Helldivers 2 PC woes prove that PlayStation needs an online overhaul
The recent Helldivers 2 PC fiasco is the latest example of why PlayStation needs to finally give its online services a 2.0 upgrade.
Do you need a PSN account to play Helldivers 2?
PlayStation took a dive of its own this weekend after a new PSN account requirement was announced for Helldivers 2. It was met with massive backlash.
How to secure your PSN account
Protecting your info is important when playing online. There are a few ways you can protect your account.
Sony to Slow PlayStation Downloads in Europe Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In the wake of steaming services like YouTube and Netflix reducing video quality in Europe, PlayStation console owners will see a similar slowdown soon, although it’s only slated to impact download speeds.
Jim Ryan, President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, released a statement today on the PS blog, stating that Sony will be working with ISPs in Europe to “manage download traffic.”
Ryan says however that multiplayer gameplay will remain “robust,” which is likely due to the relatively low active data transfer required for multiplayer games.
Many countries in Europe have enacted some form of quarantine measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forcing most people to rely on the Internet for work, play and distraction from easily one of weirdest, most unsettling times in our history.
It’s uncertain how much downloads will be slowed, or exactly when this will go into effect, although you can bet if the United States and Canada see similar outbreaks (and/or similar quarantine tactics), North America may be next on the list.
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PlayStation Critics’ Choice Sale has big deals on the best-reviewed games
The PlayStation Critics' Choice sale is currently offering big deals on some of the best-reviewed 2019 games.
PSN Black Friday Sale Discounts Astro Bot, Firewall, And More
The PlayStation Network Black Friday sale is already live on the PSN Store nearly a full week early this year and we’ve rounded up some of the best PSVR deals.
Everyone knows that VR isn’t the cheapest form of entertainment out there, it can get pretty expensive. Thankfully Sony has been great about offering bundles and discounts to help save people money and this year’s Black Friday deals are no different.
In our big Black Friday VR post we’ve already rounded up some of the best PSVR-related deals out there, such as a huge bundle of five games and the headset itself for just $200, but now the actual PSN Store page itself is ripe with discounts for specific games too.
There might be other Black Fridays deals for PSVR worth checking out, but these are the ones that jumped out at us after skimming over the PS Blog Post.
All deals below end on December 2nd, 2019.
Black Friday PSVR Deals Starting 11/22/19
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Optional VR Mode): $29.99 / $32.28 on Amazon Physically (Usually $59.99) – Read Our Review
Battlewake: $20.09 (Usually $29.99) – Read Our Review
Dick Wilde: $5.99 (Usually $14.99) – Read Our Review
Dick Wilde 2: $9.99 (Usually $19.99) – Read Our Review
LA Noire: The VR Case Files: $22.49 (Usually $29.99) – Read Our Review
Robinson: The Journey: $20.99 / $24.95 on Amazon Physically (Usually $29.99) – Read Our Review
Black Friday PSVR Deals Starting 11/24/19
Astro Bot Rescue Mission: $13.99 (Usually $19.99) – Read Our Review
Concrete Genie (Optional VR Mode): $20.09 / $27.88 on Amazon Physically (Usually $29.99) – Read Our Review
Everybody’s Golf VR: $20.99 / $24.44 on Amazon Physically (Usually $29.99) – Read Our Review
Firewall Zero Hour: $9.99 / $16.53 on Amazon Physically (Usually $19.99) – Read Our Review
The Inpatient: $9.99 (Usually $19.99) – Read Our Review
In addition to these listed here, you can grab a full year of PS Plus for $45 instead of $60 (which offers free games every month to download, some of which are VR, and is required for some multiplayer games, such as Firewall Zero Hour.)
Are you picking up anything for this sale? Let us know down in the comments below!
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New AR And VR Game Releases For October 2019
Every month we aim to round up each and every AR and/or VR game release for you in one single place — this is October 2019’s list. Check the bolded and underlined entries for ones we feel are particularly worth your time.
Curious about what’s coming this month to a VR headset near you? Then we’ve got you covered. And don’t forget to watch VRecap every Friday and The VR Download live every Thursday to stay on top of the top news stories, top new releases, and enter into our weekly VR game giveaways.
