Now that the gaming industry is booming, you might be curious about dipping your own toes into the waters of game design. Naturally, you’re on the hunt for strategies that successful game developers might use—besides making enough coffee to last up to 16 hours per day. Truth is, the games market is saturated. New titles…
Echo Arena has had another successful season as part of the VR League. Teams that did well in weekly cups were awarded cash prizes and ultimately the world’s top four teams secured spots at the grand finals coming up in a few weeks at Oculus Connect 5 in San Jose, CA. Following the Echo Arena…
If you own a VR headset and enjoy playing FPS games like I do, then I have good news for you. Whenever you log into your favorite VR FPS game, be it SUPERHOT VR, Onward, Pavlov VR or even Rec Royale, you are actually burning calories and breaking into a healthier lifestyle. If you know…
At the conclusion of VR League season 1, we discussed how esports had been brought to a new level with the introduction of virtual reality games that involve ducking, jumping, dodging, and stealthy movements. Throughout season 2, competitors and teams have continued to discover new techniques in gameplay, improve their physical abilities in the game…
Virtual reality games are crushing stereotypes about ways we can use computer games to lose weight, improve our mental health, increase cardiovascular activity, gain muscle and achieve overall wellness. It’s no secret that traditional video games have been linked with increased BMI (body mass index) and obesity. For twenty years, the health and fitness community…
The ESL (Electronic Sports League) has made huge waves in the VR pool lately with Season 2 of the VR Challenger League. With the climactic run-up to the Season 2 Finale at Oculus Connect 5 now underway, with hundreds of thousands of dollars (USD) awarded to champions throughout the season, you might be wondering how you can…
With only a few weeks left in VR League season 2, competitors and fans alike had been anxiously waiting to hear which games would be featured in the grand finals, how many players would be invited, and even how qualifiers would work. Everyone was excited when this information was released. Meanwhile, the teams must continue…
Competitors and fans alike have eagerly awaited an announcement regarding the VR League grand finals that will be held at Oculus Connect 5 on September 26-27 at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. Players have been anxious to discover which VR esports would be featured and how many competitors would be attending for each game. The…
Haven’t you heard? Ubisoft is bringing the goods in late 2018 with Space Junkies, a new arcade-style VR FPS game that appears to emulate the high-intensity multiplayer action of FPS scorefests from the late 1990’s. Simply put: From what we’ve seen, Space Junkies looks like an honest push into the coveted AAA gaming territory that…
We’re quickly approaching some final events for VR League Season 2. The Unspoken and Sprint Vector await news of finals. Onward fans seem to be enjoying the fact that they’ve been added to the VR League family. And Echo Arena competitors continue to battle for top spots in the fast paced zero-gravity game that remains…