Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR

April 16, 2021

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR Now Supports Oculus Quest 2’s 120Hz Mode

If you’re eagerly awaiting Oculus’ v28 software update to test out the new features for Oculus Quest 2 then you’re not alone. The wait is made even more difficult as developers begin to announce project support for its experimental 120Hz refresh mode, the latest announced by Pixel Edge Games for Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR.

To the best of VRFocus’ knowledge, this is the second Oculus Quest 2 videogame to confirm 120Hz support, the first being puzzle title Cubism. Having 120Hz support in a slow, methodical title like Cubism is all well and good but Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR should be an even better showcase for super-smooth table tennis gameplay.

As mentioned, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR might have to wait a bit to test the feature out. Whilst it’s great that Pixel Edge Games has been so quick to implement the feature, as v28 is being gradually rolled out there’s no telling when your Quest 2 might update. This is an Oculus Quest 2 only feature, as the original headset doesn’t have the processing power. Once the update does arrive you’ll need to able 120Hz via the Oculus Experimental Features in settings and then in Racket Fury’s video option setting.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR was an original launch title for Oculus Quest back in 2019, offering a single-player campaign as well as a multiplayer mode. Solo, you face 16 robotic opponents on the way to the finale, which allows you to compete against opponents from around the world with global rankings. Other features include being able to switch between Arcade and Simulation physics depending on how realistic you want your table tennis to be, and a variety of selectable arenas to play in.

VRFocus expects this trend to continue as developers try to implement 120Hz support, however, don’t expect all titles to do so. The extra workload it puts on the Oculus Quest 2 means performance heavy videogames just won’t be capable. But 120Hz could come as a standard feature in future releases.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR as well as any other Quest titles adding 120Hz support, reporting back with regular updates.

June 21, 2019

Competition: Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR & Bonfire for Oculus Quest

Would you believe it, VRFocus is just too good to our readers and we’ve gone and secured some more videogame codes for another Friday competition. A few weeks back we held a giveaway to win codes for Moss and Shadow Point for Oculus Quest. Well today, VRFocus has more codes available for Oculus Quest owners, this time for Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR and Bonfire.

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If you like to be active in virtual reality (VR) and you’re somehow bored of Beat Saber or punching people in the face with Creed: Rise to Glory then how about delving into the competitive world of table tennis – albeit a futuristic one with robots. Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR encompasses the fast-paced sport of ping pong into a single-player experience.

Originally released in 2017 for HTC Vive before expanding support to include Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and PlayStation VR, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR features 16 opponents to face across several challenging cups. Retailing for £14.99 GBP on the Oculus Store, the title also features multiplayer with cross-play and cross-buy support. So if you win a code it’ll also unlock the Oculus Rift version.

The second title VRFocus has codes for is Baobab Studios’ latest narrative experience Bonfire. The VR content developer is well known for a slew of awesome animated titles including Invasion!, Asteroids! and Crow: The Legend. Bonfire is a sci-fi story with interactive elements. You’re looking for a new home for humanity within the cosmos but unfortunately, your piloting skills aren’t too great and you crash-land on an unknown planet. Huddled around a makeshift bonfire for warmth strange noises suddenly appear from the forest.

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For this competition, VRFocus is giving away several codes for Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR and Bonfire on Oculus Quest standalone headset. There are multiple ways to enter the giveaway with standard prize draw entry rules applying: Follow us (or already be following us) on Twitter or alternatively, visit our Facebook page or YouTube channel to get an entry for each. Only one code is available per person, each drawn randomly. The competition will be open a week. Beginning today and ending at midnight UK time on 28th June 2019. The draw will be made shortly thereafter. Best of luck.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR & Bonfire Oculus Quest Game Code Competition

March 29, 2019

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR Confirmed for Oculus Quest Launch

This week has seen a deluge of videogames being confirmed for the launch of Oculus Quest this Spring, with Oculus releasing a video highlighting a few new ones, and then several developers making their announcements. Well, VRFocus has another to add to that ever-growing list, and that’s Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR.

