The third annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase has arrived, and it provided an overview of some games that are arriving in the Meta Quest 2 and Pro, and the recently-announced Meta Quest 3, which arrives this Fall for $499.99.
If you missed the showcase, don't worry; here's everything announced at today's showcase.
Assassin's Creed VR has been renamed Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, and it will launch later this year for Meta Quest VR headsets. Ubisoft announced this project back in 2021, and while we did not get much in the form of information outside of the new subtitle for this VR Assasin's Creed game, we can get a full reveal of Nexus VR later this month at Ubisoft Forward.
Meta subsidiary Sanzaru Games officially announced a sequel to its 2019 ARPG Asgard's Wrath. As the final announcement at the Meta Ques Gaming Showcase, Sanzaru Games provided a demo walkthrough of Asgard's Wrath 2.
Sanzaru studio creative director Mat Kraemer noted during the presentation that Asgar's Wrather 2 will have "massive worlds beyond the scope of any other game on the Meta Quest platform," an interesting tidbit considering the Meta Quest 3 was announced just a few hours ago. Not to mention the Quest 2 and Pro will be getting a software update that will improve performance on both.
Samba de Amigo: Party Central was announced at a Nintendo Direct showcase earlier this year. While we knew the game was coming to Nintendo's hybrid console, today's showcase confirmed a VR version was in the works for Meta Quest headsets.
However, the VR port won't release at the same time as its Switch counterpart, which is launching on August 29. The VR version is expected to release sometime this fall.
Last year, Status Pro announced NFL Pro Era, the first officially licensed NFL game for virtual reality headsets. And today, the company announced the next iteration of NFL Pro Era with an "expanded focus on multiplayer," with a release window of later this year.
Netflix and Tender Claws announced Stranger Things VR last year, where players take control of Season 4 villain, Vecna. We saw an extended look at the game, including the ability to control minds and fight monsters in the Upside Down.
Stranger Things VR will launch this fall.
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord got a new look at the Meta Quest Games Showcase. Specifically we learned more about the story and the game's villain, the Ghost Lord. And more interestinly, the new trailer gave us a glimpse of the San Francisco Ghostbusters HQ.
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord launches this fall.
Among Us VR developer Schell Games showed us another look at I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine showcasing gameplay. As with the previous two I Expect You To Die Games, the third installment shows plenty of quirky and humourus puzzle-solving gameplay.
I Expect you to Die 3: Cog in the Machine launches this summer.
Last year at the meta Quest Gaming Showcase, Schell Games announced it was working on three games. We already knew about I Expect You to Die 3, and the other project we saw from it at the event was Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire — a single-player horror game where players are a stealthy vampire slayer.
Resolution Games, the developer behind Blaston and Demeo, gave us another look at its next project a VR tennis game called Racket Club. Players will have the option to play online and compete with their friends or play a single-player mode and hone their skills.
Racket Club has no release date as of yet.
Fast Travel Games announced it was working on Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice. A new adventure-RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice will put players in a dark and twisted version of Venice, Italy, where you play as a vampire improving your skills and taking down both mortal and vampire targets.
Vertigo Games already announced last week that it was working on Arizona Sunshine 2. And the developer shared a new look at the game. This includes confirmation that the sequel will give you a new canine compaion that will accompany you as you venture across the post-apocalyptic Arizona.
There's no shortage of VR multiplayer games and Othergate's Dungeons of Eternity is an action RPG that touts its namesake: it has "hundreds of randomly generated" dungeons from ominous crypts to dark caverns, you can brave these adventures by yourself or play with two other players.
Dungeons of Eternity is expected to launch sometime this year.
Originally released in the early 90s, The 7th Guest is a puzzle adventure game. And Vertigo Games announced it was recreating the game vor VR headsets. The team is recreating the game fully in 3D and will use volumetric video capture to recreate the FMV's feature in the game.
Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable will arrive on Meta Quest headsets later this year. Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable will have players tackling missions as they take on killer titans. The first concept trailer shows a lot of potential for fast-paced gameplay and it will be interesting to see more it has to offer ahead of its Winter release.
Originally released in 2011, People Can Fly announced it was bringing its idiosyncradtic first-person shooter Bulletstorm to Meta Quest headsets. When Bulletstorm originally launched over a decade ago it was unique in how it rewarded players points based on how creative their kill was.
Bulletstorm does not have a release date as of yet, but fans can expect the game to arrive sometime later this year.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
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If you missed the showcase, don't worry; here's everything announced at today's showcase.
Assassin's Creed VR is Officially Named Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
Assassin's Creed VR has been renamed Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, and it will launch later this year for Meta Quest VR headsets. Ubisoft announced this project back in 2021, and while we did not get much in the form of information outside of the new subtitle for this VR Assasin's Creed game, we can get a full reveal of Nexus VR later this month at Ubisoft Forward.
