Sam Richardson To Star In Movie Adaptation Of VR Game Werewolves Within

After we first learned of a movie adaptation of Ubisoft’s VR party game Werewolves Within back in 2018, we finally have some more information regarding one of the first movie adaptations of a VR game.

According to Deadline, Sam Richardson, best known for appearing the political-comedy series Veep, will star in the upcoming adaptation. We also now know that Josh Ruben is slated to direct, who previously worked on and starred in many CollegeHumor shorts. More recently, Ruben worked on television skits for shows like The Late Late Show with James Cordon.

As previously reported, the game will be adapted for the screen by screenwriter Misha Wolff (a rather appropriate name), with the show being produced as a part of Ubisoft’s Women’s Film and Television Fellowship initiative. Speaking about the series back in 2018, she said, “it’s a live action horror-comedy about a small town who sort of takes justice into their own hands. I’m just tickled by the idea of private justice and that sort of got the ball rolling for me as to what kind of a story could be made out of that.”

We reviewed the Werewolves Within VR game, developed by Ubisoft, all the way back in 2016. David noted that the game was “a creative and comical social VR experience that’s unlike anything else available in the medium, but it comes with a high learning curve and high barrier to entry.”

How do you feel about Werewolves Within getting a movie adaptation? Let us know in the comments below.

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November 12, 2018

Ubisoft’s VR Party Game Werewolves Within Is Getting A Movie (Really)

Remember Werewolves Within? It was one of Ubisoft’s earliest (and, arguably, best) experiments with VR, bringing a classic party game concept into headsets and making human body language and tone a mechanic unto itself. It’s one of the few apps that really tried to capture the power of social VR.

Anyways, it’s getting a movie. Yes, really.

A new video from the game publisher posted last week announced the film alongside a TV adaptation of Child of Light. It’s going to be a live action film that adapts the core concept of the game. “It’s a live action horror-comedy about a small town who sort of takes justice into their own hands,” screenwriter Mishna Wolff (ha! Wolf!) explains. “I’m just tickled by the idea of private justice and that sort of got the ball rolling for me as to what kind of a story could be made out of that.”

The film is spinning out of Ubisoft’s Women’s Film and Television Fellowship initiative. Other details like a director and potential launch window for the movie haven’t yet been announced.

Of all the potential franchises for Ubisoft to adapt into a movie we have to say we weren’t expecting Werewolves Within to ever make the cut. That said, we also have to admit the basic concept for the game — trust no one and suspect everyone — could make for a really entertaining movie.

Plus, who knows? If it does well then maybe we could see the series return to VR in the future once headsets are capable of taking its concepts even further.

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September 30, 2018

Something For The Weekend: PlayStation VR Deals To See September Off

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. We head to the PlayStation Store for the final Sunday of September to find the best deals on PlayStation VR titles. With experiences that will take you to the seven seas, outer space, and even into the eyes of an eagle. There is something for everyone this weekend. As always, be sure to check back every weekend for even more deals right here on VRFocus.

Battlezone Gold Edition

“Battlezone is arcade VR action at its finest, with options galore allowing players to uniquely hone their combat strategies. With both extensive single-player and multiplayer modes there’s enough here for countless hours of gameplay, so you can comfortably sit cocooned inside these rolling machines of destruction and never get bored, because quite frankly, it’s too much fun. PlayStation VR owners have been enjoying Battlezone for months, if you own an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive you don’t need to have second thoughts about this, Battlezone is one of the best VR titles out there.” – Read VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Battlezone.

Battlezone Gold Edition is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from the usual £29.99.

One Piece: Grand Cruise

Get ready to experience the life of a pirate as you step onto the famous Thousand Sunny Ship and meet the legendary Straw Hat Pirates. You’ll come face-to-face with members of the crew including Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and many more while dealing with fierce battles that will see you firing cannons to defend the ship. Explore the ship, feel like a pirate and enter the world of One Piece.

One Piece: Grand Cruise is available now for only £5.79 (GBP) down from £7.99.

SUPERHOT VR

Time moves when you move. That is the core rule of this intense title that will see you having to use strategy and quick thinking to overcome the many challenges that await you. With no regenerating health bars, no conveniently place ammo and only one hit ending your life, you’ll need to be creative as you’ll outnumbered and outgunned. Grab weapons of fallen enemies to shoot, slice and maneuver your way through a hurricane of slow-motion bullets. Think you have the skills to make it out alive?

