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Smash Drums Adds 5 New Songs In Volcano Update

VR rhythm game Smash Drums is getting five new songs next week.

The Volcano Update arrives as a free patch for owners of the game and includes music from new artists like Richy Mix, LeBrock and Seething Akira as well as more tracks from Young Medicine and Jessie Villa. You can already get a preview of what’s in store by heading to the game’s Spotify playlist.

Smash Drums Gets New Songs And More

There’s more to this update though. As the name suggests, the game will also add a new volcano level with firey lava shifting beneath you as you play. Next up is a practice mode that lets you navigate songs faster and provides an analysis of your performance in certain sections.

More updates are planned for the future, with “iconic rock bands” teased. These will arrive as premium DLC, adopting the model seen in other popular music games like Beat Saber. If you’ve been frustrated with other VR games’ focus on electronic music and want a more traditional rock experience, these packs will probably be worth looking out for. More details will be revealed later in the year.

Are you going to be checking out Smash Drums’ Volcano Update? Let us know in the comments below!

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Smash Drums Is Available Now On The Oculus Quest Store

Smash Drums is officially out on the Oculus store for Quest and Quest 2.

The drumming rhythm game marks December 2 as its release date with singe-player, co-op and versus modes for up to eight players with 30 rock songs. The game moved to App Lab earlier this year and faces stiff competitions with other rhythm games and even other drumming games, but it debuts on the Oculus store with the vast majority of reviewers rating it five stars.

We showed the release trailer for Smash Drums in the Upload VR Showcase today and you can check it out embedded below!

There’s a live ranking system, four difficulties and additional modifiers, achievements, eight environments to rock to the ground, and 90Hz support on Quest 2. We’re looking forward to dive into the fully released game and the developer notes “more to come” on its store page, so we’ll be sure to get updates on the game’s next steps.

In case you missed the Upload VR Showcase, be sure to out every announcement in the show in our wrap-up post here or watch the full broadcast in the video embedded below:

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The VR Drop: Drumming to a Multiplayer Cosmic Beat

VR Game Roundup

If you’re a PC VR owner then your next week will likely be filled with playing demos from the Steam Next Fest. For everyone else, including Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR owners, here are a selection of virtual reality (VR) titles arriving over the next seven days.

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Nanoscape VR – 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab

Developed by the 3d Visualisation Aesthetics Lab (3DVAL) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Art and Design Nanoscape VR takes you on a microscopic journey. “Using data from high-resolution electron microscopy we have reconstructed a human breast cancer cell in 3D VR in order to better visualise mechanisms of nanoparticle internalisation and trafficking.”

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Rift
  • Launch date: 25th May

Smash Drums – PotamWorks

Being released through Oculus’ App Lab, Smash Drums is a drumming rhythm action videogame featuring 21 songs from up-and-coming indie rock bands. There are destructible environments including a prison, a crypt, and an office as well as 360-degree gameplay to keep you entertained.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch date: 17th June
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Larcenauts – Impulse Gear

From Farpoint developer Impulse Gear, Larcenauts is a 6v6 multiplayer where you can choose from eight specialists to fight it out across game modes such as territory defending Refuel and the classic Deathmatch. This looks set to become one of the big VR launches of the summer, with plenty of cross platform action between Quest and PC VR headsets.

Eternal Starlight – White Noise Games

The first title from indie studio White Noise Games, Eternal Starlight is a real-time strategy (RTS) title putting you in command of a fleet of starships. Featuring a 28 level campaign mode and a skirmish mode to access all the vessels, missions revolve around protecting various alien races from attack. In doing so you gain access to their resources and technology so you can upgrade your flagship. The Oculus Quest edition also features support for hand tracking.

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Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – ILMxLAB

ILMxLAB released Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series for PlayStation VR back in 2020 as a digital-only version. Next week sees the arrival of a special retail edition with a few extras added on. Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series takes you to the planet of Mustafar where Darth Vader is searching for a way to bring Padme back. You’ll be able to wield lightsaber’s, use the force and uncover a storyline set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

  • Supported platforms: PlayStation VR
  • Launch date: 18th June
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New VR Games June 2021: All The Biggest Releases

Looking for the new VR games June 2021 list? We’ve got you covered.

