Oculus Sideloading Now Requires Phone Number Or Card

Facebook now requires you to provide a phone number or payment card details to sideload apps an Oculus Quest. This move was first announced more than a year ago but has only been enforced since last week, an Oculus developer blog post explains. Facebook describes this as ‘developer verification’. To sideload applications to an Oculus […]

Now Here's Steam Deck Running Pistol Whip (Sort Of)

Last week we reported on the first video of a developer getting SteamVR Home up and running on Valve’s Steam Deck handheld console. Now Cloudhead Games has got VR rhythm hit Pistol Whip on the device. Well, sort of. CEO Denny Unger shared the video below on Friday. It shows him balancing the Steam Deck […]

Valve Index Is Now The Second Most Used Headset On Steam

The Valve Index is now the second most used headset on Steam, having overtaken the Oculus Rift S. That is according to the latest update to the Steam Hardware Survey, which saw Index grow to 17.5% of overall VR headset usage on Steam. Rift S, meanwhile, fell to 17.21%, making this the first time Valve’s […]

Phasmophobia Now Has Offline Single-Player

You no longer need an internet connection to play terrifying VR-compatible hit, Phasmophobia. As part of a one year anniversary update that hit this weekend developer Kinetic Games added an offline single-player option to the experience. That means you’ll no longer need to connect to the servers if you’re looking to play on your own […]

Windows 10 PCs can now stream console games on the Xbox App

The Xbox App for Windows 10 PCs will now let players stream console games on their computer, thanks to an update that went live on Tuesday. The game streaming that the update enables will let Xbox Game Pass subscribers play games that their PCs otherwise might not have the specs to handle. According to Microsoft, […]

Your Nintendo Switch Can Now Be Paired With Bluetooth Audio Devices

The highly requested feature is finally here. Yesterday, Nintendo released a firmware update that enabled Bluetooth connectivity for the four-year-old Switch. There are restrictions, of course, but now the portable experience has been made even better. Sure, the Switch has a headphone jack but, if you’re like me, you’re probably tired of those pesky wires […]

Top 10 RPGs To Play Right Now

If you’re playing an RPG, you’re in it for the long haul and want an experience that’s going to immerse you and keep you entertained the whole way through. A genre that is both familiar and constantly evolving, RPGs are often tasked with having the total package. The best ones contain all the key ingredients, […]

Aaaaaand now! For NBA 2K22! Real-life PA announcers!

NBA 2K22’s audio presentation will feature all 30 of the NBA’s real-life arena public-address announcers — these are the folks who fire up the crowd with spotlight introductions of the starting lineup, ceremonies that have become as memorable as the superstars themselves. Visual Concepts and 2K Sports announced the feature on Wednesday, naming mic men […]

Minions are in Minecraft now, thank goodness

Nothing can stop the slow, unrelenting crawl of the Minions empire. The babbling buffoons have gotten three Despicable Me movies, a cartoon series, and a Minion-centric spinoff movie, and they’ll star in an upcoming sequel to the offshoot called Minions: The Rise of Gru. Their reach knows no bounds, and now, they’re available in Minecraft. […]

Crossplay Is Now Live In Overwatch! Ashe Event Also Launching Today

You should never need an excuse to play Overwatch, but Blizzard delivered a great one today: Cross-platform play is now live. Overwatch crossplay going live allows players to team up and compete against one another on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch platforms. PC players can jump into crossplay immediately, but console players will first need […]