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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.

Liam Gallagher has admitted that he “stacked it” while playing a The Simpsons game on his Oculus Quest 2 VR headset.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher swaggers towards summer with new Dave Grohl-featuring song ‘Everything’s Electric’Last year, Gallagher fell out of a helicopter after his headline set at the Isle of Wight festival, with the singer sustaining multiple injuries and cancelling gigs as a result.In a new interview with Absolute Radio, Gallagher has said that he “nearly had an accident the other night (that was) worse than the helicopter.”Talking about playing on his Oculus Quest 2, Gallagher said: “I’m in The Simpsons thing, you’re in The Simpsons shop selling people food and stuff and all of a sudden, I’ve got right into it and there’s a counter and I’ve lent on the counter to have a little chat with a dude, and I’ve stacked it. Nearly smashed my face in again on the island.

virtual reality release of Capcom’s horror classic Resident Evil 4 is getting a significant update that aims to enhance movement and comfort settings on Meta Quest 2 – formerly known as Oculus Quest 2.Developed by Capcom and Armature Studio, the VR remake of one of Resident Evil’s finest instalments was well-received when it launched in October 2021. Now, an entry on the Quest Blog details that Resident Evil 4 VR’s first post-launch update “has overhauled mobility and comfort settings in response to player feedback, and has enhanced gameplay to give players more options.”These enhancements include “new controller-directional movement” so that players can steer walking direction with their hand, the option to switch the dominant analogue stick movement hand, “which is a big boon for left-handed players”, and height adjustment settings.“Additionally, there are new accessibility settings for adjusting waist and chest holder positions,” the announcement continues, “as well as an option for changing the colour of the laser sight on weapons.”Other minor changes include more reloading settings, fixes for known issues affecting saving, and “other optimisations that enhance various facets of the experience”.Although the update brings no new gameplay content, it seems to lay the groundwork for the upcoming The Mercenaries mode, which was announced in November 2021.

Meta and Beat Games have confirmed the next big name collection to come to Beat Saber, with the Lady Gaga Music Pack out now.The ten-track bundle features tracks from across Gaga’s back catalogue, from early hits ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’ to her recent collaboration with Ariana Grande, ‘Rain On Me’.

Resident Evil 4 VR’s The Mercenaries mode has leaked, confirming it will release for free next year.Over the weekend (November 20), the trailer for Resident Evil 4 VR The Mercenaries was reportedly uploaded to the Oculus YouTube channel ahead of its scheduled release time but was set to private before more eyes could see it.However, thanks to Biohazard Declassified, the trailer was quickly recovered and posted to YouTube, showing new gameplay as well as confirming The Mercenaries mode will be

Oculus, has raised his concerns over hasty pushes to create the metaverse – immersive online worlds merging VR and AR technologies.It’s a view that may be at odds with that of Oculus’ parent company Facebook, which rebranded as “Meta” on October 28, part of a move to switch from being a social media company to “building the metaverse”.

Facebook account in order to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets.The news came as Facebook – the parent company of the titular social media platform and owner of Oculus – officially rebranded itself as Meta at this year’s Facebook Connect event, as it focuses on moving from being a social media company to becoming a “metaverse” company.As both VR and AR are major components that will bring about this reality, the company is looking to shake up how it operates VR.

Resident Evil 4 will notice a change to some content in the VR version coming to Oculus Quest 2.While Resident Evil 4 VR adapts the original third-person classic into first-person with all the familiar story beats and set pieces, this new release has notably cut all dialogue of a sexually suggestive nature.In a statement provided to NME, a Facebook spokesperson said, “Oculus Studios, Armature, and Capcom partnered closely to remaster Resident Evil 4 from the ground up for VR.

Facebook from the Oculus Quest 2, meaning outages like the one experienced earlier this week won’t affect the VR headset.Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were all down earlier this week, disrupting work and communication for many.

