Something For The Weekend: Welcome August With SteamVR Discounts

It’s time for another entry of Something for the Weekend, the weekly series where VRFocus bring you a number of deals on virtual reality (VR) titles. This time we return to the Steam store to hunt down some of the best deals on immersive videogames that are sure to offer countless hours of fun. Want to drive a tank? Maybe use a sword? Or just make friends with young lady. There is a title for everyone. As always, be sure to check back every weekend for even more deals right here on VRFocus.

Voxel Tank VR

Voxel Tank VR

Every wanted to know what it would be like if you combined tanks with anime girls in VR? Well, in this title you get just that. Get ready to jump into the driving sea of a tank and do battle against large numbers of enemies and bosses in this intense title. Featuring accessible controls, a number of gamemodes and levels, plenty of cute girls and hours of fun. Voxel Tank VR is a title that is sure to keep players entertained for some time and that is before unlocking all the different outfits.

Voxel Tank VR is available now for £1.99 (GBP) down from the usual £3.99.

Tabletop Simulator

If tabletop gaming is your poison then this is the title you for. Create your own original games, import custom assets, automate games with scripting, set up giant role-playing adventures and so much more. With VR allowing you and friends to come together and play some tabletop games, Tabletop Simulator removes the need for everyone to meet in one room and leverages the internet and VR to create the same real-life experience. With workshop support meaning there are hundreds of games to be downloaded and played, Tabletop Simulator is a gateway to some brilliant content.

Tabletop Simulator is currently available for £7.49 (GBP) down from £14.99.

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Killing Floor: Incursion

“So is Killing Floor: Incursion still worth getting? Damn right it is. The videogame does have its faults but they aren’t gameplay breaking. Killing Floor: Incursion’s single-player campaign is a glorious action romp that’s easy to play through in one sitting. One thing not mentioned so far is the fact that there’s a co-op option, and as every gamer should know, bringing a mate along to cover each others back only increases the fun factor.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Killing Floor: Incursion.

Killing Floor: Incursion is available now on for £6.66 (GBP) down from £19.99.

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Voxel Shot VR

“Shoot Voxel zombies in VR! Utilize an arsenal of weapons to eliminate the approaching brain-hungry zombies. Don’t be fooled by their cute appearance! Resilient zombies, helicopters and huge bosses are closing in to seal your doom. Can you survive the Voxzombocalypse?”

Voxel Shot VR is only £6.49 (GBP) down from £9.99.

Smashing The Battle

Smashing The Battle VR

“So while Smashing the Battle isn’t necessarily a showcase for VR, it highlights that not every videogame needs to be from a first-person viewpoint. It’s got loads going for it – great action, varied gameplay mechanics to stop it being mundane and a deep progression system – avoiding becoming boring too soon. If there’s an alternative to the big name launch titles you should consider, it’s Smashing the Battle.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Smashing The Battle VR.

Smashing The Battle VR is available now for £6.39 (GBP) on sale from the usual £7.99.

Anamorphine

“Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions.Tyler, a young man in post-traumatic denial, revisits a succession of milestones that define his relationship with his wife Elena, who falls victim to an accident that robs her of her livelihood and emotional outlet. Tyler’s mental turmoil warps his past as he struggles to come to terms with his guilt and inability to help Elena when she quietly slips into depression.”

Anamorphine is available now for £13.94 (GBP) down from £15.49.

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Rise of Insanity

“Looking great in some scenes and rather basic in others, Rise of Insanity is still a solidly put together experience. The storyline, sound effects and voice acting are all of a decent quality, but the English translation on some of the in-game literature needs some work. Difficulty is virtually none existent so it’s a breeze to play through in around two hours. If you’re looking for a short, digestible horror then Rise of Insanity is a sound bet, just watch out for those rubber ducks.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Wrtier Peter Graham’s review of Rise of Insanity.

Rise of Insanity is currently £4.67 (GBP) down from £7.19.

Together VR

Together VR

In this VR title players are able to experience everyday life with Hoshihara Mei in their own private den. There are a number of different things players can do ranging from interacting with their new friend, including playing mini-games with her, enjoy couple-like interaction and even turn into digital warriors and engage in intense space battles. If you are looking for a title that offers a truly immersive experience, allowing you to escape the real-world, then this might be the one for you.

Together VR is currently on sale for £7.20 (GBP) down from £10.29.

