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Something for the Weekend: Bundles And Deals In The Steam Store

Some days are really sent to test you. Nothing goes right, and instead everything goes very wrong indeed. It’s raining out, or cold, or both. Something expensive breaks. Someone reliable is not. You’ve no time for any of the things you need to do. Your post is nothing but bills and your next-door neighbour is still playing that same song over and over they started playing several hours back. What’s the worst is when these days happen to be on the weekend, supposedly days of rest. 

Sometimes you just need to take a load off, and get away from it all. In this way virtual reality (VR) is especially valuable. After all, if the world’s full of nonsense why not go to a new one? Thankfully there’s always a deal here on the various stores where you can pick up a videogame on the cheap and work out some of the stress from a testing world.

Today’s selection of titles picked by VRFocus come from Steam, so check out the below and maybe save some cash on something good.

CROTEAM VR Bundle

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

Remember what I said about combating stress above? Here’s a bumper pack of titles to cause havoc in.

Earlier in the week we told you about the release of Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. Croteam have been busy throughout 2016 and 2017 converting some of their most iconic titles – the Serious Sam series – into VR compatible adventures for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. As well as that release Croteam also released a special bundle of all their VR related titles onto Steam.
It’s a five pack consisting of Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter, the aforementioned Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE and also The Talos Principle. 

The CROTEAM VR Bundle works out to be 51 percent off of purchasing the games separately; meaning you can pick up all five titles for £73.90 GBP rather than £150.95.

Racket Nx screenshotRacket: Nx

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

“Racket: Nx is an out and out sports title, compare it to any game which involves a racket of some sort (badminton, tennis, table tennis, etc), just with a bit of sci-fi flare. Players are located in the centre of a dome, on a slightly raised platform. This dome is made up of hexagonal panels which illuminate with different options depending on the game mode or difficulty.” – Read Peter Graham’s preview for VRFocus.

Until the end of Monday Racket: Nx is available on Steam for £9.59 (GBP) rather than £15.99.

Karnage Chronicles logoKarnage Chronicles

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

“Karnage Chronicles is a first-person experience that performs in a similar fashion to the extremely well received Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel. While Indimo Labs’ debut title nails the combination of puzzle solving and combat fairly solidly, Karnage Chronicles has two other ideals up its sleeve: character class divisions and co-operative gameplay.” – Read VRFocus Editor Kevin Joyce’s preview.

You’ve just over a day to get Karnage Chronicles on Steam at 15% off, for £16.14 (GBP) rather than £18.99.

ZomDay

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

It seems like there’s always a zombie crisis somewhere isn’t there?  In this fast-paced Early Access VR videogame from INTO GAMES a zombie outbreak has occurred throughout the world.  You are a soldier of the Special Event Action Team, better known by the acronym S.E.A.T.  It’s your job to convince the walking dead to stop the former, and stay the latter. With as many bullets as is necessary.

You’ve until November 17th to get 25% off of ZomDay, bringing the price down to £5.24 (GBP) from £6.99.

Aeon

Compatibility: HTC Vive

“Aeon is a VR shooting game. Use your Bullet Time (slow motion) ability, sharp swords and heavy caliber pistols to kill the enemy! Realistic details of hit reactions, real-time sword cutting system, Advanced IK to let you see your whole body.” –  Developer Illusion Ranger

Another title scheduled to end just over a day from the time of writing, Aeon is available on Steam with a 10% discount currently. Buy it now at £17.09 (GBP) over the usual cost of £18.99.

Final Soccer VR

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

In this videogame by Ivanovich Games, soon to celebrate its first anniversary you must take on the role of a football attacker or a goalkeeper and use your virtual skills in order to score goals or prevent them from being scored. Its as simple as that. Whilst for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift the striker side of the game is only for the HTC Vive – so do bear this in mind.

For a short time only you can get Final Soccer VR for £7.49 (GBP) 50% off its usual price of £14.99.  Its also a part of the Virtual Reality Arcade Bundle, which also features Lander 8009 VR, Operation Warcade VR and Off-Road Paradise: Trial 4×4. You can get all four of these titles for £26.60. 52% off the usual price.

Alpha Mike Foxtrot VR – AMF VR

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

“Get ready for the Next Generation in Virtual Reality First Person Shooters! Focusing on fast-paced gameplay and immersive environments, Alpha Mike Foxtrot VR (AMF VR) delivers the goods. Put on your headset and engage in all-out warfare with Bots, Friends (or Enemies) around the globe.” – SUBLEVEL ONE STUDIOS

An Early Access title, Alpha Mike Foxtrot VR – AMF VR is on sale through Steam for £5.75 rather than £7.19 until 17th November.