June is here and, although a lot of VR games are due to arrive later this summer, it’s looking like a quiet month. Granted we won’t hear about a lot of releases until they’re a few days out but, for now, we’ve got the rundown of all the biggest content we know is coming your way.

New VR Games June 2021

Altdeus – Episode Yamato DLC (Early June) – Quest

More Japanese visual novel action awaits in this expansion to Altdeus: Beyond Chronos. Expect another two hours of content. It will also reach PC VR and PSVR at a later date.

Stones Of Harlath (June 3) – Quest

Theta Legion developer Garage Collective brings its gorgeous retro art style to the dungeon crawling genre. Stones of Harltah has you casting runes with motion controls and slaying enemies with spells. A PC release arrives in July.

Echo Pass Season 2 (June 8) – Quest, Rift

Echo Pass Season 2

The next season of Echo VR’s battle pass launches in June. Expect new cosmetic items to kit out your zero gravity games with.

A Rogue Escape (June 10) – PC VR

You have to get off a hostile alien planet in a stolen ship. Only problem? You have no idea how to operate it. A Rogue Escape is all about pressing every button and learning which does what in your path to freedom.

Smash Drums (June 17) – Quest

Smash Drums is a little like Beat Saber… with drums. Pretty simple, no? Work your way through 21 songs, hitting notes to the beat. This will be an App Lab release and you can try a demo now.

Sentenced VR (June 25th) – PC VR

Carry out the crown’s orders in Sentenced, a game all about beheading criminals. This isn’t just a simple gore simulator, though – Sentenced is all about exploring the human price of a grizzly business. You can read more about the game here.

That’s the list of new VR games for June 2021. What are you going to be picking up? Let us know in the comments below!

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Smash Drums! Is Coming To App Lab On June 17

The VR rhythm game Smash Drums! is releasing for Quest via App Lab next month.

The game is the latest in a string of many rhythm games to hit Quest, but this one is more percussion than most. It’s like a cross between Beat Saber and Guitar Hero, but for a full drum kit – you’ll be swinging your Touch controllers down onto drum beats as they move towards you.

There’s an environmental element to it as well – as you progress through the song and hit the right beats, the environment around you will be destroyed piece by piece and slowly collapse away.

A new mixed reality trailer was released to celebrate the App Lab release date announcement, embedded above.

Smash Drums started out as just a simple demo available on SideQuest with just one song and two difficulties. It was then one of the first games to release on App Lab, marketing itself as a free demo ahead of the full release later this year.

When it drops on June 17, the full release will feature 21 indie rock songs to choose from and there are supposedly plans for even more content after that.

There’s no word on pricing just yet, but you can expect the full release to be paid given that the existing release on App Lab is marketed as a free demo.

Smash Drums! launches June 17 for Oculus Quest via App Lab. You can install the free demo here.

If you’re looking for more info on how to install App Lab apps onto your Oculus Quest, we’ve got you covered – check our guide on the installation process.

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Drum-based Rhythm Game ‘Smash Drums’ to Release on Quest Next Month

Smash Drums is a drum-based rhythm game that’s officially coming to Oculus Quest on June 17th, 2021.

Created by indie studio PotamWorks, Smash Drums will launch on App Lab with 21 indie songs, which can be played in 360-degrees in seven different destructible environments.

PotamWorks says the rhythm game offers a “rugged non-futuristic feel” with its focus on rock & roll tracks and strength-based gameplay. The studio promises plenty of replay value thanks to its four difficulty modes.

Smash Drums is a single player game, although you can compete against other players asynchronously via a Global Live Ranking board.

PotamWorks says Smash Drums will see free songs and environments added regularly post-launch, and will also have paid DLC with new bands and tracks.

You can check out Smash Drums today via free demo its free demo on App Lab. The full launch version is coming first to the Quest platform on June 17th, priced at $20; the game is set to launch on PC VR headsets later this year.

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Smash Drums Hits Oculus Quest in June

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When the Oculus Quest App Lab launched back in February the new distribution method only had a very small selection of titles available. One of those was a demo for Smash Drums, a rock-infusing rhythm action videogame by indie team PotamWorks. Today, the developer has confirmed that the full experience will arrive via App Lab next month.