If you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! You can get in touch with me directly by emailing david@uploadvr.com or hit all of the editorial team by emailing tips@uploadvr.com. Please contact us about your upcoming releases so that we can know what you’re working on and include you in release lists!
Unless otherwise stated, all PC VR releases are the Steam versions.
Rift, Vive, Index, and Windows VR Game Releases For October 2019
Drums of War ($14.99) – October 1st – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Mars City ($6.99) – October 1st – Rift, Vive, Index
Ghost Productions: Wraith VR Total Knee Replacement Surgery Simulation (Free) – October 1st – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Imaginator ($24.99) – October 2nd – Rift, Vive
Struggle ($14.99) – October 3rd – Rift, Vive
101010 (Free) – October 3rd – Rift
Arabian Stones – The VR Sudoku Game ($4.99) – October 3rd – Rift, Vive, Index
Hyper Storm ($7.99) – October 3rd – Rift, Vive, Index
Funny Archery (Free) – October 4th – Vive, Index
Space Vikings Raiders VR ($9.99) – October 4th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Linea VR ($5.99) – October 4th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Home (Free) – October 6th – Vive
Epic Fun (Free) – October 7th – Rift via Home
Asgard’s Wrath ($39.99) – October 10th – Rift via Home (Our Review)
Instacalm VR ($4.99) – October 10th – Rift, Vive, Index
SoundTriggersVR ($49.99) – October 10th – Rift, Vive, Index
VR Toon Help Me ($5.99) – October 10th – Rift via Home
The Exorcist: Legion VR Deluxe Edition ($24.99) – October 10th – Rift, Vive, Index (Our Review)
Explore Fushimi Inari (Free) – October 11th – Rift, Vive
Bandit Point ($9.99) – October 11th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
VRAdventure ($4.99) – October 11th – Vive, Index
KENDO ($9.99) – October 11th – Vive, Index
Dwarven Defender ($7.99) – October 11th – Rift, Vive, Index
Noise ($2.99) – October 13th – Rift, Vive, Index
Spectro ($19.99) – October 15th – Rift, Vive
Tunnel VR ($2.99) – October 16th – Vive, Index
Desolatium – Chapter 1: Sanatorium (Free) – October 16th – Rift, Vive, Index
Kamile: The Fall ($4.99) – October 16th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
LOW-FI Alpha Dev Build ($35) – October 17th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Snowman ($9.99) – October 17th – Rift via Home
Elite Escape ($3.99) – October 18th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Song Beater: Quite My Tempo! ($14.99) – October 18th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Premium Bowling ($19.99) – October 18th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Tech Support 2077 (Free) – October 18th – Vive, Index
The Broken Seal: Arena ($4.99) – October 20th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Borderlands 2 VR ($TBD) – October 22nd – Rift, Vive, Index (PSVR Review)
Audio Trip ($TBD) – October 24th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Journey for Elysium ($TBD) – October 31st – Rift, Vive
MetrixVR ($TBD) – October 2019 – Rift, Vive, Index
Epic Fun ($TBD) – October 2019 – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Trauma Simulator ($TBD) – October 2019 – Rift
Oculus Quest, Go, And Gear VR Game Releases For October 2019
Dreadhalls ($9.99) – October 3rd – Quest
Kingspray Graffiti ($14.99) – October 17th – Quest
Color Balls ($4.99) – October 17th – Go, Gear VR
Neon Blast VR ($2.99) – October 17th – Go, Gear VR
Green Beret: Rebels Operation ($4.99) – October 17th – Go
Knockout League ($19.99) – October 17th – Quest (PC VR Review)
Discontinue (Free) – October 17th – Go
Synth Riders ($TBD) – October 31st – Quest
PSVR Game Releases For October 2019
Carly and the Reaperman – Escape from the Underworld ($19.99) – October 2nd
Concrete Genie ($29.99, Limited VR Support) – October 8th (VR Content Review)
Warzone ($14.99, Single-Player Only) – October 15th
Wands ($19.99) – October 15th (Mobile VR Review)
Minotaur Arcade Volume 1 ($14.99) – October 21st
AR Game Releases For October 2019
Minecraft Earth Beta – October 21st (New Zealand and Iceland) – Smartphones (More details)
As a point of emphasis: reach out to david@uploadvr.com or tips@uploadvr.com to let us know about your upcoming VR game releases!