Legendary Hunter VR

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

Developed by LastnOni and published by Frozen Dreams, Legendary Hunter is inspired by the classic NES videogame Duck Hunt – but Duck Hunt didn’t have a day/night cycle, and it certainly didn’t have wolves and crocodiles hunting you.

You’ve just over a day left on this offer, which gives a third off the regular £5.59 (GBP) price to give you a sale value of £3.74.

Super Ninja Hero VR

Compatibility: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

If there’s one thing that’s bound to ruin your day it’s a bunch of ninja’s flying out of the sky. I mean it’s a Sunday. You’ve got things to do. That washing isn’t going to sort itself out you know. Take up arms in Wuhan Firegame Co.,Ltd’s first person battler which is on sale now for half its usual price of £6.99 (GBP). Another title in the Steam week long deal that is rapidly expiring, you’ve just over a day to act and acquire it.

Wacky Wings VR

Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and OSVR

A title that came out at the beginning of the year from Pocket Money Games, Wacky Wings VR doesn’t see you just fly aeroplanes, it also sees you take command of helicopters and even dragons! Navigate your way through ten levels of in-flight entertainment.

Wacky Wings VR is available at half price until November 15th, so act fast if you want it for £1.99 (GBP) as opposed to £3.99.

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‘Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE’ Launches on Steam Today

Croteam, the minds behind the Serious Sam franchise, has released its fourth Serious Sam-themed VR game: Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE (2017) for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Now available on Steam, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a fast-paced shooter serving as a prequel to the original Serious Sam: The First Encounter (2001). While it’s technically a VR port of the 6-year old Serious Sam 3: BFE (2011), and not really designed from the ground-up for VR, that’s probably not going to bother a lot of hardcore first-person shooter fans as they step into the shoes of Sam for the fourth time. Taking place during an epic final struggle against Mental’s invading forces, you shoot down beasts in a way fans of the franchise will immediately resonate with; by walking up and blowing their heads off with your own two hands.

image courtesy Croteam

A big difference from Croteam’s first VR game, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope (2017), is the inclusion of artificial locomotion so you can explore the game’s expansive levels in the same vein as Croteam’s second and third Serious Sam VR games—Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter (2017) and Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter (2017).

The game supports a few teleportation styles as well as smooth movement presets, with or without comfort mode. Also included are Croteam’s ‘advanced VR controls’, something the company says is “meant for the hardcore VR gamer.”

“Wishes of the VR community are always in the back of our minds, and we’re very excited to round out our virtual reality offerings in order to provide them with the full Serious Sam experience,” said Croteam VR lead and all-around nice guy, Davor Hunski. “Our goal was to deliver intuitive, thrilling and fun VR games and, hopefully, we made that happen.”

The game boasts a number of multiplayer modes like Co-op, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Last Man Standing, Last Team Standing and Instant Kill. Supporting both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, you can bet you’ll want a room-scale tracking setup to get the most out of the 360 carnage.

Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE normally costs $40, but is currently 10% off at $36. The offer ends November 16th.

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It’s Time to go Mental as Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE Shoots onto Steam

If you’re a fan of Croteam’s over-the-top shooter series Serious Sam then you’ve got plenty of titles to choose from when it comes to virtual reality (VR) editions. Today, the studio has announced the latest edition Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE serves as the prequel to Serious Sam: The First Encounter, taking place during a final struggle against arch nemesis Mental’s invading forces. Redesigned for VR, the videogame features full room-scale support, multiple locomotion settings including: teleport, instant teleport, blink teleport, or smooth movement, with or without comfort mode (snap rotation), to suit every VR player. Additionally, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE also includes Croteam’s advanced VR controls for experienced VR gamers.

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Plus there’s Serious Sam Fusion 2017 integration, which means VR evangelists and keyboard/mouse diehards with the regular version of Serious Sam 3: BFE can have cross-play multiplayer showdowns

“Wishes of the VR community are always in the back of our minds, and we’re very excited to round out our virtual reality offerings in order to provide them with the full Serious Sam experience,” said Croteam VR lead and all-around nice guy, Davor Hunski. “Our goal was to deliver intuitive, thrilling and fun VR games and, hopefully, we made that happen.”

Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE isn’t just a single-player onslaught. It features various multiplayer versus modes like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Last Man Standing, Last Team Standing and Instant Kill. Alongside Standard Co-Op, Classic Co-Op and Coin-Op Co-Op.

Compatible with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE will retail for $39.99 USD / £30.99 GBP / €36,99 EUR. As an introductory offer there’s a 10 percent discount on Steam dropping the price £27.89 until 16th November.

Croteam also has numerous other bundles available depending on which titles you already own, the biggest being the Croteam VR Bundle featuring five videogames including The Talos Principle VR for £73.90. That’s a saving of 51 percent off the combined price of £150.95.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Croteam and Serious Sam, reporting back with the latest updates.