Pixel Edge Games confirmed that Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR would be an Oculus Quest launch title in an email to VRFocus, further bolstering the videogame roster whilst adding another sporting experience alongside Eleven Table Tennis. While the studio has confirmed upcoming support it has to specify if the Oculus Quest version will include any new features.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR launched just over a year ago in 2017, initially for HTC Vive before expanding support to include Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and PlayStation VR. Earlier this month the team released a major update, adding cross-platform support between Rift and Vive headsets for the first time – multiplayer did exist just not cross-platform. So hopefully that might mean that the Oculus Quest version could include the same functionality on launch day.

Oculus Go isn’t cross-platform compatible but it does feature a range of new features including serving and a new practice mode.

When VRFocus reviewed Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR on the PlayStation VR in October, we gave it a modest three stars, saying: “Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is a good table tennis simulator with great physics and a pleasant backdrop, but the lack of multiplayer and strange absence of music leave holes in what would otherwise be a very satisfying title.” With improvements like the addition of cross-platform support, some of those issues are now being addressed.

There’s still no specific release date for Oculus Quest, with the company still sticking to ‘Spring 2019’. Well over 20 titles have now been confirmed for launch day, with the likes of Superhot VR, Vacation Simulator, Creed: Rise to Glory, Space Pirate Trainer, Dance Central, Robo Recall, Moss, Beat Saber, The Climb, and Dead & Buried II making the list. As more videogames are revealed for the standalone headset, VRFocus will keep you updated.

March 9, 2019

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR Adds Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Pixel Edge Games released Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR just over a year ago in 2017 for HTC Vive, and in that time has expanded support to include Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and PlayStation VR. This week the studio announced its biggest update yet for the title, adding cross-platform gameplay for PC players.

While the PC version has always supported online multiplayer that feature has always been between the same headsets. Now Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users can go head to head. The PC version also includes friends support, a day and night version, voice chat support plus improvements to SteamVR.

As for the Oculus Go version, that now includes multiplayer for the first time (not cross-platform), plus the day/night mode, and a new practice mode. The main addition, however, is the inclusion of serving for the first time – no small feat when you consider the controller is purely 3DoF – bringing the mobile version even closer to the PC edition.

And for those of you who own the PlayStation VR version don’t fret. While there’s no update just yet, Pixel Edge Games has confirmed to VRFocus that the new 2.0 update will be arriving soon for the headset. When we have a date we’ll let you know.

VRFocus reviewed the PlayStation VR version at launch in October, giving it three stars, saying: “Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is a good table tennis simulator with great physics and a pleasant backdrop, but the lack of multiplayer and strange absence of music leave holes in what would otherwise be a very satisfying title.” So the update should improve the title a whole lot further.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR can be purchased through Steam for £15.49 GBP, while the PlayStation VR version is currently on sale with 57 percent off, retailing for £7.99 instead of £18.99. For further updates, keep reading VRFocus.

December 28, 2018

The Best Samsung Gear VR Games of 2018

Samsung’s Gear VR headset was once the dominant mobile head-mounted display (HMD), it featured everywhere, in Samsung’s Unpacked events, standard videogame conferences, and institutions the world over as they looked to entertain visitors with new technology. But that position and stature have slowly faded, Samsung isn’t bundling the device with smartphones as it did and with the arrival of Oculus Go, VR enthusiasts can now go mobile with even more ease. That being said, there are a lot of Gear VR owners out there, and developers are still supporting the HMD. So here are VRFocus’ ten favourite videogames from the latest twelve months.

The Best Samsung Gear VR Games of 2018

Slightly Heroes

Slightly Heroes – Hatrabbit Entertainment

Whilst this isn’t a dedicated Gear VR title that’s no bad thing. In fact that works to Slightly Heroes advantage as the videogame is a one vs one online multiplayer, with cross-platform support, enabling you to battle those on Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, Windows Mixed Reality, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and the non-VR Android app. This should ensure there’s always someone to match against. If not there’s always AI enemies to dispatch.

