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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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Badgermancer Update Hitting GORN Soon

There is much debate and discussion to be had about whether or not videogames count as art. Developer Free Lives and publisher Devolver Digital make no such pretensions about GORN, however. GORN is about violence, and with an upcoming update, stands to get even gorier.

Free Lives are planning on releasing a large update for the title on Steam later today, 31st August, 2017. The update has been dubbed the ‘Badgermancer Update’. The update includes the following new features:

  • Asymmetrical local multiplayer
  • Honey badgers
  • Custom game modes
  • Performance and visual updates
  • Improved physics and even more blood

The addition of honey badgers explains the name of the update. Honey badgers are widely respected as vicious, so their addition into this title is to be expected. Gameplay already features much over-the-top violence involving swords, maces, axes, bows, knives or bare hands. Screenshots for the new update show that players can now go into a fight with a honey badger as a battle pet alongside you, or, if you are feeling brave, pick them up and use them as weapons.

The developers have also said that a discount for GORN will be available when the update goes live. It has not yet been confirmed how much the discount will be. The title is currently priced at £14.99 on Steam. Further information and updates can be found on the Steam store page.

A trailer for the new update can be viewed below.

VRFocus will bring you further news on GORN as it becomes available.

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Visceral VR Gladiator Title GORN Hits Steam Early Access

A couple of weeks ago VRFocus reported on Devolver Digital and indie studio Free Lives announcing a new gladiator inspired virtual reality (VR) title called GORN. Today, the bloody fighting experience has arrived on Steam Early Access.

GORN is an over-the-top, violent VR gladiator simulator, from the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting. Featuring a ludicrous combat engine, GORN players will be able to creatively execute all sorts of violent gladiatorial moves, savagely ripping apart an infinite supply of poorly-animated opponents with all manner of weapons – from swords, maces, and bows to nunchucks, throwing knives, massive two-handed warhammers or just their blood-soaked bare hands.

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“While many have had their doubts about the future viability of VR and its potential contributions to society it is worth noting that in GORN you can rip off an opponent’s arm and then beat them with said arm until their head caves in,” said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker in a statement.

GORN will stay in early access from three to 12 months, with the developers planning to add consumer focused features. “For us, a large part of Early Access is figuring out what people like about our game – so most of the work will be prioritised by what YOU would like to see,” said the studio on Steam. “More and better content will be the focus of our work – we’d like to add many, many more weapons, more enemies to fight, and more and better champions to defeat. The feeling of progression and variety in the campaign also has a lot of room for improvement as of Early Access launch.”

If you like what you’ve seen of GORN so far it’s available to purchase now for £11.24 GBP until 17th July. After which it’ll return to its regular price of $19.99 USD/£14.99/€19.99 EUR.

Checkout the new trailer below and for further updates, keep reading VRFocus.

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Ultra-violent Battle Sim ‘Gorn’ to Hit Steam Early Access July 10th

Gorn, the blood-soaked battle simulator from the makers of weird and wild games Broforce (2015) and Genital Jousting (2016), is officially coming to Steam Early Access on July 10th.

Free Lives, the studio behind the game, have developed Gorn on a unique, fully physics-driven combat engine that lets you melee battle in a single-player arena against brutal AI combatants. The game is releasing on HTC Vive, and required a 360 degree tracking area with at least 2m x 2m of space to play.

If the game weren’t already enough tongue-in-cheek, the studio says in their official description that Gorn lets you “savagely strike down an infinite supply of poorly-animated opponents with all manner of weapons—from swords, maces, and bows to nunchuks, throwing knives, massive two-handed warhammers or even your blood-soaked bare hands. The only limits to the carnage are your imagination and decency, in the most brutal and savage VR face-smashing game ever produced by man.”

‘GORN’ on Steam

First released as a free demo last year for HTC Vive, Gorn showed off some basic combat against the square-jawed, “poorly animated” gladiators. Now, while in Early Access, the developers plan on adding “many, many more weapons, more enemies to fight, and hopefully a boss encounter at the end of the game to tie it together,” the developers say on the game’s Steam page.

Check out Node Studio’s latest impressions of Gorn for a better idea of what to expect.

 

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Devolver Digital and Free Lives Announce VR Gladiator Simulator GORN for HTC Vive

Devolver Digital, the publisher behind virtual reality (VR) title such as Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope and #SelfieTennis has today announced a new over-the-top videogame coming to HTC Vive called, GORN.

Created by indie studio Free Lives, GORN is a sort of VR gladiator simulator, where players find themselves fighting for their lives inside an arena. As you’d expect from a gladiator title, there’s an assortment of ways to kill and be killed – if you’re not careful – ranging from the tried and tested hand-to-hand combat, punching and smashing opponents faces in with your fists, to all manner of weapons – from swords, maces, and bows to nunchuks, throwing knives and massive two-handed warhammers.