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Croteam’s Serious Sam 3 VR Now Available (Update)

Croteam’s Serious Sam 3 VR Now Available (Update)

Update: Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is now available for purchase on Steam for $35.99 (that includes a 10% launch discount, normally it’s $39.99) with support for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Touch.

Original: Hot off the back of the release of The Talos Principle VR, it looks like Croteam’s next VR port will be here very, very soon.

A listing for Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE, which was announced earlier this year, recently popped up on Steam and confirms that the game will be releasing on November 9th. We’re reaching out to Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital to make sure that’s 100% the case, but it’d be a little weird to suddenly post a Steam listing saying your game releases tomorrow if that isn’t really the case.

The Steam page also includes the first trailer for the game in action, which you can see above. It looks exactly like you’d expect: a straight up port of the fast-paced action game for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, much like the ports of the first two games were. It’s set to offer the usual cooperative and single-player modes, the former of which can be played with those using the traditional version of the game.

The game’s release also means Croteam will have ported all of its 3D games to VR now, which begs the question: what’s next? The developer recently moved its full VR game, Serious Sam: The Last Encounter, out of Early Access (and we loved it), so we’re not sure what else is on the table. Could we perhaps see a VR version of the upcoming The Talos Principle 2 launch day and date with the standard version of the game? Or could the developer now turn its attention to PlayStation VR (PSVR) ports of its existing VR titles?

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Out Now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, The Talos Principle VR

Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets may have launched today but that doesn’t mean there’s been no news regarding other virtual reality (VR) headsets. Croteam and Devolver Digital have now released puzzle experience The Talos Principle VR for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

A VR version of Croteam’s critically acclaimed 2014 first-person puzzle title which mixes philosophy with science fiction, The Talos Principle VR retains the originals complex puzzles, beautiful landscapes and difficult questions, just this time you’re in the world rather than looking into it.

To make The Talos Principle comfortable for everyone Croteam has ensured players can explore the non-linear world however they chose, whether that’s using teleport, instant teleport, blink teleport and classic full locomotion (with or without comfort mode).

Available through Steam, The Talos Principle VR retails for £29.99 GBP. The price also includes DLC Road to Gehenna which features a new narrative across four episodes as well as some of the most advanced puzzles found in the title.

For the latest updates from Croteam, keep reading VRFocus.

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The Talos Principle VR Release Date Revealed

Croteam’s popular adventure-puzzle title The Talos Principle has been in development for its move to virtual reality for some time. Fans will be happy to note that the wait is almost over, as the title will be heading to Steam for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in early October.

The Talos Principle gained much praise and a significant fan fallowing when it was released in 2014, with many critics impressed by its philosophical bent and deep story. The title puts the player in the shoes of a person who has just awoken from a deep sleep, who finds themselves in a world comprised of a strange mix of ancient ruins and incredible advanced technology. As the player progresses through the increasingly complex puzzles, they find themselves confronted by deep psychological and philosophical questions on the nature of identity and the meaning of life.

The VR version will include various types of locomotion support, instant teleport, blink teleport or full locomotion, which itself comes with a range of options that can be adjusted for player comfort. Roomscale VR is also supported, so for user’s will a suitable set-up with be able to explore more freely.

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The puzzles are back, though this time users can use their hands via the tracked motion controllers to manipulate lasers, move drones and solve the various puzzles and explore the story. The Road to Gehenna expansion is also included, which features four episodes of a new narrative featuring some of the most challenging puzzles in The Talos Principle.

The Talos Principle VR will be released on to Steam on 17th October, 2017. A price point is yet to be confirmed. Further information can be found on the Steam Store page.

VRFocus will bring you further news on The Talos Principle VR as it becomes available.

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‘The Talos Principle VR’ Gets October Release Date, Croteam to Offer Discount to Owners of PC Version

Croteam’s The Talos Principle (2014) is making its way to headsets soon in a separate VR version, supporting HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The studio now has a Steam page, including an October 17th launch date. And if you already own the PC version of the game? Croteam has decided to sweeten the deal with the promise of a discount to owners of the flat screen version.

After one Steam user mistakenly purchased the PC version of the game, which is separate from the standalone VR title, Croteam responded with the promise of an “appropriate discount” for anyone who already owned the flat version.

It’s uncertain at this time just how much previous owners will save as they make the jump into the VR version.

We got a chance to go head-first into Talos VR at this year’s Gamescom, and I walked away feeling that, although it’s decidedly a slower, more plodding experience in comparison to the flat screen version, that the game played remarkably well in VR, almost as if the game had finally come home to where it belonged.

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