The very first Oculus Gaming Showcase happened yesterday!
This is Oculus’s first virtual event with VR game announcements and updates.
Like they gave more details on Resident Evil 4, Lone Echo II news, and more updates.
Honestly, I wasn’t wowed by this showcase; But there are for sure some things to talk
about today.
So if you’ve missed it, fear not, I got you.
This video is a short and sweet recap of the things announced during the showcase!
At the end of this video, I also have some other Quest updates that weren’t included
in the showcase, but I thought it was worth sharing.
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First up...
Something many of us have been waiting for: A Lone Echo II release date!
Well, there’s still no specific date, but it’s coming this summer on the Rift platform.
Unfortunately, no Quest version confirmed yet.
Lone Echo I is still one of my favorite space adventure games because its animations and
hand interactions were next level and still are ahead of its time.
If you haven’t tried it yet, now is a good time.
Next up.
Star Wars news.
As expected, part 2 of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is launching this year.
This one expands the core adventure with two more legendary tales and two new characters:
The first is Dok-Ondar, hello!
And the second is this translation droid—such a cutie.
Part 2 will be launching later this year.
And we got Star Wars Pinball.
We’ve talked about this one before, so not much news here.
They showed a trailer, and it looks like the same one we’ve seen before already.
We already knew it will be about The Mandaloran but they also sid will highlight the entire
first season.
And, of course, Grogu is an unlockable.
I am excited.
This title releases next week on April 29th; watch our channel for an upcoming review.
By the way, can I just say; I love how they used the Oculus Quest home environments as
the background.
Nice green screen setup!
Now, the next one is the best news of them all.
You’ve probably heard about this already, as this was announced during the Resident
Evil showcase.
But now we know a lot more…
Resident Evil 4 is coming to VR.
This game was initially released 16 years ago, and it’s a classic survival horror
game that has changed the gaming industry with its over-the-shoulder third-person camera
view that you now see in many games.
Interestingly, some gameplay will be different.
Content won’t be touched, of course, that will stay the same, and it is a full port
of the game.
Character animations and cutscenes will be left the same.
But the graphics will be enhanced & remastered.
And the most interesting of all, there will be a first-person mode so you can step inside
the game for the first time.
The showcase showed new gameplay that we haven’t seen before.
There’s motion controller support.
You can touch physical objects like pick-up ammo, keys, and treasures.
As well as holding a knife, loading and firing weapons.
Oh gosh, this looks awesome.
Look at the typewriter!
You can wield several weapons with each hand.
Weapon holstering will be on-body too.
Oculus says a ton of effort was made to make the interactions and weapon handling smooth
and satisfying.
What else has been added?
Well positional audio has been added, which is very important for immersion in VR.
Plus there are also lots of comfort options.
For movement: they said there’s going to be teleportation, room-scale, and smooth locomotion.
I cannot wait, I used to watch my dad play this game as I was too young, and it was way
too scary for me.
So, although it looks like it is a lot scarier in VR, I will definitely play it.
As I think its going to push VR forward, and we’re going to get a lot more people into
VR just because of this game.
So definitely look out for some screams on this channel.
I do have to remind you, it is an Oculus Quest 2 exclusive.
So, unfortunately, it isn’t coming to Quest 1 and also not on PC VR.
It is launching later this year.
Will you be playing Resident Evil 4, and are you a first-timer or will you replay it?
Let me know in the comments below.
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Then The Climb 2 releases a free content update today.
This is a freestyle expansion pack with a two-part release.
The first part will give us six new levels for casual and professional modes, and it
also adds rhythm-based climbing.
Interesting.
So if you have the game, you should be able to try it now.
Another free update is coming to Pistol Whip.
This is Smoke & Thunder, which adds 5 new levels that are narrative-driven and wild
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This update includes ‘The Concierge’, which expands the game’s modifiers to give
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All is coming this summer.
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Ok, next up is the first Quest snowboarding game.
From the creator of 1080 snowboarding comes Carve Snowboarding.