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Arca’s Path VR – Dream Reality Entertainment

Arca’s Path VR takes the gameplay style of classics like Marble Madness and updates it for VR headsets. Featuring a dark storyline where you play a girl tricked by an evil witch, you’ve been turned into a ball and must navigate 25 labyrinthine levels in a bid to free yourself and return home. To do this, Dream Reality Interactive has employed a gaze-based control mechanism, meaning you just need to look where you want to go.

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Narrows – Resolution Games

Narrows lets you take to the high seas, heading to the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy to make your fortune. Combining real-time crew-management with ship-to-ship combat, there are plenty of customization options to tweak your cannons and crew for battle, plus rogue-like replayability. Gameplay also includes swashbuckling sword fights, charting your own course, and making sure your crew of misfits are healthy and fed.

Covert – White Elk

Covert features asymmetrical gameplay that lets two players work together to pull off a high-profile heist, whether they’re inside or outside of VR. This works by the VR player having to pull off the heist while their mate acts as the hacker accomplice on a mobile device, feeding them vital information. Being the multiplayer title that it is, make sure the mobile device is compatible with the app, Android 7.0 or iOS 6 and above.

Eclipse: Edge of Light – White Elk

Eclipse: Edge of Light’s story finds you crash landing on a sentient planet. Upon discovering the ruins of an ancient civilization, you then come across a device known as The Artifact, allowing you to interact with their technology whilst bestowing seemingly magical powers upon you. In order to uncover the secrets of the planet and this long-lost civilization, eventually hoping to escape, players must recover the pieces of The Artifact that have been scattered across the landscape.

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Virtual Virtual Reality – Tender Claws

Virtual Virtual Reality is a narrative-driven comedy adventure about VR and AI. Players use virtual VR headsets to explore over 50 unique virtual realities, delving into the story behind AI service Activitude. As bizarre as this all sounds, Tender Claws’ VR experience is a great introduction to VR.

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Catan VR – Experiment 7

Mixing traditional boardgame gameplay with the immersive online gaming that only VR can provide, Experiment 7’s Catan VR is a polished example of the genre. Featuring both single-player and multiplayer online modes, up to four people can play against one another in cross-platform gameplay, with players taking the role of settlers who need to establish colonies on the islands of Catan, acquiring resources to build infrastructure and roads whilst engaging in trade with other players.

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Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR – 10Ants Hill

For those who enjoy a bit of sport, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR offers a single-player campaign with four Cups to play through. Each of the 16 opponents have their own temper and unique style of play meaing players will have to think on their feet and adjust their strategy with each new opponent they face.

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Astraeus – E McNeill

Like E McNeill’s three previous VR videogames, Darknet, Tactera, and Skylight, Astraeus is another deviously simple looking real-time strategy (RTS) experience that becomes a lot more complex the longer you play. Astraeus is a VR asteroid mining title where you need to build a mining network from dozens of bases and watch as hundreds of ships swarm around you. Your job is to control these swarms of mining drones, create the bases, and outpace the competition in Campaign, Skirmish, and asynchronous multiplayer modes.

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The Wizards: Trials of Meliora – Carbon Studio

The Wizards: Trials of Meliora is the next step in Carbon Studio’s spellbinding adventure. Designed specifically for mobile devices, the videogame enables players to wield powerful spells as they defend the realm. There are five levels to complete with four gesture-based spells to master. You’ll also be able to upgrade the spells to inflict greater damage and cause more chaos. One for those who enjoy a good magical fight.

October 5, 2018

Review: Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR

It has become oddly popular in modern offices to have a table tennis table in the break room. If you are not fortunate enough to work in a suitably trendy office building, then there is always a virtual reality (VR) alternative. In this case, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR has made its way from PC-based VR to the PlayStation VR.

The premise in the title crafted by developer 10Ants Hill is that table tennis has survived into the far future where robots battle it out on spaceships for the grand prize of the Intergalactic Ping Pong Championship.

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The PlayStation VR version comes with two modes, practice and championship mode. The multiplayer mode which can be found in the PC VR version is not yet available, but is planned to be patched in during a future update.