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With highly stylised cartoon animations players can savagely strike down an infinite supply of poorly-animated opponents, that are just waiting to be dismembered or smashed to pieces.

“The Devolver Digital VR Division spent over a half million dollars to research what consumers wanted in a next generation virtual reality experience and the results were unanimous – they want to rip off someone’s arm and then beat that someone to death with said arm,” said Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker.

GORN is set to release for HTC Vive on 10th July through Steam Early Access.

Checkout the first gameplay trailer for GORN below, and for further updates keep reading VRFocus.

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Serious Sam VR Bundle 44% Off In Steam Sale

The Steam sales continue to suck money out of the wallets of Steam users looking for great games to play at a reasonable price. Publisher Devolver Digital are helping with this endeavour by offering up to 90% off their Steam catalogue, including the Serious Sam VR titles.

The offer includes the various Serious Sam titles, including Serious SamVR: The First Encounter, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, which have been reduced by 25% to £22.49 (GBP) each. Alternatively, a full bundle of the aforementioned three games is available for £50.61, a price drop of 44%.
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (Beta) has been knocked down by a massive 90% to £1.09 from its usual price of £10.99.

Also available is the Serious Sam Complete Pack, which includes almost every Serious Sam game and is available with a discount of 93%, putting the price down to a mere £8.21, a huge drop from the usual price of £103.89. The Serious Sam HD Gold Collection is a similarly good deal, having a discount of 93% to put it at a price point of £2.89, down considerably from £41.95.

Other titles available in the sale are The Talos Principle, getting an 81% discount to a price of £10.26, Hotline Miami, dropping 75% to £3.75. Shadow Warrior and Shadow Warrior 2 are down 68% to £23.15. Smaller titles such as Not A Hero are also available with big discounts, with Not a Hero down to £2.49, Mother Russia Bleeds down to £5.49 and cult hit Hatoful Boyfriend available at a 80% discount for £4.77.

Further information can be found on the Devolver Digital Steam sale page.

VRFocus will keep you informed on other offers and discounts as they becomes available.

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Valtos Update for Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope Arriving this Month

Virtual reality (VR) gamers who like all out shooting carnage don’t have far to look for suitable titles. One of the best known is Croteam’s Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope. The studio has now announced the latest update to the video game called Valtos, set to arrive later this month for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

In a Steam posting Croteam has said: “We have started the internal testing phase of the big Valtos update coming to Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope.” The studio then goes on to detail what players can expect to see, with new planet, Valtos, being the main inclusion, featuring four locations to fight through.

That’s not all. There’s going to be three new weapons including a bow with explosive arrows, new enemies and a boss to round it all off. Croteam hasn’t gone into details on these latter additions, simple releasing a short GIF (below) and a screenshot showcasing some sword wielding skeletons, several small flying enemies, and a heavily armoured monster with hands for guns.

Serious Sam VR The Last Hope Valtos Update

The update is due to arrive in a couple of weeks time on Wednesday 26th April. If you can’t wait that long then there’s always Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter.

These both launched last week, with the former previously featuring on Steam Early Access. They feature single-player and 16-player versus multiplayer modes, with some maps being unique whilst others are based on campaign levels. If you’ve got a mate to join in there’s also classic co-op action in a 12-level campaign mode featuring multiple difficulty settings, increased enemy strength, friendly fire/infinite ammo options.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, reporting back with all the latest updates from Croteam and Devolver Digital on the series.

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Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter Blasts onto HTC Vive and Oculus Rift

If you’re a fan of the Serious Sam franchise then you’ll be glad to hear Croteam and Devolver Digital have released a bumper amount of content for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The developers have launched Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter as well as bringing Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter out of Steam Early Access.

Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter brings the same frantic gameplay as its predecessors, arming players to the teeth with an array of outrageous weaponry to take on the armies of god-like being Mental. To aid in the fight Sam has some new toys: Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower and Chainsaw, which can all be dual wielded for ultimate stopping power. Players can utilise their favourite combinations, or head into battle with the same guns if they prefer.

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Alongside the single-player carnage, there’s now 16-player versus multiplayer modes, some are unique whilst others are based on campaign levels. On top of that there’s classic co-op action in a 12-level campaign mode featuring multiple difficulty settings, increased enemy strength, friendly fire/infinite ammo options.

The multiplayer modes include: Beast Hunt and Team Beast Hunt; Survival and Team Survival; Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch; My Burden; Last Man Standing and Last Team Standing; Capture the Flag and Instant Kill.

So what does it cost for all this? There’s a variety of options to choose from. Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter currently has a limited time discount available of 25 percent, dropping the cost from £29.99 GBP to £22.49. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter retails for £29.99 including Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (Beta). Finally you have Serious Sam VR Bundle, which includes all these previous titles and Serious Sam: The Last Hope all for £61.85 rather than £89.97, a 31 percent saving.

Checkout the new trailer below, and for all the latest Serious Sam VR updates from Croteam and Devolver Digital, keep reading VRFocus.