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Preta: Vendetta Rising

“Enter the world of Akirion, a once peaceful land on the brink of extinction by a deadly epidemic that transforms the living into flesh-craving beasts called Pretas. Survivors are now organizing into militias to defend their home, but due to the lack of capable warriors, Akirots are desperately hiring mercenaries, someone like you. Explore the forsaken continents, collect materials, craft powerful weapons and defeat blood-thirsty pretas in order to save Akirion and reveal the dark truths of the plague’s origin. Inspired by video games such as Dark Souls, Diablo, and Monster Hunters, Preta: Vendetta Rising is designed to be a challenging hack-and-slash action game featuring various multiplayer gameplay!”

Preta: Vendetta Rising is currently available for £12.39 (GBP) down from £15.49.

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Samurai Sword VR

Why not pick up a samurai sword and cut your way through a number of different enemies and to complete challenges with? In Samurai Sword VR you can do just that. With a number of different gameplay elements to keep things fresh, including setting your sword on fire, this title is sure to give players plenty of enjoyment. Not only that, but there is a cute Samurai girl in this title as well, so what more could you want?

Samurai Sword VR is available for only £3.49 (GBP) right now on sale from £6.99.

That is all for this week but remember that VRFocus gathers all the best sales and deals every week, so check back next weekend at the same time to discover more.

Multiplayer RPG Preta: Vendetta Rising to Find its way to PlayStation VR This Week

YJM Games, the publisher behind Smashing the Battle VR and OVERTURN, launched Illion Games’ RPG adventure Preta: Vendetta Rising into Steam Early Access last year for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Having been fully release for both platforms, Preta: Vendetta Rising is now scheduled to arrive on PlayStation VR this week.

Preta: Vendetta Rising screenshot

The story in Preta: Vendetta Rising puts you in the fantasy world of Akirion, a place that’s been ravaged by a virus turning everything into dangerous monsters called Pretas. Inspired by videogames such as Dark Souls, Diablo, and Monster Hunters, you play a mercenary hired to save the day. So its up to you (with the option of adding two friends) to head out on a hack’n’slash adventure with more than 50 hours of gameplay.

Featuring a fully featured crafting system to help you on your quest, you’ll be able to make powerful weapons, armour, accessories and other useful items. You’ll also be able to raise and train your own pets to help fight the myriad of monsters and boss battles.

Just like most RPG’s Preta: Vendetta Rising has three characters for you to chose from. Marcus is the traditional warrior type, big muscles, knight armour and a deadly sword. Then there’s Alicia a much more nimble close quarter specialist who’s weapon of choice is the chain sword. Finally, for those who like to wield magic there’s Reina; she maybe a child but she’s a force to be reckoned with.

Preta: Vendetta Rising screenshot

Want to know whether its worth picking up? Well its the only title coming to PlayStation VR this week, and it happened to be included in VRFocus’ “The Best Oculus Rift Games You’ve Never Played“, saying that: “Some may call it formulaic, others will invest 20 hours into the videogame before they realise it.”

Preta: Vendetta Rising will launch for PlayStation VR on Thursday, 29th March 2018 in both North America and Europe. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Illion Games and YJM Games, reporting back with the latest updates and announcements.

The Best Oculus Rift Games You’ve Never Played

As we approach the end of the year it’s time for a bit of reflection. VRFocus has already discussed the top-tier of virtual reality (VR) videogames in our ‘Best Oculus Rift Games’, ‘Best HTC Vive Games’ and ‘Best PlayStation VR Games’ articles, but what about those smaller titles? The no-name innovators and hits that should’ve been; VRFocus has scoured through the various digital stores and platforms to bring you the best VR experiences you probably weren’t even aware of.

Today we’re beginning with the Oculus Rift, a head-mounted display (HMD) quickly approaching the second anniversary of its consumer launch. Along with that has come numerous price drops and increasing adoption amongst PC gamers. So once you’re done with Robo Recall, Lone Echo and REZ Infinite, why not check out some of these?

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A-10 VR – Futuretown

Futuretown is a developer that’s been operating under the radar in VR for some time. The mythical Jeeboman has never appeared in complete form while Cloudlands: Mini Golf came-and-went without too much attention. Furthermore, the company has invested in the Total Motion platform, which was intended to launch this year despite little in the way of information since September 2016.

A-10 VR is Futuretown’s entry-level experience, a wave shooter designed for first-time VR players. While that description may not fill you with excitement – VRFocus has discussed the overabundance of wave shooters in VR on many occasions – A-10 VR provides a variety of different gameplay modes to allow players to tune the level of challenge to their liking.

A-10 VR screenshot

Battle of Red Cliffs VR – Wisecat Inc.