Practice mode is just what it sounds like, you can practice your swings and get used to how the tracking for the PlayStation Move controls work. Though the tracking for the PlayStation Move can sometimes be wobbly, here it works incredibly smoothly. Pleasingly, there is even an option for left-handed play, which is great for those of a southpaw persuasion.

Championship mode is clearly the main draw here. The aim is to win the most sets, which can be done by scoring the most points or getting two of the three sets. There are four ‘Cups’ available, which as you would expect, get progressively harder. There is a noticeable spike in difficulty around the start of cup three.

The physics are dead-on, it very rarely seems like anything is wonky in terms of angles, movement or weight. It all feels very realistic. The graphics are decent for the most part, the robot opponents look pretty cool, and the space backgrounds are quite nice to look at.

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While there is sound that reproduces the whack and bounce of the paddles and ball, there is no other music to speak of, which is disappointing and makes it feel oddly empty. This is probably due to reduce distractions, but still seems odd.

As you play you can level up and get access to various different bits you can use to customise your avatar, which is a nice touch, but since you don’t see your avatar much, its a a bit of fluff.

The lack of multiplayer feels like a critical flaw, though it is planned to be included later, its lack now makes it feel unfinished.

Overall, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is a good table tennis simulator with great physics and a pleasant backdrop, but the lack of multiplayer and strange absence of music leave holes in what would otherwise be a very satisfying title. This is one of enthusiasts, though once the multiplayer comes out, it might be worth a second luck.

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Awesome

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September 29, 2018

This Week In VR Sport: Recruitment, Table Tennis And The Future Of eSports

Every weekend VRFocus brings you a number of sports and eSports related virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) stories as part of This Week In VR Sport. This week, the Mount Royal University Cougars women’s soccer team is using VR to help with recruitment and training, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is coming to PlayStation VR, and Oculus talk about the blood, sweat, and tears of eSports at Oculus Connect 5.

Mount Royal University Using VR Try-Outs For Their Women’s Soccer Team

Those looking to earn a spot on the Mount Royal University Cougars women’s soccer team may soon find that their try-out goes beyond the pitch and into VR.

As reported by globalnews, the University is looking to explore how they are use VR technology to help them recruit players and train athletes already on the team. This came around following Cougars head coach Tino Fusco notices the importance of review match footage. After reaching out to Mount Royal University associate professor Anthony Chaston, a way to incorporate VR into his coaching was developed.

By taking 360-degree video of Cougars players during practice matches the plan is to use the footage to immerse players and recruits into a real soccer scenario and see how they perform. The system could also be used by the coaches to provide them with a unique perspective to review plays and improve their teams performance.

“If I can get a recruit in my office and sit her down and put the headset on her and actually be on the field and be able to see 360 degrees, now I’m able to challenge the athlete and say, ‘Do you understand the game?’” Fusco said.

The solution could see the recruitment process for the team become more in-depth while all allow Fusco a means to challenge the teams knowledge and performances in an immersive way. As the technology continues to get rolled out to the team, VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest.

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Racket Fury: Table Table VR Coming To PlayStation VR Next Month

Earlier this week it was revealed that developer 10Ants are bringing their VR table tennis title to PlayStation VR next month. Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR was originally released for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive back in 2017 and then the Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR earlier this year. Now, the title will be coming to the PlayStation VR headset giving even more players a chance to enjoy some sci-fi inspired table tennis.

“We can assure that the game is exceptionally challenging, engaging and fun! Thanks to the advanced physics, developed in cooperation with professional TT players, every match you’re about to play is going to be a really immersive experience” said Sebastian Boczek, CEO of 10Ants Hill in a statement.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR gives players the chance to experience a realistic and immersive table tennis experience that will see them traveling to a range of sci-fi locations. With advanced physics and challenging AI opponents to face, the title is able to recreate the real-world feeling while also putting a few twists on things. There is even a workshop where players can develop their unique robot-character to create the ultimate table tennis player.

