Our latest edition of XR News Round-Up is live, offering quick updates on more news stories from the last week.
It's been a busy week across VR gaming. While Skydance's Behemoth finally arrived on all platforms, our UploadVR Winter Showcase was packed with new reveals like the upcoming Vertigo 2: Into The Aether DLC, Drums Rock getting Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, Stay: Forever Home and more. Elsewhere, Sony demoed PlayStation VR2 hand tracking, Quest 3S appeared on the SteamVR hardware survey, and we learned more about Xreal One.
Our weekly newsletter and latest articles have the full details. For everything else, here are a few stories we initially missed.
Virtual Hunter Adds Multiplayer Update And Confirms Full Release Window
Virtual Hunter, an open world PC VR hunting game, recently received a major update that adds multiplayer with up to five other players, new hunting challenges and roe deer have been introduced. The game is also leaving early access in January now that it's feature complete, with a price from $20 to $25 planned when this happens.
Breachers Introduces New Mall Map In Latest Update
5v5 tactical shooter Breachers continued its stream of post-launch updates with a new 'Mall' map that includes “a gun range, a black market, an interrogation room, a hacker den, and much more.” Triangle Factory confirmed this update also adds new weapons challenges, level prestiging, balancing adjustments, and gun charms, and it's available now.
Humble Bundle Kicked Off a VR Vacation Sale With PC VR Discounts
Following its recent Black Friday sale, Humble is continuing its run of PC VR discounts with a new 'VR Vacation Sale.' Highlights include Red Matter 2 (46% off), I Expect You To Die (46% off), Into The Radius (46% off), Escape Simulator VR (46% off), After The Fall: Deluxe Edition (73% off) and Arizona Sunshine 2: Deluxe Edition (50% off).
Color-A-Cube Is A New Voxel Title In Early Access On Quest
Developed by AlterEyes, best known for VR mech action game Big Shots, Color-A-Cube is a free to download app described as a “relaxing voxel coloring experience that brings cube-based worlds to life.” That's currently available in early access on the Meta Horizon Store with various themes and models, and the first pack is out now for free.
Void Raiders Is A Turn-Based Tabletop Strategy Game For Quest
Released earlier this week, Void Raiders is a turn-based tabletop strategy game from Gamopolis that supports four players.
“In Void Raiders, players join an elite squad of space adventurers stranded far from Earth. They must fight hostile alien forces, explore mysterious space stations, and unlock advanced teleportation technology in a desperate bid to find their way back home,” states the studio.
Other Updates
After further news stories? Here's everything else we've seen this week.
- Wait What's That is a new VR party game for Quest that's free and supports up to six players.
- VR platformer Stilt announced a Christmas update.
- EXOcars is currently aiming for a December 2024 launch on PS VR2.
- Human Fall Flat VR is now available on PS VR2, following a previous late delay.
- Zero Caliber 2 received visual enhancements for Quest 3/3S in its latest patch.
- Wanderer: The Fragments Of Fate is now targeting a Q1 2025 launch.
- The physical double pack for Pixel Ripped 1995 and Pixel Ripped 1978 is now available to pre-order via Limited Run Games.
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