Asgard's Wrath 2 Officially Announced
Meta subsidiary Sanzaru Games officially announced a sequel to its 2019 ARPG Asgard's Wrath. As the final announcement at the Meta Ques Gaming Showcase, Sanzaru Games provided a demo walkthrough of Asgard's Wrath 2.
Sanzaru studio creative director Mat Kraemer noted during the presentation that Asgar's Wrather 2 will have "massive worlds beyond the scope of any other game on the Meta Quest platform," an interesting tidbit considering the Meta Quest 3 was announced just a few hours ago. Not to mention the Quest 2 and Pro will be getting a software update that will improve performance on both.
Samba de Amigo: Party Central Is Coming to Meta Quest
Samba de Amigo: Party Central was announced at a Nintendo Direct showcase earlier this year. While we knew the game was coming to Nintendo's hybrid console, today's showcase confirmed a VR version was in the works for Meta Quest headsets.
However, the VR port won't release at the same time as its Switch counterpart, which is launching on August 29. The VR version is expected to release sometime this fall.
NFL Pro Era is Getting a Sequel
Last year, Status Pro announced NFL Pro Era, the first officially licensed NFL game for virtual reality headsets. And today, the company announced the next iteration of NFL Pro Era with an "expanded focus on multiplayer," with a release window of later this year.
Stranger Things VR Gets New Gameplay Trailer
Netflix and Tender Claws announced Stranger Things VR last year, where players take control of Season 4 villain, Vecna. We saw an extended look at the game, including the ability to control minds and fight monsters in the Upside Down.
Stranger Things VR will launch this fall.
Another Look at Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord got a new look at the Meta Quest Games Showcase. Specifically we learned more about the story and the game's villain, the Ghost Lord. And more interestinly, the new trailer gave us a glimpse of the San Francisco Ghostbusters HQ.
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord launches this fall.
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine Gets New Trailer
Among Us VR developer Schell Games showed us another look at I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine showcasing gameplay. As with the previous two I Expect You To Die Games, the third installment shows plenty of quirky and humourus puzzle-solving gameplay.
I Expect you to Die 3: Cog in the Machine launches this summer.
Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire Is the Next Project from Schell Games
Last year at the meta Quest Gaming Showcase, Schell Games announced it was working on three games. We already knew about I Expect You to Die 3, and the other project we saw from it at the event was Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire — a single-player horror game where players are a stealthy vampire slayer.
Racket Club is a new Tennis Game from the Developer Behind Blaston and Demeo
Resolution Games, the developer behind Blaston and Demeo, gave us another look at its next project a VR tennis game called Racket Club. Players will have the option to play online and compete with their friends or play a single-player mode and hone their skills.
Racket Club has no release date as of yet.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice Announced and Launching Later This Year
Fast Travel Games announced it was working on Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice. A new adventure-RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice will put players in a dark and twisted version of Venice, Italy, where you play as a vampire improving your skills and taking down both mortal and vampire targets.
Arizona Sunshine 2 Will Give You a Dog Companion
Vertigo Games already announced last week that it was working on Arizona Sunshine 2. And the developer shared a new look at the game. This includes confirmation that the sequel will give you a new canine compaion that will accompany you as you venture across the post-apocalyptic Arizona.
Dungeons of Eternity is a New VR Action RPG You Can Play With Your Friends
There's no shortage of VR multiplayer games and Othergate's Dungeons of Eternity is an action RPG that touts its namesake: it has "hundreds of randomly generated" dungeons from ominous crypts to dark caverns, you can brave these adventures by yourself or play with two other players.
Dungeons of Eternity is expected to launch sometime this year.
The 7th Guest is Headed to VR Later This Year
Originally released in the early 90s, The 7th Guest is a puzzle adventure game. And Vertigo Games announced it was recreating the game vor VR headsets. The team is recreating the game fully in 3D and will use volumetric video capture to recreate the FMV's feature in the game.
First Look at Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable
Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable will arrive on Meta Quest headsets later this year. Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable will have players tackling missions as they take on killer titans. The first concept trailer shows a lot of potential for fast-paced gameplay and it will be interesting to see more it has to offer ahead of its Winter release.
Bulletstorm Breathes New Life in VR
Originally released in 2011, People Can Fly announced it was bringing its idiosyncradtic first-person shooter Bulletstorm to Meta Quest headsets. When Bulletstorm originally launched over a decade ago it was unique in how it rewarded players points based on how creative their kill was.
Bulletstorm does not have a release date as of yet, but fans can expect the game to arrive sometime later this year.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
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