Battle of Red Cliffs VR only launched last month, so you’d be forgiven for being unaware of its existence at this point. Battle of Red Cliffs VR tells the story of the legendary battle from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, featuring clan leaders Zhang He, Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Zhou Tai, Taishi Ci and Zhou Yu in all their glory. Essentially beating Koei Tecmo to the punch by creating Dynasty Warriors in VR – though Koei Tecmo had previously developed a technical demonstration of exactly thisBattle of Red Cliffs VR features hundreds of enemies, boss battles and more for your slicing-and-dicing pleasure.

Battle of Red Cliffs VR screenshot

Nanite Fulcrom – The Spiraloid Workshop Company

A lot has been said about the potential to explore comic books in VR. Indeed, even the likes of Square Enix have been keen to experiment in the medium. However, it’s The Spiraloid Workshop Company that jumped in with their vision first, with Nanite Fulcrom delivering a story across panels, animations and interactive videogame elements. It’s an inventive take on bringing a traditional medium into a much more modern one, and for the most part it’s successful in doing so.

Nanite Fulcrom screenshot

Preta: Vendetta Rising – YJM Games

Preta: Vendetta Rising is YJM Games’ effort to bring an established videogame genre into the new medium of VR. It’s a hugely compelling action role-playing game (ARPG) with obvious influences from the likes of Diablo and Sacred. Up to four players can battle together as their build their characters, create new weapons and train pets for combat bonuses. Some may call it formulaic, others will invest 20 hours into the videogame before they realise it.

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Quar: Battle for Gate 18 – Steel Wool Games

One of the HTC Vive’s best launch titles has been available for Oculus Rift for a year – and is sent to launch on PlayStation VR next year under the guise of Quar: Infernal Machinesand yet there’s been little-to-no discussion about it. A strategy videogame that offers the unique perspective of being the aggressors, Quar: Battle for Gate 18 mixes some incorrigibly original unit and ability types with an inventive take on the genre designed from the ground-up for VR. The Oculus Rift isn’t lacking in strategy videogames, but Quar: Battle for Gate 18 is one of those which has been criminally overlooked.

Quar: Battle for Gate 18 screenshot

VR MORPG Preta: Vendetta Rising Hits Oculus and Steam Early Access

Role-playing games (RPGs) like The Mage’s Tale are starting to gain prominence on virtual reality (VR) headsets as players look for experience with longer play sessions. During the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2017 last month, develop Illion Games announced a multiplayer, action RPG with cross-platform support called Preta: Vendetta RisingToday the title has arrived on both Steam Early Access and Oculus Early Access.

Preta: Vendetta Rising is set in the fantasy world of Akirion, ravaged by a virus that’s turned everything into dangerous monsters called Pretas. Naturally it’s up to you to return balance to the world by going on a epic quest, learning how to crafting powerful items and equipment, raise mighty pets and kill a few nasty creatures on route.

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Promising more than 50 hours of gameplay and support for up to four players, Preta: Vendetta Rising on early access currently only supports Windows 10 at the moment, with further updates due over the course of the year. When fully released the title will also include: Co-op campaign missions; New quests/maps/monsters; Additional classes/companions/items; PvP mode; Fishing mechanisms; Auction house; Multi-language support; UI improvements and Windows 7,8 support.

Illium Games is also offering an early bonus: “Each user gets an Early Access Package (valued at $90 USD) only available during the early access period. This means that a 77% discount is applied given that the game itself is originally priced at $29.99. After full release, the Early Access Package will no longer be available and the price will be lowered, accordingly.”

The title is available now on Oculus Store for £22.99 GBP and on Steam for £22.94. This is a limited time discount available until 12 July, after which it’ll go up to £26.99.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Preta: Vendetta Rising, reporting back with the latest updates.

A Closer Look At Preta: Vendetta Rising With New Screenshots

Developer Illion Games has released some more screenshots revealing a closer look at the developer’s first virtual reality (VR) experience, Preta: Vendetta Rising, a title that had its first playable demo at this year’s E3.

A fantasy action-RPG taking gameplay and stylistic inspiration from the likes of Dark Souls and The Elder Scrolls franchise, players explore the fantasy world of the title and engage in and fast-paced combat which involves blocking, dodging and proper timing of attacks. Players will need to master various types of combat along with magic in order to explore deep dungeons and take on demons and dark creatures.

Co-operative gameplay is also included in a way similar to the grouping mechanics used in titles such as Diablo III, where the skills of different characters can be chosen to complement each other in a group, or be set-up for solo play. Up to four players can play together to battle against enemy forces.

Preta: Vendetta Rising is planned to be released on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. A Early Access version is planned to be released soon, though a firm date and price point have yet to be confirmed.

You can view the screenshots below. You can also look at our preview of the title.

VRFocus will continue to bring you updates on Preta: Vendetta Rising at they become available.