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Oculus Talk eSports At Oculus Connect 5

At the recent Oculus Connect 5 event, Christopher K. McKelvy, Head of eSports at Oculus to the stage to deliver a short keynote on the companies current and future VR eSports plans. Titled “Blood, Sweat, and Tears: A Tale of VR Esports” the talk explores what makes VR so appealing within this rapidly growing and expanding market sector. Oculus have a vision to grow the VR eSports ecosystem and feel that it will play a key part in the future of gaming as a whole.

As mentioned in the talk, the market is on track to have an audience size of over 500 million with $1.5 billion (USD) expected in revenue. Titles such as Onward, Sprint Vector and The Unspoken are some of the titles that are mentioned during the talk as being some of the most played and most successful on the Oculus store.

Oculus are of course heavy invested in the VR eSports scene being involved in the VR League, which held it’s season 2 finals at the Oculus Connect 5 Event. One part of the keynote that is a nice touch as well is that McKelvy spends a moment talking about the players and some of their stories, even sharing his own. The full talk, which last around 17 minutes, can be watched below and goes over Oculus’ strategy to revolutionize eSports and keep creating more excitement.

That is all for This Week In VR Sport. For more on immersive sport news keep reading VRFocus and remember to check back next week for another This Week In VR Sport.

March 18, 2018

Something For The Weekend: Take a Trip to The Oculus Store

Time for another round of virtual reality (VR) deals this weekend as we take a look around the Oculus Rift and Gear VR store to find you the best offers. Maybe you fancy a spot of table tennis this weekend or maybe living the life of a superhero is more for you. Whatever you are looking for this weekend you are sure to find something from the selection of deals we have put together.

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Puzzle 360

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

If you are looking for a puzzle title that will keep you on your toes then Puzzle 360 is for you. Fill the horizontal voids by firing balls into the gaps, rotating the stage as you go to find the openings. In a VR experience that takes Tetris to a whole new level, Puzzle 360 is a fast paced, quick thinking videogame that will challenge you.

Puzzle 360 is currently available for low price of £0.79 (GBP) down from £1.49.

Viral EX

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“The pioneering VR game ‘Viral‘ is back in the form of ‘Viral EX‘! Fully revamped for Oculus Rift, it now features Touch support for EX-tra physics-based blasting fun. The supercomputer E.V.E. has had a facelift but is still teeming with infection. So enter this strange world as Ragnarok the Anti-Virus, newly armed with the shiny and deadly dual-wield Blaster and Deflector Shield combo, and get virus-stomping!”

Viral EX is currently on sale for £3.99 (GBP) down from £7.99.

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Crystal Rift

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

If living out your own grid-based dungeon-crawler fantasy is what you are looking for then Crystal Rift can give you just that. Inspired by classic games such as Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder, players enter an experiential horror challenge and must explore and fight through 26 levels. Do you have what it takes to explore the whole dungeon and uncover the truth?

Crystal Rift is currently on sale for £3.99 (GBP) down from £7.99.

Compatibility: Gear VR

If table tennis is your cup of tea then look no further than Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR. This title will immersive you into the sport, now with robots, and put you up against challenge foes that have realistic artificial intelligence and animations. With plenty of stages to play through and physics that make the table tennis experience as real as possible, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is ideal for those looking to show off their skills.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is currently on sale for £6.99 (GBP) down from £7.99.

Mervils: A VR Adventure

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Mervils: A VR Adventure is an enjoyable and interesting RPG adventure with a good few ideas as to how to overcome the problems of bring traditional videogame genres to a new medium. It’s a lengthy experience, too, which is not all too common amongst the early wave of Oculus Rift videogame titles.” – Read VRFocus’ Editor Kevin Joyce’s preview of Mervils: A VR Adventure here.

Mervils: A VR Adventure is currently available for £8.24 (GBP) down from £14.99.

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Justice League VR: The Complete Experience

Compatibility: Oculus Rift, Oculus Touch required

“Warner Bros. invites you to join the Justice League in a thrilling Cinematic Virtual Reality experience that allows you to step into the shoes and master the powers of the iconic DC Super Heroes: Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg.”

Justice League VR: The Complete Experience is available now for £3.99 (GBP) down from the usual £7.99.

