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Upload VR Showcase: Games announced for the 2020 summer edition
Dozens of new games were revealed at the VR Showcase. Viewers were surprised to learn that many of the new games would be released within the next few months. Here’s what you need to know.
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From Pistol Whip to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, here’s everything you might have missed from the Upload VR showcase. Most games will be released in 2021. However, some will be coming our way within the next few months.
It’s been quite the year for all things VR (virtual reality). Apart from Half-Life: Alyx, we can expect a ton of new games coming to a VR headset near you. Are you excited yet?
Upload VR Showcase game announcements
‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners‘
Platforms: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, SteamVR.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is without a doubt one of the biggest VR releases of the year. From visceral combat to realistic physics and engaging gameplay, it has everything you could possibly need.
The new update, Meatgrinder, gets a new mode called The Trails; expect waves of undead, new weapons, new difficulty settings and a new scoring method. The update will be rolled up in July on PC and PSVR. Oculus players will have to wait a while longer.
‘Stride‘
Platforms: Oculus Rift, SteamVR.
The April-release has a fresh new look. Even though Mirror’s Edge is similar to the previous release, the gameplay has been tweaked.
A release date has not yet been confirmed, however, we can expect Stride during the 4th quarter of 2020.
‘Pistol Whip‘
Platforms: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, SteamVR.
The rhythm shooter will remind you a bit of John Wick, and that’s a good thing. The PC version was released in 2019; the PlayStation VR version will be released on 28 July 2020.
In addition, the developers announced that a free content update, Heartbreaker, will be released across all platforms in August 2020, followed by the first Action Packs at the end of the year.
‘Solaris: Offworld Combat‘
Platforms: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest.
Solaris: Offworld Combat, a 4v4 multiplayer shooter, is set in space. It’s a mind trip, we’ll tell you that much. Get ready to play as an eSports playing in the future.
Oculus players will be happy to hear that Solaris‘ release date is set for August 2020. PlayStation VR gamers will only get it later on.
‘Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife‘
Platforms: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, SteamVR.
Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife’s teaser was released during the first week of June. However, a short sneak peek at the horror-themed game was debuted at the VR Showcase on 16 June.
The game is set in the World of Darkness universe; a full-length trailer will be coming our way in August. If it’s anything like Vampire: the Masquerade, we simply won’t be able to fault it.
‘Phantom Covert Ops‘
Platforms: Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Phantom: Covert Ops, a stealth-action game, gets a 25 June 2020 release date. It will feature the voice of David Hayter for General Zhurov.
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