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram has seemingly left Oculus Quest users unable to play games through the Facebook-owned VR headset.While Facebook is down (October 4), it seems like the Oculus Quest VR headset is being affected by the outage, as players report being unable to access any games.The issue was spotted in a since-deleted tweet that stated, “all of my games on this device have disappeared”.

Salmi Games is releasing cell-shaded roguelike shooter Sweet Surrender for PCVR and Oculus headsets next week.Sweet Surrender is a VR only shooter set in a dystopian megatower. The large structure is infested with robots that will need to be shot and blown up as players fight their way to the summit.

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.

Oculus has removed the Rift S headset from sale on its website.The Rift S was confirmed to be reaching end-of-life after Facebook spoke to UploadVR back in April, saying “Generally speaking, as channels sell out of stock, they won’t be replenished moving forward.”Replacing the Rift S is the Oculus Quest 2, a standalone PC VR headset that can also be tethered to a PC with a pricy proprietary cable.As per PC Gamer, the main differences between the Oculus Quest 2 and Oculus Rift S are that the

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

Blade and Sorcery which can take on many different forms.The Shatterblade mod is available on Nexus Mods and adds a unique sword to hack-and-slash VR game Blade and Sorcery.According to the Nexus Mods page, the Shatterblade is a sword composed of 15 separate blades that can form many modes.In action, these shards can come together to form a wicked looking blade that looks like a stylised but traditional sword.

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.

Valheim mod that supports VR headsets now has motion control support, after its initial release back in April of this year.VHVR allows players to play Valheim with “native Open VR support in full stereoscopic 3D”, according to the mod page on Nexus Mods. The mod supports motion controls for Oculus Touch and Valve index, with Vive bindings usable but currently untested.It also adds motion tracking to multiplayer, meaning you can “wave hello at your friends”.

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.

Oculus has announced that it will be hosting its first ever gaming showcase this month.The news was announced via the official Oculus blog on April 12.

Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual has been released on the Oculus YouTube channel.The gadget-heavy mystery games centered around the Freelance Police, AKA Sam & Max, haven’t seen an entirely new release since 2010. Telltale Games’ The Devil’s Playhouse was the last time the pair were together.

Bloober Team’s hit 2019 survival horror game, Blair Witch is making its way onto the Oculus Quest VR this October.The developer announced Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition on Twitter, where it revealed that the game has been “redesigned from the ground-up” specifically for the VR console.

Beat Saber in a brand new update next month (October), Beat Games has announced.The update is expected to arrive on October 13, and will allow players to create their own avatar before challenging both their friends and random opponents online.Beat Games is aiming to have the update arrive on all platforms simultaneously, however, in a tweet following the announcement, acknowledged that there may be a delay with the PS4 version.“We (Beat Games) are doing everything we can to make sure we release

Ubisoft has announced that VR focused Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell games will be coming exclusively to Oculus devices.During the Facebook Connect event, Ubisoft took to the stage to announce both games. While little is known about both titles as of yet, it was revealed that they will be built from the ground-up exclusively for Oculus VR and will include elements from the franchises.

Respawn Entertainment is working on a new VR Medal Of Honor title known as Above And Beyond and will place players in the frontlines of World War 2.The title is expected to release later this year for both Oculus Rift and Quest. No date has been specified outside of the holiday season.Medal Of Honor: Above And Beyond will take place through the historic events of World War 2 in an immersive VR experience.

Oculus VR headset owners will need to link their Facebook accounts to their devices in order to use it, Oculus has announced.“Everyone using an Oculus device for the first time will need to log in with a Facebook account,” the company wrote in a blog post. The post goes on to detail the changes to the VR system in the coming years, including the termination of current Oculus accounts.Existing users will have until January 1, 2023 to link their accounts.

Disney is hoping to lure Star Wars fans back to its theme parks — once they’re allowed to reopen this summer — with the assistance of a new virtual-reality experience that extends the storylines encompassing the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction.