Oculus Quest: Last News

Lizzo’s biggest hits are coming to VR rhythm-slicing game Beat Saber.READ MORE: Lizzo – ‘Special’ review: joyful superstar uplifts with self-assured, self-empowering bopsThe Lizzo Pack is available to download now and features nine songs from Lizzo’s back catalogue including ‘About Damn Time’, ‘Juice’ and the Missy Elliot-featuring ‘Tempo’.Sharing the news yesterday, Beat Saber wrote: ”Dropping now. Download the Beat Sabre X Lizzo Music Pack.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWith Facebook’s cutover to a new corporate name — Meta — the company is giving the Oculus name the axe.Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, who is currently head of Facebook Reality Labs overseeing the company’s VR and AR businesses, announced a series of changes in nomenclature in a Facebook post Thursday.“VR will be the most immersive way for people to access the metaverse and as we look toward our goal of bringing 1B people into VR, we want to make it clear that Quest is a Meta product,” Bosworth wrote.

Ultrawings 2, the sequel to its VR focused flight game, planned to release in February.Ultrawings 2 is an open-world aerial adventure made for VR. Players can use in-game motion controls or peripherals such as a gamepad or hands-on throttle and stick setup to pilot their way around a VR world.

Beat Games has announced that a selection of Billie Eilish’s music will be coming to Beat Saber next week.Launching September 21, the downloadable bundle will feature ten tracks from across Eilish’s two albums (2019’s ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘ and 2021’s ‘Happier Than Ever‘), though details of which songs are still to be confirmed.

The Last Worker.According to a press release: “The Last Worker is a first-person narrative adventure centred around our struggle in an increasingly automated world.”“Combining a hand-crafted art style with uniquely immersive gameplay mechanics in an epic setting, The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought provoking and comedic story packaged with rich characters performed by an all-star cast.” Check out the announcement video below.According to creator Jörg Tittel: “Every member of the cast brings their respective characters to life in ways that go beyond what we ever could have hoped or imagined.”“The Last Worker felt entirely unlike every game I’ve played or been a part of,” said Isaacs.

Pistol Whip receives its second free story content update next week with the wild west themed Smoke & Thunder.Pistol Whip is a VR rhythm game where you have to time your gunshots to the beat to earn a maximum high score. Following its futuristic 2089 update last year, Smoke & Thunder will take players back to the wild west, releasing August 12.Smoke & Thunder features tracks from The Heavy, Black Pistol Fire, Bones UK, Devora, and a never before heard track from Magic Sword.

Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister, VR’s first 40k game, last December and it has seen several improvements since.Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister allows players to step into the grim dark future and blast their way through levels using iconic weapons from the franchise. Players can use boltguns, plasma pistols, and flamers to dispatch foes.

Facebook has paused worldwide sales of the Oculus Quest 2, after reports that the facial covers made from foam are causing skin irritation.In an Oculus blog post yesterday (July 27), the company announced a voluntary recall of the Quest 2 removable foam facial interface with the U.S.

Oculus’ latest update, v31, adds new invite features to make grouping up with other players easier, as well as new messenger functionality.Most of the new features from the Oculus update focus on connecting with friends. A new way to invite friends has been added, allowing for invites through an “invite to app” button.The button will be located in the Quest universal menu in any app that supports it.

Bithell Games, the studio behind Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex has announced Arcsmith – a VR game where you’ll need to solve a variety of space-bound 3D puzzles to succeed.Announced yesterday (June 30), Arcsmith will be available on Oculus Quest headsets on July 29 and puts players in the shoes of “an ad hoc apprentice to master arcsmith Korith Dinn.”Dinn is voiced by Dave Fennoy, who gamers will recognize as the voice behind characters from tens of games including the voice of Lee Everett in Telltale Games‘ The Walking Dead.Under a reluctant mentor, players will use tools to create a variety of hi-tech appliances.

Facebook‘s attempts to implement “in-headset” ads in VR games has not gone down well.Blaston, the first game to sign up for the test, has reversed course after facing backlash from players.Just last week, Facebook, the owner of Oculus, said it would begin a test of in-headset ads.

Facebook Reality Labs has begun a limited rollout of “in-headset” ads. Tests will begin with Blaston from Resolution Games.Oculus has released a blog post on their website stating that a small test of in-headset ads will be beginning.

Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in a Facebook post that Air Link is coming to original Oculus Quest headsets.A Facebook post from Mark Zuckerberg showed a video of the new v30 update for Oculus Quest headsets. He confirmed in the comments that Air Link would be coming to Quest 1 headsets.Air Link is a feature that allows Quest 2 headsets to connect to PCs wirelessly.

announced last week, the VR port of Resident Evil 4 has been confirmed for a 2021 release window.Oculus Studios and Armature Studio revealed the news during the debut edition of the Oculus Gaming Showcase on Wednesday night, April 21. While a firm release date has not been announced, the studios have confirmed that the game will release later this year for the Oculus Quest 2.Check out the clip below.Oculus Studios executive producer Ruth Bram also shared more about the changes between the original game from 2005 and the upcoming VR port, which will be a full remaster.“My colleagues at Oculus Studios are working closely with Armature and Capcom to rework the entire game for VR,” said Bram.

Jurassic World: Aftermath is heading to the Oculus Quest platform very soon.Announced earlier this year, the game has finally received a release date and is arriving as early as tomorrow (December 17). Using the Oculus Quest systems to their full advantage, the game aims to put players face to face with the deadly dinosaurs that roam the island.Embracing the same gameplay style as games such as Alien: Isolation, players are left defenceless against the beasts that stalk the environments, set two years after the first Jurassic World film.