SUPERHOT VR is available now for £14.99 (GBP) down from £19.99.

Apex Construct

“Despite some minor gripes, its clear that Apex Construct represents the way forward for VR videogames, an absorbing, intriguing experience that draws you in with a rich world complete with its own history and mysteries to be unravelled as well as a fluid combat system. Apex Construct is the standard by which future VR titles will be judged, and an indicator that VR has stepped up its game.” – Read VRFocus’ Staff Writer Rebecca Hills-Duty review of Apex Construct.

Apex Construct is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from £24.99.

Loading Human: Chapter 1

“Loading Human is the adventure game of the future. Your dying father, an esteemed scientist, has summoned you to his Antarctic base to undergo an intensive interstellar quest: retrieve the Quintessence, an elusive energy source that will help reverse the aging process.”

Loading Human: Chapter 1 is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from £34.99.

Werewolves Within

After several attacks on the townsfolk, the medieval village of Gallowston has had enough. Players will be transport to the village where they must uncover the werewolves that have been causing all the trouble. To do this five to eight players will need to work together in a fast-paced game of hidden roles and social deduction to cleanse the town of the werewolves and uncover which player is the werewolf lying and betraying their friends in order to survive. Capturing the essence and competitive spirit of the tabletop game, this VR version will immersive players right into the fun.

Werewolves Within is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from £24.99.

Time Carnage

“Time Carnage is well-made, and is a fine, competent example of its genre, with some excellent music and sound design, though it ultimately fails to stand out amidst many other similar titles that litter VR videogame libraries. Shooting dinosaurs is still lots of fun, though.” – Read VRFocus’ Staff Writer Rebecca Hills-Duty review of Time Carnage.

Time Carnage is available now for £8.99 (GBP) down from £15.99.

Trackmania Turbo

Every wanted to step into the driving seat of a powerful car and drive around outlandish tracks? If so, then this is the title for you. Experience the thrill of racing like never before as you complete races and challenges on over 200 unique tracks across five difficulty levels. Think you can make it to the top of the worldwide rankings?

Trackmania Turbo is available now for £12.99 (GBP) down from £24.99.

Eagle Flight

“Fifty years after humans vanished from the face of the Earth, wildlife and nature reclaimed its cities, leaving you with a breathtaking city playground in Paris. As an eagle, you soar past iconic landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame Cathedral, and dive through narrow streets in order to fight opponents and protect your territory. Eagle Flight gives you the absolute liberty to explore Paris from a bird’s eye view!”

Eagle Flight is on sale now for £12.99 (GBP) down from the usual £34.99 with PlayStation Plus members saving an extra 5%.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew

“While Star Trek: Bridge Crew definitely appeals to the core fan base – Ubisoft has added the original USS Enterprise in there as well – non Star Trek fans of the franchise will also find something to like about the title, especially with a few mates playing. The production values are top notch making Star Trek: Bridge Crew one of those rare VR experiences that feels like a AAA title, and likely part of most VR gamers’ collections.” – VRFocus’ Senior Staff Writer Peter Graham’s review of Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is available now for £15.99 (GBP) down from £29.99.

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.

February 2, 2018

Play VR Sport ‘SPARC’ for Free on Rift This Weekend

Sparc (2017), the VR sport from EVE Online developers CCP Games, is hosting a free weekend for Rift players on Oculus Home. Temporary free access has already begun, and will conclude on February 4th at 11:59 PM PT (local time here).

Initially launched in April 2017 on PSVR, Sparc is a unique VR sport that pits you in a 1v1 skill-based match; it’s a little like a racket sport from some neon, Tron-inspired future. Sparc, which features multiplayer game modes, as well as single player challenges and training modes, was later released on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with crossplay last November.

Unfortunately for Sparc, CCP has since shut down the Atlanta-based branch tasked with creating, selling off their Newcastle branch in charge of EVE: Valkyrie (2016) as well. While development on Valkyrie continues under Sumo Digital, no new content has been created for Sparc, leaving it essentially to wane alongside capable, but ill-serviced games such as Eagle Flight and Werewolves Within.

Check out Sparc for Rift on Oculus Home here.

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September 12, 2017

VR Vs. AAA Videogames & Their Publishers

To many virtual reality (VR) aficionados, last week’s announcement that Rockstar Games would be bringing L.A. Noire to the HTC Vive is the latest in a long line of AAA videogame publishers taking their time to recognise the potential of the medium. To most however, it’s an early bet on a technology that isn’t yet mainstream. The truth, of course, lies somewhere between.