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Preview: Preta: Vendetta Rising – Cross-Platform ARPG VR Gaming

Illion Games’ Preta: Vendetta Rising has had a rather muted unveiling. There was no big splash before its playable debut at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles, and only a trailer made from captured in-game footage. VRFocus was surprised to learn then, that the videogame is already looking in a fairly complete state, with Early Access versions set to launch for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR this summer.

 

Preta: Vendetta Rising screenshotPreta: Vendetta Rising is a third-person action role-playing game (ARPG) set in a high fantasy world. It’s a combination of martial arts and magic, dungeons and demons, real-time combat and cooldown timers. In fact, it’s everything you’d expect from the genre – including co-operative gameplay – but with the added element of virtual reality (VR) implementation.

The demonstration version of Preta: Vendetta Rising made available at this year’s E3 was undoubtedly limited. Using an Oculus Rift and Xbox One controller, the player was invited along a linear path teasing the story and offering a light introduction to the combat. Basic three-hit combos are standard, with dodge and block available to prepare for counter-attacks. Three additional attacks are also available, dependent on the character selected, using the X, Y and B face buttons. The more powerful attacks require a cooldown period before repeated use, as would be expected for an ARPG.

The core differences between Preta: Vendetta Rising and a traditional entry in the genre do of course relate to the VR element of the videogame. The camera is situated in a familiar third-person position akin to a Dynasty Warriors title or Brutal Legend, opposed to an isometric or fixed camera view as with genre stalwarts Diablo and Sacred. This allows the player to view a large area of the battlefield without demanding that their avatar remains within the field-of-view. The gameplay potential for this is obviously significant, through VRFocus is yet to witness any intentions of exploring those opportunities.

The other significant difference born of VR is the lack of any on-screen furniture. The traditional heads-up display (HUD) has been downsized and placed above the player’s head, only visible when needed (when in direct combat, when a special ability is used etc.) thus removing any artificial barriers between the player and the on-screen action.

 

Preta: Vendetta Rising screenshotPreta: Vendetta Rising is currently in development for all three major head-mounted displays (HMDs), and is intended to support cross-platform gameplay regardless of which format you choose. Exactly how this will be executed remains to be seen, but Preta: Vendetta Rising does promise a rewarding co-operative ARPG experience at present, wherein four players can battle together against increasingly difficult opposition. Preta: Vendetta Rising will soon be available via Early Access instalments, and VRFocus will keep you updated with all the latest details.

See More of VR Action RPG Preta: Vendetta Rising In This New Trailer

Illion Games’ Petra: Vendetta Rising is finally confirmed to be making its way to a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) near you, and now, we’ve got the latest trailer that Illion Games has released from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2017. This is looking an RPG experience you won’t want to miss.

We recently got confirmation that Preta: Vendetta Rising will be making its way to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR HMDs – and best of all, players from any platform will be able to play and interact with one another thanks to cross-platform multiplayer. You and four friends can hunt and slay monsters together in the plagued world of Akirion.

In the trailer below you can NPCs, brand new combat and explosive effects and players hunt down a variety of gruesome monster with magic and massive weaponry. The game looks massive – no surprise, given Illion Games promise more than 50 hours of gameplay.

It looks very impressive, and we can’t wait to get our own hands on Preta: Vendetta Rising and try it for ourselves.

To try the game for yourself, look out for the Early Access period this Summer, with a full release due this Fall 2017.

Just take a look at the latest trailer for Preta: Vendetta Rising below for everything you need to know.

For all of the latest of Preta and VR from E3 2017, make sure to stay on VRFocus.

Preta: Vendetta Rising Releasing for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR

Illion Games have confirmed today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2017 that their new game Preta: Vendetta Rising will be releasing for a variety of virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays. E3 has been great for VR news so far, and is showing no sign of slowing.

Preta: Vendetta Rising is an action RPG that’ll be releasing for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. The game will allow for 4 player multiplayer, and cross-platform play, so PC players will still be able to enjoy the game with their PlayStation VR owning friends.

In the world of Akirion, a deadly epidemic has destroyed the peace of the land, transforming the living into flesh-eating Pretas. Those left alive are forced to band together and arm themselves against the impending disaster. You play as a mercenary hired by Akirots – your job will be to explore the world, despatch Pretas, and save the land.

The campaign promises more than 50 hours of gameplay, support for both VR and non-VR modes, a crafting system, co-op multiplayer raids and campaigns and much more.

Preta: Vendetta Rising will receive an Early Access period on PlayStation VR, Steam and Oculus Store this Summer, with a full release expected in Fall 2017.

For more on Preta: Vendetta Rising and all the latest from E3 2017, make sure to stay on VRFocus.