CCP Games vSport title Sparc gets a PS VR release date.

CCP Games announced today that Sparc™ – the energetic, competitive virtual reality game – will launch on PlayStation ®VR on Tuesday 29 August. On release, PS VR owners will be able to download Sparc for $29.99/ €29.99 SRP from the PlayStation ®Store.

Sparc is a virtual sport, or “vSport” - a unique full-body experience only possible in virtual reality, where the player’s VR equipment is their sports gear. In Sparc, players connect online to compete in fast-paced and physical one-on-one gameplay. Players use their two PlayStation ® Move motion controllers to throw projectiles across the court at their opponent, while dodging, blocking or deflecting any incoming shots.

Sparc combines skill-based and instinctual two-player gameplay with slick visuals to provide the PS VR community with a cutting-edge sporting challenge that looks and feels spectacular on PS4 and PS4 Pro.

Sparc includes rookie-level and pro-level difficulty game modes to suit both novice and advanced competitors. In addition, Sparc features “Courtside,” a freeform social area that allows for spectating in VR, where players can meet opponents, watch games in-person and queue up for their next match.

In Sparc’s solo challenges, players can take part in a series of timed events that test throwing and deflection accuracy, helping improve their skills and preparing them for human opponents.

Sparc also offers players a wide range of avatar customization options. Everything from the cut of their compression suit to the headgear they wear, the look of their “Gloves” and the colors of their gear can be personalized to achieve exceptionally eye-catching styles.

CCP is excited to see how PS VR players develop and refine their skills once they get their hands on – and head in – their upcoming vSport.

More details about Sparc can be found at www.playSparc.com and fans can follow Sparc on Facebook andTwitter.

StarBlood Arena announced for PSVR during Playstation Experience 2016

StarBlood Arena is a futuristic flight combat shooter developed for use with the PlayStation VR headset. Players navigate battle pods in 360-degrees-of-freedom through underground arenas in close-quarters competitive and co-op multiplayer gameplay for 2 to 8 players.

In tournaments set up across the galaxy by the StarBlood Network, players compete for fame, fortune, and survival. Successful competitors will unlock ship modifications and customization options and battle through the ranks of the online leaderboards.

Key Features

Four modes of online competition – Carnage: A free-for-all battle, Team Carnage: team deathmatch, Gridiron: team goal-scoring game, and Invaders: a 4 player co-operative endless wave defense.
Single player – Single player skirmish mode as well as per-pilot tournaments.
Nine pilots – each with their own unique weapons, tactics, and play style.
Customizable vehicles – all APEX Battle Pods can be customized with paint schemes, visual attachments, and gameplay altering Mods.
360 degrees of freedom – Battle pods can strafe, roll, and boost in any direction while independently aiming weapons using the PlayStation VR head tracking.
Party on – easily connect with and fight alongside your online friends in both Ranked and Private matches.

The long awaited PLAYSTATION®VR OUT TODAY with the amazing launch title ACE BANANA! Used for Scale

So the Playstation VR is officially out today and hopefully Best Buy gets the delivery soon cause I am going BANANAS waiting for it. Ace Banana that is! 

Ace Banana, has launched. Developed exclusively for VR, Ace Banana is a first person arcade archery game where players wield a bow to protect their banana stash from a host of marauding monkeys. The light-hearted shooter features a mix of over-the-top fun supported by native VR controls, which allows players to quickly get into the action.

“ Ace Banana is a great game for the PlayStation VR launch with its fun and unique gameplay offering,” said Alen Wu, Business Director at Oasis Games. “Players will find themselves stepping into a colorful world, armed with a bow and variety of fun ‘arrows’ to protect their tasty bananas from waves of attacking monkeys – the fun is quick and the experience is immersive.”

In the game, players assume the role of a skilled Banana Archer, the world-famous protectors of innocent bananas. In opposition are hordes of mischievous monkeys who are dressed in a variety of different costumes and approach you using different techniques and moves that add to the surprise factor and excitement of the game. As these meddling monkeys arrive in waves through 16 stages, players must use the PlayStation®Move controllers to mimic drawing, aiming and shooting their bow with an arsenal of quirky arrows ranging from plungers to rubber fish and even cute pandas! Players will need to stay alert and be aware of their virtual surroundings as when all their bananas are stolen, the game is over!

Ace Banana is developed by TVR (Time of Virtual Reality) and is published by Oasis Games in North America, Europe and select countries in Asia for the PlayStation®VR.  From October 13, 2016 through October 27, 2016, there will be a 10% discount off the base price of $14.99 and a 20% discount for PlayStation®Plus members.

Forget that Batman hype and get Bananas man!

World War Toons Beta will come to Playstation VR at launch.

World War Toons is going to be available on October 13th, 2016. The open beta will launch with PlayStation VR and on PS4.

Here is what  Reload Studios CEO, James Chung had to say.

“We’re big fans of the work Sony has done with PlayStation VR. From day one of our studio, we knew Sony would be an important partner in VR gaming because of their history of handling hardware, software, as well as the content platform business. So when we were focusing on what platform to release on first, PSVR was a perfect fit.”

Reload Studios is an American independent game and VR development studio made up of former Infinity Ward and Disney employees. 

World War Toons is a multiplayer VR first-person shooter featuring cartoonish World War II soldiers battling in European maps.

Cats And VR

Ghost In The Shell VR experience coming to Playstation VR.

Starting in May of 2016, Japan will be able to experience Ghost in the Shell: The Movie - Virtual Reality Diver, a 15 minute virtual reality movie based on the cyberpunk manga by Masamune Shirow. For those wanting to experience it in the states, it looks like it will also be released for Playstation VR. The PSVR release date is currently unknown . Originally developed as a mobile VR app it grew in scale considerable and is no longer coming to mobile devices . Hopefully that also means that it grew in quality of content and could be a great non-gaming coup for Playstation.  

Cats And VR

Check out the Spectator Mode for Job Simulator!

Developer:
Owlchemy Labs
Based in Austin, TX

Job Simulator will be a launch title for HTC Vive, Oculus Touch, and PlayStation VR. A tongue-in-cheek virtual reality experience for motion controlled VR platforms. In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

About Job Simulator

The year is 2050.

Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world. Humans raised in our perfect automated society must not forget their useless ancient ancestors and history. 

This is why JobBot was born. JobBot created Job Simulator to teach humans what it is 'to job'. All praise to JobBot, for he is the keeper of human history.