LA Noire VR Case Files (Thin Version) VR as we know it has existed for a number of years now, but still the general perception is that it’s a new technology that’s not quite found its feet yet. And few could blame the larger videogame audience for making such a judgement. The hardware is expensive, the big publishers and bigger videogame titles are yet to throw a stone into the pool and the true selling points of the medium are evasive until you find an experience that truly captivates you and try it first hand. Despite the fact that the core VR audience has had their consumer hardware for over a year, the core videogames audience is still largely unaware of what VR is capable of.

Ubisoft and 2K Games have made small efforts to test the waters, and Square Enix will arrive on PlayStation VR with Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV later this year. And that’s the position we’ve been in for some time. Ignoring Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) for a moment – acceptable as the company itself is a platform holder akin to Oculus VR – the most any of these publishers has offered thus far is an experiment.

You could of course argue that Rockstar Games are also experimenting with L.A. Noire; after all, it’s not ‘Grand Theft Auto VR’. However, for a company with as much weight to put behind their titles as Rockstar Games, the fact that the VR release was announced alongside the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch updates for the videogame is a huge leap forward. It’s a peer, not an underling.

And the aforementioned Ubisoft also have some interesting VR titles coming in 2018, with Space Junkies and Transference offering brand new IP that reaches far beyond the one-shot Werewolves Within and Eagle Flight. Square Enix also has the mysterious Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur VR, and Microsoft has stated that a Halo videogame is in development for Windows 10 Mixed Reality head-mounted displays (HMDs). So what’s the upshot of all this?

The fact that Oculus Home still has ‘beta’ in block capitals emblazoned on the application more than a year after launch is telling. VR as a whole is still in ‘beta’, and we’re now seeing the investment labours from Oculus VR, HTC, Valve, SIE and many others come to fruition. For many, this holiday season will be when VR truly arrives as its then that the big videogame franchises will come to the medium. For those of us who have been riding this train since the Oculus Rift Kickstarter campaign, it’ll be a pivotal period that will be remembered for years-to-come.

July 10, 2017January 20, 2020

The 5 Best Cross-Play Multiplayer Games for PC VR & PlayStation VR

Single-player games can immersive and rewarding, but when the campaign is done and all the AI foes have been slain, you need to know when you finally hit that ‘multiplayer’ button that can play with actual human beings. Here we take a look at multiplayers games that will let you play together—be it on PC VR headsets through Steam or Oculus, or on PlayStation VR.

VR’s overall playerbase—even across the major headsets—is still a pretty small community in contrast to console/PC gaming. So while the multiplayer lobbies won’t be busting at the seams like you’re used to in flatscreen games, you’re still bound to find a group of casuals, die-hards, and try-hards populating the servers.

Here’s what we think are the best cross-compatible games for Rift, Vive, Index, or Windows MR players on PC, and for console players on PSVR. You’ll find a longer explanation below our top 5 list detailing more about PSVR cross-play (spoiler: there’s only a few).

5 – Sparc

CCP’s 1v1 sports game Sparc was their last virtual reality title before shuttering their VR studios late last year. While CCP has basically called it quits on VR for now, there’s still plenty of reasons to pick up Sparc if you’re looking to connect up with a buddy.

Sparc is by all measures a great game, but it’s even greater that you can play mano-a-mano against any one of your VR headset owning goons you call friends. Sparc suffers from the same issue as many cross-platform VR games though, i.e. no support for friends lists outside of the platform you’re on, but you can always host a game and hope for matchmaking serendipity—the silver lining to a smaller user base means you’ll probably be able to match up with your friend easily.

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4 – Catan VR

Catan VR (2018) brings the best-selling board game Settlers of Catan to pretty much every VR headset out there, with dedicated community of players on PC VR headsets, PSVR, Oculus Go and Gear VR. You’re certain to meet Catan-lovers from all over the world, so who knows how your game will improve or what friends you’ll make along the way.

Although online play is the main focus of Catan VR, there’s also a single-player mode with ‘Catan AI Personalities’, which were designed with guidance from Catan creator Klaus Teuber.

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3 – Space Junkies

Space Junkies (2019) is a team shooter from Ubisoft’s Montpellier studio that puts you into zero-g for some pretty familiar Unreal Tournament-style action. Although Ubisoft pulled the plug on development only a few months after the sci-fi arcade-style shooter was released, there’s still a sizable chunk of meat on the bones here, making it one of VR’s most finely-polished and fun team shooters out there.

