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The Best VR Games at E3 2017

As with every year, E3 2017 has brought with it a swathe of new titles for all modern platforms – and we can barely contain our excitement! But of course, we’re most excited about the latest virtual reality (VR) games coming to our head-mounted displays (HMDs).

At E3 2017 we’ve seen some familiar games, ones we’ve played and seen at GDC 2017 – but with those have some brand-new titles that are shaping up to be essential staples of anyone’s VR library.

Sony have come out with brand new titles for PlayStation VR, adding to library that’s already home to some great VR games and experiences.

Oculus are bolstering the Oculus Store with more titles than ever, for both the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Oculus Store’s library is launching the AAA VR titles you expect from a premium HMD, while the Gear VR is providing both engaging games and more casual VR experience.

Steam’s library for the HTC Vive keeps getting better and there’s no shortage of titles for the HMD at E3 2017, with plenty of titles taking full advantage of the HTC Vive’s hardware.

Bethesda have already showed strong support for VR at E3 2017, with both Fallout 4 VR and DOOM VFR confirmed for release this year. We played Fallout 4 VR at last year’s show, and came away more concerned the impressed, saying; “Luckily this isn’t a finished product as if it was it’d be woeful, a tarnish on the Fallout series, and VR. Just taking a AAA IP and wedging it into VR doesn’t mean that it’ll work and for the most part it’s not the best VR experience.” We had similar concerns for the then-tentatively-titled DOOM VR.

We’ve also seen Lone Echo and Killing Floor: Incursion at this year’s show, but can these games stand up to the best of what seen at E3 2017?

See below for our lists of the very best games we saw at E3 2017 – these are the ones to watch if you’re looking for a new killer app for your HMD.

The Best PlayStation VR Games at E3 2017 The Best HTC Vive Games at E3 2017 The Best Oculus Rift Games at E3 2017

 

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Linkin Park to Release VR Experience, Created by Spatialand and Intel

Starting off today’s E3 fun, Intel announced that not only will upcoming VR title Lone Echo have a free multiplayer mode for all Oculus Rift owners, but that Linkin Park is releasing a VR experience next month.

With the help of AR/VR production studio Spatialand, Linkin Park’s VR experience will feature music, special contests, Linkin Park merchandise, and the ability to unlock secret fan experiences and events created by the band.The experience will be available for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive starting July 27th, a date in line with Linkin Park’s first concert in their One More Light World Tour.

The Linkin Park VR Destination will be published on the Spatialand app.

image courtesy Linkin Park

Spatialand was created by the founders of Prologue Films (Rogue One, Iron Man 2, X-Men, Tron, Prometheus and Destiny) and Prologue Immersive (Memos from Hell and GearVR’s Science360). The company has created a VR platform and toolset for enterprise, brands and consumers to create immersive content ‘destinations’ like Linkin Park’s upcoming experience.

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E3’s PC Gaming Show Set to Feature Oculus, Intel, Tripwire Interactive, Ready At Dawn

E3 has just kicked off and already announcements are coming from everywhere, and now we know what to expect from this Monday’s PC Gaming Show. Oculus don’t have their own booth at the event this year, and will be showing off anything new during the show.

We already know that Ready at Dawn are hard at work on Lone Echo, a game we’ve already spoken to the developers about. Set 100 years in the future, Lone Echo will see you playing as Jack, the first sentient AI. Hopefully we’ll find out more information about the Oculus Rift exclusive.

Tripwire Interactive are hard at work on games for the Oculus Rift too, with Killing Floor: Incursion still in development we can safely expect more information. The first person co-op shooter has players assume the role of a solider who shoots down a variety of supernatural monsters.

Intel has exciting news for virtual reality (VR) fans too – hopefully we’ll hear more about their WiGig Wireless VR Solution. Announced a few months ago, we hope to hear more concrete details on when we might be getting our hands on the technology ourselves.

There is of course room for brand new announcements from all of these companies, and many more, at the PC Gaming Show, taking place Monday 10am PST, 6pm BST.

VRFocus will be talking to Ready at Dawn and Intel on the show floor, and will have full impressions of everything they have to show at E3 2017. For everything from E3, stay on VRFocus.