymnasion mode

If you’ve played swinging puzzler Yupitergrad before you’ll know that its campaign and Time Attack levels are linear in their construction, there’s an A to B and you try not to die in between. Developer Gamedust is looking to mix this dynamic up somewhat ... more - vrfocus.com

Swords of Gargantua Studio Working on a More Casual Sword Fighting Game

Thirdverse Inc’s virtual reality (VR) title Swords of Gargantua was built around the premise of recreating sword fighting with great accuracy, weapons that display weight and so on. Which makes for an engaging yet brutal gameplay experience. So next ... more - vrfocus.com

Song in the Smoke September Launch Confirmed

One of the most promising looking virtual reality (VR) titles to appear this year has been 17-BIT’s Song in the Smoke, a big survival adventure with a mysterious narrative. A multiplatform launch had been slated for this year, today seeing confirmation ... more - vrfocus.com

Feeling the VR Arcade Fever in Viva Las Vengeance

Zombies, ugly, snarling corpses of rotting flesh that have managed to ingrain themselves in popular culture over the last few decades to such an extent that we’ve all played a videogame or watched a movie with one in. The most recent was director Zack ... more - vrfocus.com

Venice VR Expanded 2021 Opens: How to Enjoy the Film Festival

The Venice International Film Festival has returned once again and with it the successful virtual reality (VR) offshoot Venice VR Expanded. Held virtually for the first time in 2020, for 2021 Venice VR Expanded is bigger and more diverse than ever, with ... more - vrfocus.com

Tokyo Games Show 2021 to Have Dedicated Oculus Quest & PC VR Experience

Today, the Tokyo Game Show 2021 (TGS) has shared the official schedule for the upcoming event which is set to take place at the end of September. The show organisers have also unveiled a few more details relating to the teased virtual reality (VR) element ... more - vrfocus.com

Pico Interactive Acquired by TikTok Owner ByteDance

After rumours began to appear last week that ByteDance – the owner of social video platform TikTok – was going to acquire Pico Interactive, this week they’ve been proved correct. Outlet’s including CNBC have confirmed that ByteDance has decided to delve ... more - vrfocus.com

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall Delayed to Q4 2021

Summer is coming to a close and so is the time frame for all those big virtual reality (VR) releases. Carbon Studio’s Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall was due to arrive soon but just like Lone Echo II and After the Fall, has now been pushed back ... more - vrfocus.com

8 Skrillex Songs Now Available for Beat Saber

Immensely popular rhythm action title Beat Saber has had plenty of high-profile collaborations with artists, with many of them moving away from the title’s EDM roots. After a few social teases last week, developer Beat Games has revealed the latest music ... more - vrfocus.com

Fitness App Viro Move Resurfaces in October, Oculus Quest Edition to Come

A couple of years ago when energetic, fitness-oriented rhythm action videogames were starting to make their mark in virtual reality (VR) developer Fit Reality showcased Viro Move, an encouraging title mixing several gameplay elements. The demo is still ... more - vrfocus.com

Tuneful Adventure Rhythm of the Universe: IONIA Makes Some Noise in September

ROTU Entertainment’s Rhythm of the Universe: IONIA has looked like a promising combination of music and puzzle exploration ever since its first unveiling a couple of years ago. Now the studio has confirmed the multiplatform virtual reality (VR) title ... more - vrfocus.com

Own an Oculus Quest? Grab a Free Month of Viveport Infinity

HTC Vive’s dedicated virtual reality (VR) storefront Viveport isn’t exactly the go-to platform in comparison to rivals like Steam or even the Oculus Store. However, unlike the latter Viveport is hardware agnostic whilst offering a subscription-based ... more - vrfocus.com

First Gameplay Footage Arrives for Captain Toonhead

Captain ToonHead vs the Punks from Outer Space might be a bit of a mouthful but that compliments the hectic looking gameplay developer Teravision Games has developed. This week the studio revealed the very first gameplay trailer for the tower defence/first-person ... more - vrfocus.com