Full cross-play adds some disparity in input; PSVR players could technically have a leg up on the competition due to DualShock 4 allowing for quicker target acquisition, although you may just find dual-wielding with motion controllers way easier and ultimately more satisfying.

Oculus Store – Steam – PlayStation Store

2 – Star Trek: Bridge Crew

You don’t have to be a Trekkie (or Trekker) to see why sitting at the bridge of a star ship, cooperatively taking down hostile aliens is a really engrossing way to lose an entire afternoon/evening. With its 4-player multiplayer, you can go through the game’s half-dozen campaign missions, or alternatively experience an infinite number of procedurally-generated missions in the company of other PC VR and PSVR-owners.

Created by Ubisoft’s Red Storm Entertainment, Star Trek: Bridge Crew is worth it if only to say you’ve been where no man’s gone before.

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1 – Rec Room

Social apps are a fun way to talk and interact with people in VR, but if you don’t have something fun to do while you’re actually there, the novelty ultimately wears off. Anti Gravity’s Rec Room is a great way to experience fun activities like paintball or dodge ball, but the real meat of the game likes in their co-op ‘Quests’ and PvP battle royale game Rec Royale. Of course all of this is served up in a lovable cartoony environment while you have a chat with people from all over the world, or just your best buddies if you so choose. Did we mention it was free. Yeah, we can’t believe it either.

Rec Room isn’t only a great game, but it allows all players regardless of platforms to meet up, create friends and sally forth to take on all activities without the issues we mentioned above.

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Healthy Playerbases, Cross-compatibility Issues

Let’s face it: there aren’t many other cross-play multiplayer titles that currently work on all three major headsets. It’s a fact we’ve been living with since the headsets launched in 2016, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better due to two very real roadblocks outside of the friends list issue a large portion of cross-platform games suffer from. While platform exclusives wall out a large percentage of would-be users, the ugly truth is studios simply aren’t going head-first into VR multiplayer games like they once were. Time after time, VR games that primarily feature multiplayer support have fallen to the wayside because of low hourly active user numbers, and perfectly fun games like Werewolves Within and Eagle Flight stand as testament to this.

If you buy a game and the servers aren’t populated with players, you probably won’t wait around too long for a match; it creates a vicious cycle that tends to spell the death of a game if a hardcore playerbase isn’t built-in due to things like active Discord servers or subreddits to keep people engaged outside of the matchmaking screen.

Thankfully for SteamVR headsets owners, Steam is a great resource for guaranteed cross-play on multiplayer titles; many games available through Steam offer VR support for Rift, Vive, Valve Index, and Windows VR pretty much on a de facto basis. Conversely, with a SteamVR headset and ReVive at your disposal, many Oculus Rift multiplayer titles are technically cross-play capable if you’re looking to hack your way in. It’s a pretty strange way of vaulting over the friends list roadblock, but entirely feasible if you’re motivated.

Update (January, 20th 2020): We’ve done a long-due overhaul of the list reflecting the latest developments in the games, and their cross-play abilities. We’ll be periodically updating this list as new games come out.

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April 5, 2017

7 Games You Can’t Miss In PSVR’s First Big Sale

If you’re a PS4 user in Europe, you probably know that, every two weeks, Sony hosts a sale on its PlayStation Store, slashing the prices on tons of games of a certain theme or category. It was only a matter of time before such a sale hit the slate of PlayStation VR (PSVR) games that have released over the past six months and, today, that’s finally happened.

A whole heap of PSVR games have gone on sale on the EU store, including some of the biggest launch titles like Battlezone, EVE: Valkyrie and Driveclub VR. PSVR players are an eager bunch, so you’ve likely already picked up many of the headset’s bigger games. As such, we’ve picked out seven lesser known titles that you should definitely consider grabbing over the next two weeks.

Bound – £7.99

Bound is one of those games you might not know supports VR; Plastic’s beautiful platformer, that turns simple actions like running and jumping into elegant dance moves, released long before PSVR came out. Surprisingly, though, its launch integration with the headset remains one of the best experiences for it so far, and the developers continue to improve it with PS4 Pro support and other updates. Don’t miss it.

