VR gamers in Downpour Interactive’s Onward recognized a moment of silence on Saturday as they mourned the loss of a friend and teammate. Players paid their respects to Kensai187, a long-time community member and co-founder of the world championship Onward team Beginners. Many times when news is shared of a friend or relative who has…
Onward players will kick off 2020 VR esports action with guns and grenades in the first Onward Rookie Bootcamp Tournament of the year on January 11-12. Onward Rookie Bootcamps are designed to allow newer players an opportunity to learn the mechanics and tricks of the game in a competitive setting without having to face top…
Community members and leaders from the VR Master League (VRML) and the Collegiate VR Esports League (CVRE) recently traveled to DreamHack Atlanta from as far away as Canada to introduce VR to attendees of the gaming lifestyle festival. The powerful impact of immersive reality for building relationships was extremely evident between VR community experts as…
The VR Master League will host an invitational event featuring Downpour Interactive’s Onward at NiceOne Barcelona (N1B), a gaming show dedicated to the world of digital entertainment. With an estimated crowd of approximately 150,000 attendees, NiceOne Barcelona is a perfect venue to display the gaming power of virtual reality. In fact, with 1.500m2 dedicated to…
VR League Season 3 returns with weekly cups, qualifiers, a finals LAN event in Leicester, UK, and a $250,000 prize pool! Games included this season are Space Junkies, Onward, Echo Arena, and Echo Combat. The third season was launched in grand fashion with live coverage of kickoff show matches from IEM Katowice, Poland on March…
The VR League recently concluded its second season at Oculus Connect 5 with over fifty finalists across four featured games. VR Fitness Insider has shared numerous stories about people who are losing weight and improving overall fitness by playing VR games. Following the VR League grand finals, we caught up with three champions to hear…
VR esports is still in its infancy, but the second season of the VR League has continued to attract competitors and fans. As competition progresses and players learn increasingly advanced techniques, the level of physical athleticism in VR esports becomes more evident. Each VR game forces players to master different skills and possess varying degrees…
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…
Several virtual reality games completed qualifier tournaments and winners will now advance to the World Finals at Oculus Connect 5 on September 26-27. Finalists have been decided for Sprint Vector, The Unspoken, and Echo Arena. The Onward Summer Championship will continue as teams battle for the last spots on stage. Players and teams have worked…
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…