Editor’s Note: This list will be continuously updated.
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VR Game Releases For August 2019
Every month we aim to round up each and every VR game release for you in one single place — this is August’s list. Check the bolded entries for ones we feel are particularly worth your time.
It’s been a few months since we did one of these, sorry about that! But we’re back now to round up new releases all in one place. And don’t forget to watch VRecap every Friday to stay on top of the top news stories, top new releases, and our weekly VR game giveaway.
If you’re a VR game developer planning to release a game soon — let us know! You can get in touch with me directly by emailing david@uploadvr.com or hit all of the editorial team by emailing tips@uploadvr.com. Please contact us about your upcoming releases so that we can know what you’re working on and include you in release lists!
Unless otherwise stated, all PC VR releases are the Steam versions.
Rift, Vive, Index, and Windows VR Game Releases For August 2019
Apollo 11 VR (Free) – August 1st – Vive, Index
The Hidden (Free) – August 1st – Rift
The Poisoner ($9.99) – August 1st – Rift, Vive, Windows VR
Banana Invaders ($4.99) – August 1st – Rift
Airranger ($10.99) – August 1st – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Quian-Shan Village ($18.99) – August 1st – Vive, Index
RADtv ($9.99) – August 2nd – Rift, Vive (Read Review)
Fight Ball – Boxing VR ($5.99) – August 2nd – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Dragon Guide ($3.99) – August 5th – Vive, Index
World of Guns VR (Free) – August 5th – Rift, Vive, Index
Neon Exile ($24.99) – August 6th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
SincereMen ($24.99) – August 6th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
VRWiz ($4.99) – August 7th – Vive, Index
The Last Player: VR Battle Royale ($19.99) – August 7th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Bloodstream ($9.99) – August 7th – Rift, Vive, Index
Tower VR (Free) – August 7th – Rift, Vive, Index
Ninja Legends ($19.99) – August 8th – Rift (Also on Steam, Read Preview)
Meu (Free) – August 8th – Rift
PrettySafe Airlines ($7.99) – August 8th – Rift
Stranded ($9.99) – August 8th – Rift
DiRT Rally 2.0 ($59.99) – August 8th – Rift (Home) and Vive (Steam) (Read Impressions)
Don’t Die ($9.99) – August 8th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Song Beater: Quite My Tempo! ($14.99) – August 8th – Rift
Sports Scramble ($29.99) – August 8th – Rift (Read Quest Review)
Special Forces VR: Infinity War ($24.99) – August 8th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
SCP: Blackout ($19.99) – August 9th – Rift, Vive
Face Your Demons ($2.99) – August 10th – Vive, Index
Crosser ($3.99) – August 10th – Rift, Vive, Index
Oval ($8.99) – August 11th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Ginga Kagekidan ($0.99) – August 11th – Vive, Index
Gobligeddon (Free) – August 13th – Vive
Humans 101 ($9.99) – August 13th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Constructionary ($3.99) – August 13th – Rift, Vive, Index
No Man’s Sky: Beyond ($59.99) – August 14th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR (Read Review)
iZombies!: Faulty Towers ($4.99) – August 14th – Vive
Meu (Free) – August 14th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Crawling of the Dead ($24.99) – August 14th – Vive, Index
When Wardens Fall 2.0 ($14.99) – August 15th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
OnShape ($14.99) – August 15th – Rift, Vive, Index
CryptoSpace ($2.99) – August 15th – Rift, Vive, Index
Turn Me On (Free) – August 18th – Vive
Escape Architect VR ($9.99) – August 19th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Westworld Awakening ($29.99) – August 20th – Rift, Vive (Read Review)
MarineVerse Cup (Free) – August 21st – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Afterlife ($5.99) – August 21st – Vive, Index, Rift
Afloat ($9.99) – August 22nd – Vive
Extreme Tactical Executioners ($19.99) – August 22nd – Rift, Vive