Stunt Kite Masters

Compatibility: Gear VR

“Enjoy a beautiful day at the sunny beach, savor a majestic view on a mountain peak or feel the thrilling height of a skyscraper at night. Harness the wind and launch your stunt kite! Practice exciting maneuvers as your kite dances in the sky or leave gravity behind and draw figures in the blue with a smoke trail.”

Stunt Kite Masters is currently £1.49 (GBP) down from £3.99.

Duck Season

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“Duck Season really is a mixed bag of ideas, trying to build out a core experience that’s reasonably solid, it just didn’t have enough variety to be a sole title in its own right. Stress Level Zero’s additions are really just padding, stretching out the replay factor with seven different endings may only encourage a small number of users to keep going back. Duck Season does have a charm all of its own though, making for a perfectly enjoyable experience.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Duck Season here.

Duck Season is avaiable now for £10.99 (GBP) on sale from it’s usual price of £14.99.

A-Tech Cybernetic

Compatibility: Oculus Rift, Oculus Touch required

“A-Tech Cybernetic is a first-person shooter built from the ground up for VR. It features two separate game modes: a classic swarm mode to put your shooting and survival skills to the test and a story mode that takes you to a futuristic biomedical company overrun by mutants. Control everything with real-life movements, interact with your surroundings as if they were actually there, experience a new kind of gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before, thanks to VR. Be the badass guy you always wanted to be.”

A-Tech Cybernetic is available now for £10.99 (GBP) down from £18.99.

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

“…you’ll appreciate Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality even if you’ve not seen the cartoon, there’s even sections catering to first-person shooter (FPS) fans. Really though this is a video game for those that love Rick and Morty, and quite frankly that’s no bad thing. Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is a madcap, fun filled adventure from start to finish, perfectly suiting VR’s qualities, it should not be missed.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality here.

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is currently on sale for £17.24 (GBP) down from £22.99.

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

March 14, 2018

Enjoy Sport on the Go When Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR Hits Gear VR

If you’re a fan of the frantic sport of table tennis then 10Ants Hill Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift is one title you should check out. Yet the studio wants to bring the videogame to even more players, announcing that a version for Samsung Gear VR is on the way.

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Usually developers tend to port Gear VR titles over to PC-based virtual reality (VR) headsets, affording them greater graphical quality and processing power to try new things. Instead 10Ant Hill has gone the other way, looking to preserve its physics-based gameplay whilst cutting back on the visual fluff like background arenas.

Significant time was spent by the team tweaking the videogame to make the best use out of the Gear VR Controller, and its 3DoF movement. Even though Gear VR does not have positional tracking, thanks to the arm model the studio was able to create a positional tracking sensation enabling the player to fully enjoy the experience without restrictions. “We are proud that we have found a solution to give the users the full control over the shots, just like in real life. At the same time, we can assure that the game is extremely fun, challenging, and intense!” said Sebastian Boczek, CEO of 10Ants Hill in a statement.

Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR offers a single-player campaign with four Cups to play through, each of which will bring players a variety of challenging experiences. With advanced Artificial Intelligence in single-player, each of the 16 opponents have their own temper and unique style of play. So players will have to think on their feet and adjust their strategy with each new opponent they face. For the mobile version the online multiplayer of the original has been removed.

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Check out the teams work in the gameplay video below. Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR for Gear VR will be available on 15th March, priced at $9.99 USD. For any further updates from 10Ants Hill, keep reading VRFocus.

December 17, 2017

Something for the Weekend: An Oculus Winter Wonderland

With just over a week to go until Christmas those that are prepared might be sitting back this Sunday afternoon with a nice warm mug of mulled wine, happy in the knowledge all the presents are sorted. Or you might be in the same boat as everyone else, planned nothing, going on a mad flurry of shopping next weekend instead – nothing like doing everything last minute. Whatever you decide to do today, at some point you may want to grab your Oculus Rift and enjoy some virtual reality (VR) gaming. And with the Oculus Winter Sale in full swing a Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to play a new videogame. So VRFocus has chosen ten of the best that you should consider.

