Author: Ian Higton
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II looks stunning in VR thanks to Praydog’s UEVR mod
Greetings all! Sorry for the fairly short VR Corner this week but I’m actually on holiday right now and this, combined with the recent Eurogamer news, meant that I didn’t have much time to do a fully fleshed-out VR Corner for you. I couldn’t bear to leave you without the usual Sunday shenanigans though, so…
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The hairy history of six forgotten Planet of the Apes games
The recently released Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes movie is the 10th Planet of the Apes film to have hit the cinema screens since the original came out in 1968. This is an impressive number, but did you know there have also been six official Planet of the Apes games? Well, I’m going…
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Despite a few performance issues, the original Prey works really well in standalone VR
It’s been a long time since I played the original Prey from Human Head Studios, but I still vividly remember so much of it thanks to how groundbreaking the gravity-defying, portal-hopping gameplay was at the time. There were so many mind-blowing moments as you followed protagonist Tommy Tawodi on the search for his girlfriend Jen…
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This new VR mod for Content Warning makes monster hunting feel super immersive
After burning incredibly brightly for a short while, it feels like Content Warning’s star might be dimming rather quickly now. One minute there were a million TikToks and streams about it, and the next… well, people seem to be moving on pretty fast. Faster than they did with the game’s inspiration, Lethal Company at least.…
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PS1 inspired survival horror game Crow Country releases this week and first impressions are really good
Stone the crows! London-based indie studio, SFB Games is probably best know for its Nintendo Switch launch title Snipperclips, but its newest release, Crow Country couldn’t be any more different. Heavily inspired by PS1 survival horror games in both graphics and gameplay, Crow Country sees you exploring an abandoned theme park in search of its…
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How many of these forgotten Fallout crossovers do you remember?
Recently, because I hate myself, I was browsing Twitter (I’m not calling it X) and I stumbled across an incredible conceptual video from an artist named DEVINK that shows what they imagine a potential Fortnite X Fallout crossover could look like. This crossover seems like a bit of a no-brainer to me and I wouldn’t…
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Exploring Watch Dogs’ Chicago map in REAL VR is an absolute treat for the eyes
I love a spot of virtual tourism, me. During the pandemic, I would scratch my travelling itches with some nice big sessions on Google Earth VR, where I would retrace my steps from holidays of old or explore new places I’ve always wanted to go. But those little imaginary expeditions pale in comparison to being…
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Sea of Thieves is now available on PS5, but how does it handle?
One of Xbox’s greatest treasures, Sea of Thieves is finally launching on PS5 today and I, Iyaaaaarrrn Higton, have swabbed my poop deck and spliced my mainbrace in anticipation for this momentous occasion. Sea of Thieves has actually been in open beta on PS5 for the past week and, according to Digital Foundry’s Oliver Mackenzie,…
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Everything you need to know about base building in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76
With the success of the Fallout TV show, the recent release of the next-gen update for Fallout 4 and the fact that (in my humble opinion) Fallout 76 is well worth a go nowadays, there’s a high chance that you are one of the millions of people who are currently jumping back into Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic…
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ConVRgence is a new Early Access VR survival shooter that asks ‘What if Tarkov gave you a dog?’
I didn’t realise this while I was recording the video, but this week’s VR Corner subject, ConVRgence was made by the same developer as another game that I previously featured in my Corner, Paradox of Hope. ‘Monkey-With-a-Bomb’, as the solo studio is called, released Paradox of Hope in Early Access exactly two years ago this…