Wayward Sky – £9.49

Wayward Sky might not be the most challenging of puzzle/adventure games, but it’s got more than enough charm to make up for it, and a smart implementation of VR locomotion too. You play as a young girl that sets out to save her father when they crash land on a mysterious floating fortress. Played with two Move controllers, you move in third-person, peering down into a wonderful model world, and then take over in first-person for specific actions. It’s a wonderful little adventure.

Tethered – £11.49

Six months on from release and Tethered remains one of the few games that would satisfy VR gamers looking for a demanding tactical challenge. The game has you commanding tiny ‘peeps’ as they gather resources and defeat enemies all in an effort to raise your spirit energy. Since we reviewed it it’s been updated to support PlayStation Move, which gives you an even greater degree of control over the action. This is one for PSVR owners that want proper games.

Windlands – £13.99

Windlands gives a lot of iron stomached VR gamers what they’ve been asking for; full locomotion with analogue sticks. But it doesn’t stop there, as this Spider-Man simulator has you swinging from branches and platforms across floating islands, gathering collectables and leaping across chasms. Move support is on the way, so if you’ve been holding out for it then you might want to pick this one up now.

How We Soar – £9.99

Sadly soaring under many people’s radar, we can’t recommend this one enough. How We Soar is an enchanting little adventure that tells the story of a writer and the worlds he builds using origami-style visuals. You ride on the back of a phoenix, and we’ve never so badly wanted to bring our hands into an experience so that we could grab its bright red feathers as we flew. We try not to use the term magical too much, but How We Soar definitely fits the bill.

The Brookhaven Experiment – £9.49

PSVR might not have the same 360 degree tracking capabilities as the HTC Vive, but The Brookhaven Experiment still makes a pretty good case for porting games from the SteamVR headset over to PS4. The console version of this wave shooter has some smart workarounds to bring the full experience to users without causing issues with occlusion, meaning you can have a fun, immersive and fully frightening time blasting away deformed monsters.

Werewolves Within – £14.99

The only game on this list made by a big publisher, Werewolves Within is Ubisoft’s lesser-known but creatively fascinating multiplayer VR game, unjustly sitting in the shadows of Eagle Flight and Star Trek. It tasks players with finding which of their troupe is secretly a vicious werewolf. The player in control of the disguised beast must do all they can to lead others astray. It’s a brilliant example of the new kinds of experiences social VR can create.

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March 28, 2017

Amazon Running Discount Promotion on Several PlayStation VR Titles Including Resident Evil 7

In January Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) held its winter sale dropping prices across a range of virtual reality (VR) titles for PlayStation VR. If you didn’t pick up a deal then, or you’ve recently purchased the headset, Amazon US has a few software discounts available.

Currently the online retailer has five titles on discount, the most notable one being Resident Evil 7 biohazard, which launched in January, with a sizable 33 percent off. If you head over to the PlayStation.Store you’ll still find the videogame at full retail price.

The titles currently on offer are:

Werewolves Within – £25.49 ($29.99) – 15% off

Loading Human – $20.98 ($39.99) – 48% off

Resident Evil 7 biohazard – $39.99 ($59.99) – 33% off

Moto Racer 4 – $19.99 ($39.99) – 50% off (Amazon Prime members only)

Eagle Flight – $34.00 ($39.99) – 15% off

Resident Evil 7 biohazard will be the most popular choice out of the bunch, having been well received by media and fans alike. Both Werewolves Within and Eagle Flight come from Ubisoft, both offering different multiplayer challenges, with the former a tactile game to uncover the hidden werewolf, while the latter is a much more high octane experience flying through the streets of a long deserted Paris.

Recently SIE has been updating the hardware, expanding and improving its functionality. Today sees the PlayStation 4 Pro Media Player update go live, adding support for 4K VR videos. Earlier this month SIE also released version 4.50 for PlayStation 4, with PlayStation VR getting support for Bluray 3D discs and an enhanced Cinematic Mode.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of PlayStation VR, reporting back with the latest deals.

March 21, 2017

PlayStation VR Party: The Best Games for a Fun Night with Friends

The launch of the PlayStation VR has been deemed a success by many, with even Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) seemingly caught unawares by the demand for the virtual reality (VR) hardware. But satisfying the early adopters is a much easier task than achieving mass market appeal, as has been seen time-and-again with peripherals in the videogame industry. One ideal is for those early adopters to become evangelists for the hardware, but doing so takes just the right kind of software.

Keen to ensure that VR can be enjoyed by families and friends as well as the core videogame demographic, every early adopter of the head-mounted display (HMD) should consider a purchase of PlayStation VR Worlds. A selection of mini-games both family friendly and more maturely themed, PlayStation VR Worlds offers a taste of the potential of VR without daunting newcomers with the possibility of a ten hour experience; or even just an hour, for that matter. Once that initial boundary has fallen what else can PlayStation VR offer to get the party swinging?

The Playroom VR

Playroom VR – Sony Interactive Entertainment

Playroom VR is a free download for all PlayStation VR early adopters, so why haven’t you got it yet? Well you probably have, and already have dived into the couch multiplayer style mini-games included. The essence of Playroom VR is that players armed with a DualShock 4 controller both work with and against the player wearing the PlayStation VR HMD. Monster Escape grants the solo HMD wearing player the ability to crush their foes as they combat one-to-four players who are trying to evade the large green beast towering down upon them, while Ghost House has the players working co-operatively to hunt supernatural beings in a cartoon haunted house. Playroom VR is a fantastic way of demonstrating this new technology without the fear of the many complicated implications of VR.

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Werewolves Within – Ubisoft

A somewhat underrated PlayStation VR title, Werewolves Within is the essence of social interaction in VR. Although there’s no local multiplayer option – meaning the laughs will come from sharing the HMD around your friends opposed to getting the better of one another – Werewolves Within is an elaborate guessing game that is as fun as you choose to make it. Don’t underestimate the comedy value of merging new players online with the friends sat next to you on the couch.

Carnival Games VR-Alleyball

Carnival Games VR – 2K Games

One of the biggest selling franchises on the hugely successful Nintendo Wii console is also available on PlayStation VR, however this time around things are a bit different. Those looking for an immediate and accessible videogame to play with their family or a friend unacquainted with VR – or videogames as a whole, for that matter – could do far worse. Carnival Games VR promises a palatable experience with extremely low barriers for entry.

Ace Banana – Oasis Games

Ace Banana tasks the players with defending a pile of bananas from evil invader monkeys. Who doesn’t want to do that? You’ll have to put your archery skills to the test using PlayStation Move controllers in a VR experience that is designed to increase in difficulty as players choose their own play style: from short bursts to longer endurance tests. What’s more, the entire videogame can be played co-operatively. How’s that for multiplayer monkey-wrangling?

Sports Bar VR - checkers

Sports Bar VR – CherryPop Games

Much like Werewolves Within, Sports Bar VR isn’t social multiplayer for local players. However, it is the most social VR experience currently offered across any HMD. Originally launched as Pool Nation VR on HTC Vive, the PlayStation VR version lags a little behind the debut due to the lack of roomscale tracking, however CherryPop Games has worked very hard to ensure that the experience of being in a virtual space with complete strangers is just as entertaining. The name change came about due to the fact that pool became just one element of the videogame, with air hockey, ball games, darts and more now included as standard.

January 6, 2017

Eagle Flight, Pinball FX2, Surgeon Simulator: ER and More Added to PlayStation VR Sale

While the Oculus and Steam winter sales have now ended, PlayStation VR owners are getting even more deals with 14 new titles added to the January sale.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) launched its PlayStation sale just before Christmas, with 13 virtual reality (VR) videogames included. Those discounts end today, but the newly featured titles below are on offer until 20th January 2017. The deals aren’t available in every territory so check your PlayStation Store to see which ones have been included, all the discounts and prices listed below are for the UK.

Ace Banana – £7.39 (was £11.49 GBP)
Eagle Flight – £24.99 (was £34.99)
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes – £7.99 (was £11.99)
KISMET – £3.99 (was £5.79)
Loading Human: Chapter 1 – £19.99 (was £34.99)
Pinball FX2 VR – £9.49 (was £11.99)
Pixel Gear – £5.79 (was £8.99)
Robinson: The Journey – £34.99 (was £54.99)
SUPERHYPERCUBE – £15.99 (was £24.99)
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality – £12.99 (was £15.99)
The Brookhaven Experiment – £10.99 (was £14.99)
VEV: Viva Ex Vivo‎ VR Edition – £2.49 (was £3.99)
Weeping Doll – £5.79 (was £7.99)
Werewolves Within – £15.99 (was £24.99)

So if you’ve still got some cash left over from Christmas now’s a good time to build your PlayStation VR library. For the latest PlayStation VR news, keep reading VRFocus.