Facebook has unveiled 30 full-made-for-VR games for its Oculus Touch, set to launch later this year, including 20 brand new titles developed specifically for Touch, with hundreds more games in development. The company also introduced five new Oculus Ready PCs, made by Alienware, Lenovo and HP. These include the HP Omen Desktop, the Lenovo Ideacentre Y700 and three versions of the Alienware Aurora. All PCs are Oculus and Touch ready.
Game launch titles include Oculus Studios games like Insomniac’s Unspoken, Dead & Buried, Rock Band VR from Harmonix, VR Sports Challenge by Sanzaru, Crytek’s The Climb (now Touch enabled), as well as independent games like Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope by Croteam, Pro Fishing Challenge VR by Opus, I Expect You to Die by Schell Games, Luna by Funomena, Giant Cop by Other Ocean, Job Simulator by Owlchemy Labs, and Fantastic Contraption by Northway Games. Oculus Medium will also ship with Touch, which brings the tactile satisfaction of sculpting into the world of VR. Users will be able to open doors, pick locks and pull triggers in the game, as well as give a “thumbs up” in VR.
Coming in 2017, Facebook will launch Wilson’s Heart by Oculus Studios and Twisted. The game is a psychological thriller with a unique visual and narrative style. The user becomes Robert Wilson, a patient who wakes up to discover that his heart has been replaced with a mysterious device. Ripcoil by Oculus Studios and Sanzaru Games lets users enter a futuristic player vs. player arena where they can launch, catch, and punch a speeding Ripcoil disc. In Killing Floor: Incursion is a cooperative VR shooter from Tripwire Interactive. Users take on the role of an elite soldier tasked with eliminating hordes of sci-fi monsters with guns, blades, and more.
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event in Los Angeles on 14-169 June, users will be able to play Feral Rites for the first time, as well as the latest Ubisoft Eagle Flight and previews of High Voltage Software’s Damaged Core will preview all-new levels. Facebook will also feature the latest games for Gear VR at E3, with previews of CastleStorm VR and Drop Dead. The company noted that there are over 300 games and apps available in the Oculus Store for Gear VR.