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EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone

Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR

The granddaddy of VR space combat shooters, CCP Games’ EVE: Valkyrie originally launched back in 2016, and was one of the pioneers of cross-platform multiplayer across headsets. The Warzone update expanded that reach even further by including standard PC players in the ranks as well. Currently EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone has a 50 percent discount on the Oculus Store, dropping the price from £22.99 GBP down to £10.99.

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Pinball FX2 VR

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

Pinball FX2 VR is another 2016 original, featuring three core tables: Secrets of the Deep, Epic Quest and Mars. An additional five tables can be purchase via the Pinball FX2 Season 1 downloadable content, adding CastleStorm, Wild West Rampage, Paranormal, BioLab, and Earth Defense. Pinball FX2 VR is currently discounted from £10.99 down to £5.99.

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Killing Floor: Incursion

Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive

In Killing Floor: Incursion, players take on the role of an elite Horzine Security Forces soldier as they team up with allies to fend off the horrific hordes of monstrous creatures called Zeds, using a formidable arsenal of weapons including pistols, shotguns, blades and more. Players are able to freely explore their environment – although the levels do have a linear design to them – scavenging for weapons and ammo while searching for the best locations to fight the monster onslaught.

Another one with big savings, Killing Floor: Incursion has a 50 percent discount on the Oculus Store, dropping the price from £29.99 GBP down to £14.99.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

As it’s Christmas it’s time to bring out the party games and one of the best local VR multiplayer’s is Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. The idea is simple, one person wears the headset with a bomb to diffuse – but no idea how to – while everyone outside of VR has a manual with the instructions on how to complete each module.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is available on the Oculus Store for £6.99 rather than £10.99.

Blasters of the Universe

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

First-person wave shooters are very common in VR. One of the most recent to hit Oculus Rift – and one of the best – is The Secret Location’s Blasters of the Universe. Set in a neon rich, 80’s inspired universe, there’s a modular weapon system to unlock, helping you get through those difficult high stages.

Blasters of the Universe is available on the Oculus Store for £5.99 rather than £10.99.

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Tethered

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

Tethered is a strategy videogame casting players in the role of a Spirit Guardian looking to restore balance to the world. All the other guardians have been imprisoned inside ancient totems by an evil consuming the world, and by gathering enough Spirit Energy players will be able to free their fellow guardians. This is accomplished by aiding the inhabitants of the world, called Peeps, who in turn help the quest.

Tethered is available on the Oculus Store for £6.99 rather than £18.99.

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XING: The Land Beyond

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

For those that enjoy big puzzle adventures, White Lotus Interactive released its long awaited title XING: The Land Beyond back in September. The videogame is littered with environment-based puzzles which require powers and abilities gained along the way to solve them, such as rain and snow.

XING: The Land Beyond is available on the Oculus Store for £11.99 rather than £14.99.

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Wilson’s Heart

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

VRFocus’ first horror entry, Wilson’s Heart is a first-person thriller putting players in the body of Robert Wilson, a 1940’s hospital patient who makes a grim discovery upon waking up. His heart has been replaced by a mysterious device. As players wander the hospital they’ll discover increasingly maddening corridors, environmental hazards, and sinister inhabitants whilst trying to recover their heart and the reasons for this craziness.

Wilson’s Heart is available on the Oculus Store for £8.99 rather than £22.99.

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The Unspoken

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

The ideal experience for those that want to wield magic like a powerful sorcerer, The Unspoken is a multiplayer combat title pitting players against one another around the world. The recent Acolytes update further enriches the experience with a single-player mode.

The Unspoken is available on the Oculus Store for £14.99 rather than £22.99.

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Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR

Compatibility: Oculus Rift

People tend to eat quite a lot over the festive period so you need a way of burning those excess calories off. So why not play a few games of table tennis on Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR. Racket Fury:Table Tennis VR features a range of single-player and multiplayer modes. Solo there are four cups to play through, pitting your skills against 16 AI opponents. While multiplayer is your classic one-on-one match of table tennis with players from around the world.

Racket Fury:Table Tennis VR is available on the Oculus Store for £5.99 rather than £7.99.