It will have two modes, time attack, and freestyle.
There are lots to discover, courses, boards, gloves, and even mixtapes to unlock.
And you get a pet.
It looks totally awesome.
I love to snowboard in real life, so I cannot wait to check this one out.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is also getting an update.
They dropped a trailer for a free DLC called Aftershocks, where we see some action that
seems to center around a new mission where you have to retrieve a mysterious supply cache.
Not much info yet, but we do know it’s coming to Oculus Quest first on May 20th.
We’re not sure when it’s coming on PC VR.
So the next games, we’ve covered before, so I’ll go through them briefly.
After The Fall, the 4-player co-op Zombie shooter in ice-cold post-apocalyptic LA is
coming this summer, and we finally got a confirmation that it’s coming for Quest with cross-platform
support.
Same for I Expect You To Die 2, finally a confirmation that it’s coming to Quest and
Rift this year.
Wraith – The Oblivion: Afterlife got an awesome new launch trailer in the showcase,
and it is looks scary.
But it launches today on Quest and Rift.
You may have seen our video already on this horror game, if you haven’t yet, go check
it out to see if it’s something for you.
Link is below.
Warhammer 40K: Battle Sister also announced a couple of updates to the game.
Some visual improvements and lots of under-the-hood stuff.
And 2 new maps, a horde mode plus multiplayer co-op with cross-buy and cross-play support.
It should be out now.
Now, I also have a few updates that weren’t part of the Oculus Gaming Showcase, but I
wanted to put them on your radar.
Maskmaker just released this week, and it is an intriguing, original game.
You’ll learn how to craft magical masks in order to traverse throughout the different
biomes of the mask realm.
There are resources to collect, puzzles to solve while you develop your crafting skills.
I’m going to try out this game as soon as possible as it’s very intriguing sounding.
Now you may recognize Puzzle Bobble VR as it was a pretty popular arcade puzzle game
from 1994, and it’s now coming to VR!
What a contrast from the first trailer, right?
I think it looks charming, and in the VR version, you can, of course, physically use the slingshots
to shoot and match the colors.
The game is said to include 100 levels in story mode.
Well an arcade game may not be for everyone, but being in a game like this could be a really
nice way to relax.
Plus, it’s being developed by VR veterans Survios, the developer behind Creed: Rise
to Glory and Raw Data.
Puzzle Bobble VR is releasing on May 20th on Quest.
Last game on this list, a version of Zero Caliber VR is coming to Oculus Quest on May
13th for 25 US dollars.
This is a military shooter and PC VR game from 2018 with very positive reviews on Steam.
The Quest version will be a different game, though, but it will include its single-player
and four-player online coop campaign.
Interesting for the shooter fans!
Lastly, a tiny update about the newest Quest 2 update: the infamous version 28.
Well, most people have gotten the v28 update now or have manually updated it.
However, not all features have been unlocked yet.
Most only have the 120hz mode and the new keyboard feature.
But no desk mode or Oculus Air Link yet.
Apparently, Oculus Air Link is being rolled out even later so if you’re not on v28 yet
on your Quest, it might be worth it just to wait until Air Link is out before you spend
the time to update it manually.
I am personally waiting on Air Link too; once I have it, I’ll make a video on it with
tips and tricks, and I’ll compare it with Virtual Desktop.
And that’s it for today’s update!
I am a bit disappointed about the Oculus Gaming Showcase as I hoped for more news on bigger
titles and more things we didn’t know yet.
Like, I would have loved to hear more about Sniper Elite or Splinter Cell and Assassin’s
Creed VR from Ubisoft.
But, hopefully, this showcase is the start of an annual thing, and it will get bigger
and better every year.
Let me know in the comments what you would have loved to see and what your favorite piece
of news was.
I think for me it was definitely Resident Evil 4, all the gameplay stuff, and also Lone
Echo II.
And by the way, if you want these kinds of news more quickly next time, we post regularly
on Twitter about things as we find them out.
And on Instagram, we post behind-the-scenes things.
So come follow us there; links are below.
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