The Tower 2 ($14.99) – August 22nd – Rift, Vive, Index
Vanishing Realms: The Sundered Rift ($14.99) – Rift, Vive, Index (Read Review)
Tag War VR ($14.99) – August 23rd – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Wetpants (Free) – August 23rd – Vive, Index
Until You Fall ($19.99) – August 27th – Rift, Vive (Read Review)
Renzo Racer ($4.99) – August 27th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
Downstream: VR Whitewater Kayaking ($24.99) – August 28th – Rift, Vive, Index
Nektronic VR (Free) – August 28th – Rift, Vive, Index
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! ($19.99) – August 29th – Rift, Vive, Index (Read Review)
Hotel R’n’R ($19.99) – August 29th – Rift, Vive, Index (Read Preview)
Bow Man ($14.99) – August 29th – Rift
Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR ($29.99) – August 30th – Rift, Vive, Index, Windows VR
CyberRunner (Free) – August 30th – Rift, Vive, Index
Oculus Quest, Go, And Gear VR Game Releases For August 2019
Stickman Counter Terror Strike (Free) – August 1st – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Golf 4 WIPP Championship 2019 (Free) – August 1st – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Foton VR: Learn Science Easily (Free) – August 1st – Oculus Go
The Vox VR (Free) – August 1st – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Ninja Legends ($19.99) – August 8th – Oculus Quest (Read Preview)
PrettySafe Airlines ($3.99) – August 8th – Oculus Go, Gear VR
SGN SportsCard Baseball ($0.99) – August 8th – Oculus Go
Magic Guardian Demo (Free) – August 8th – Oculus Go
TRIPP (Free) – August 8th – Oculus Go
Frog & Froggie ($4.99) – August 8th – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Time Stall ($14.99) – August 15th – Oculus Quest (Read Review)
Voyager (Free) – August 15th – Oculus Go
Pinball FX2 VR ($14.99) – August 15th – Oculus Quest (Read Past Review)
Red Matter ($24.99) – August 15th – Oculus Quest (Read Past Review)
Afterlife ($5.99) – August 21st – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Zenva Sky (Free) – August 22nd – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Star Chart ($9.99) – August 22nd – Oculus Quest
MelodyVR (Free) – August 22nd – Quest
Dodgeblock ($1.99) – August 23rd – Oculus Go, Gear VR
Cloudlands 2 ($19.99) – August 27th – Quest
SculptrVR ($9.99) – August 29th – Quest (Watch Interview)
NextVR (Free) – August 29th – Quest
End Space ($14.99) – August 29th – Quest (Past Review, Quest Gameplay)
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! ($19.99) – August 29th – Oculus Quest (Read Review)
PSVR Game Releases For August 2019
The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure ($29.99) – August 6th
Sairento VR Physical Release ($39.99) – August 13th
The Wizards: Enhanced Edition Physical Release ($29.99) – August 13th
Firewall Zero Hour: Operation Dark Web (Free Game Update, Optional DLC) – August 13th
No Man’s Sky: Beyond ($49.99) – August 14th (Read Review)
Afterlife ($5.99) – August 21st
Tokyo Chronos ($49.99) – August 26th
Human Anatomy VR ($19.99) – August 27th
Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition ($9.99) – August 27th (Read Impressions)
As a point of emphasis: reach out to david@uploadvr.com or tips@uploadvr.com to let us know about your upcoming VR game releases!
Editor’s Note: This list will be continuously updated.
Last Updated: 8/30/2019
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The PlayStation Network is back up. Here’s the latest on the PSN outage
Sony's PlayStation Network is back online after going down for several hours on Thursday afternoon, annoying legions of gamers right in the middle of E3. Here's the latest on the outage
Sony will censor offensive PlayStation Network IDs with temporary usernames
Offensive PlayStation Network IDs will be replaced with temporarily placeholders until the owner chooses a new username. Previously, Sony instantly banned the PSN accounts associated with IDs that violated the terms of service.
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