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While the Smash Drums demo offers one song for players to test their drumming skills on the official launch in June will see 21 songs from up-and-coming indie rock bands made available. There are seven environments for players to drum away in, including a prison, a crypt, and an office but one of Smash Drums’ more unique features is that the environments are destructible. So you can literally smash through the songs.

Like several other rhythm action titles currently available Smash Drums employs 360-degree gameplay, so rather than standing on one stationary spot players will find the drums twisting left and right encouraging further movement. At the same time, there’s a live global rankings system allowing players to see their leaderboard position in real-time.

Once the launch has taken place PotamWorks will continue to expand Smash Drums with further content, both paid and free. The studio plans on adding free songs and environments on a regular basis with paid DLC introducing new bands to support development.

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“As a rock fan since I was a teenager in the 90s, it’s been a joy to bring my childhood fun into my real-life job. Thanks to the incredible help of the discord community, and incredible feedback the players provided, I am looking forward to releasing the game and supporting it long beyond once it reaches App Lab,” said Mr Potam, founder at PotamWorks SAS in a statement. “There is so much more to come, and I want you to be sure of one thing: Rock n Roll is not dead: it has never been more ALIVE!”

Download the Smash Drums demo ahead of its launch on 17th June 2021, retailing for $19.99 USD. PotamWorks also plans to release a PC VR version later this year. As further updates are released VRFocus will let you know.

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Smash Drums SideQuest Demo Teases Drumming VR Game

Oculus Quest owners can try out a new demo called Smash Drums that shows promise for a drum-based VR rhythm game.

The free demo is available now on SideQuest with easy and hard difficulties on a sample song. While the demo functions as a sort of tease of what a full drumming-focused rhythm game might feel like on Oculus Quest, I found the demo to be pretty fun just by itself. It makes nice use of the 360-degree wireless freedom of Oculus Quest and offers a satisfying sense of really hammering the drums. The environment transforms around you as you play, because you’re rocking so hard the walls fall down and the place catches on fire.

Here’s some gameplay footage from the current demo:

Facebook tightly curates content for the Oculus Quest store and typically asks developers to submit a pitch document before developing with hope of releasing on the storefront. There’s also a high umber of rhythm VR games already on the market, or coming in the near future, so there’s some work to do before Smash Drums might be accepted onto the Quest store. The developer behind the game, France-based Mr Potam, plans to target both Quest and PC VR in early 2021 with a full release of 15 indie rock songs and other features.

I enjoyed my time in the demo so I’d love to see it get fully realized. If you check out the demo and like what you see, maybe let @SmashdrumsVR know about it on Twitter. And if you’re unfamiliar with sideloading you can find out how to use SideQuest with our guide here.

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Smash Drums! Is A VR Drumming Game Coming To Quest And Rift In 2021

Prospective VR drummers rejoice — a new drum-based VR rhythm game named Smash Drums! is set to launch next year, and it looks like a rocking good time.

Smash Drums! is coming to Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S early next year, and it looks to shake up the VR rhythm game genre by offering a different style of music. That’s right, it’s good news for all of you that are sick of EDM tracks, because Smash Drums! won’t have any. Fittingly, it will feature 15 indie rock songs to which you can bang drums to your heart’s content. The developer also says that free DLC tracks will arrive post-launch as well.

As you can see in the gameplay trailer above, different drum kit components will fly towards you to the beat of the music in a Beat Saber-esque manner, and you’ll use your virtual drum sticks to smash them in time. However, there’s an environmental element as well — as you get further through a song, your surroundings will start to break down into a lava-looking substance. So not only are you smashing out some sick beats, but you’re melting your surroundings while you do it.

The tracks have supposedly been tested by professional drummers and complete beginners, so you definitely don’t have to know the ins and outs of playing percussion before getting started. As you expect from a rhythm game, you’ll be able to compete for high scores with other players online, as well as unlock different skins for your kit and sticks.

The full game is scheduled to release in early 2021, but in the meantime a demo is set to arrive on SideQuest for Oculus Quest mid-August, so keep an eye (or maybe an ear) out for more info!

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