NEW OCULUS STORE RELEASES - OCT 13, 2016

We’ve seen some great content come to the Oculus Store over the past few weeks, including the Dragon Front Open Beta, Madefire Comics, and Ka: The Battle Within. Enjoy this week’s new titles—and be sure to check out Hong Kong: From Urban Skyline to Scenic Coasts in the 360-photo section. Have fun! ASSETS   GAMES: Kangaroo Dash Demo: In this game, you’ll find yourself stranded in an unknown world that consists of multiple floating islands. To survive, you will need to visit four different islands, overcome obstacles and avoid deadly traps. Jump and dodge your way through cars, ride rapids, and get chased by fish and foe! More Information Developer: Photon Forge Platform: Gear VR Price: Free   Orange VR Experience (Only available in France): Orange VR Experience is the first distribution portal of VR content from Orange that allows you to access OCS VR right now, and other experiences in the coming months. More Information (works in France only) Developer: Orange Platform: Gear VR Price: Available only in France The Rabbit Hole: Welcome to a place where everything you ever imagined can come true—even your worst nightmare. Solve puzzles to find your way out of the room before it is too late…because something is lurking deep in the shadows. More Information Developer: VRMonkey Platform: Gear VR Price: $2.99 (Demo version is free) Where Am I?: In each level of this geo-guessing, hidden object game you are “teleported” to an unknown street or location somewhere on Earth and you need to uncover the mystery: Where am I? More Information Developer: Nemesys Games Platform: Gear VR Price: $1.99 Annie Amber: Solve thrilling puzzles throughout the solar system while experiencing the amazing life of Annie Amber, from birth until her final days. Explore at your own pace, using just your head to move or to solve the puzzles! More Information Developer: Carlos Coronado Platform: Rift Price: $7.99 Desert Ride Coaster: This roller coaster will take you on a wild ride into desert canyons and mines—all synced to a track composed by Dalphon and Violee. More Information Developer: iNFINITE Production Platform: Rift Price: Free DOPAMINE for Rift: Fly and boost-dash through space, fire your beams and homing lasers, and go head-to-head against your opponents! Practice makes perfect. Improve your skills to reach for the top spot in the rankings! More Information Developer: Synamon Platform: Rift Price: $3.99 ENTERTAINMENT Angels & Demigods: Travel with us into the distant future, where man has played god and created angels for protection. Immerse yourself in this alien world and discover why you were woken after a long slumber. Meet friend and foe, discover their objectives and, most importantly, try to stay alive. More Information Developer: 7 Keys Studios Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Audioscape: Audioscape is a Virtual Reality app that completely immerses the viewer in music they help create. With simple interactions, you bring the world around you to life with 360 spatial sound and otherworldly visuals. Using the Skullcandy Crusher VRA headphones, you can experience music like you’ve never heard before with bass you can feel. More Information Developer: Skullcandy Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Slot Tub Party: Experience the rush of Vegas for the first time ever in Virtual Reality! Slot Tub Party offers three unique slot machines, each with a variety of ways to win. Travel to Vegas, play on the beach, or take to the skies! More Information: Rift Gear VR Developer: COLOPL NI, Inc. Platform: Rift and Gear VR Price: Free Senza Peso: As a soul transitioning into the afterlife, Senza Peso shepherds you on a spiritual journey through a beautifully dark world of lost souls and redemption. Based on a short film mini-opera by Cory Strassburger & Alain Vasquez, this is an enhanced re-release of the highly regarded 2014 VR experience that has been a go-to showpiece for many. More Information Developer: Kite & Lightning Platform: Rift Price: Free Allumette: Allumette tells the story of a young orphan girl who lives in a fantastical city in the clouds. After enduring tragedy, she grasps at any hope for her future. Loosely inspired by "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen, Allumette is an account of the love a mother and daughter have for one another, and the sacrifices they make for the greater good. More Information Developer: Penrose Platform: Rift Price: Free (for a limited time) Colonist A514: Colonist A514 tells the future story of a teenage colonist aboard an outbound ship, held back in detention and tasked with learning the origins of life on Planet Earth to prepare himself for an unknown destination. Engaging indoor and outdoor locations immerse the player in a vast body of knowledge and transform an otherwise overwhelming learning curve into a fun and engaging experience that will delight their senses. More Information Developer: Andy Truman Platform: Rift Price: Free The Channel Island Suite: Reminiscent of classic theme park "dark rides," expect to be moved in a way that is entirely new. The Channel Island Suite is an adventure made entirely out of sound and light, taking you from the loneliness of the open sea, to a welcoming encounter with the magnificent Island 1. With original music written exclusively for Virtual Reality, every sound is recorded separately and placed in 3D. It’s a world where fireworks transform into percussion and flocks of birds become a choir. The surrounding environment is married to the music. More Information Developer: The Channel Island Suite Platform: Rift Price: Free APPS 360 Vision: Screen NSW, ABC, Screen Australia, AFTRS & Event Cinemas have partnered to present Australia’s first virtual reality development initiative – 360 Vision. 360 Vision showcases the most innovative Australian virtual reality content, as well as content from some of the world’s most innovative VR experts and storytellers. Content changes constantly to bring you the latest and very best, so explore and enjoy a new dimension in storytelling. More Information Developer: TriggarVR Platform: Gear VR Price: Free    NOTABLES: Be sure to check out the latest destination in the 360-photo section. This week’s destination is “Hong Kong: From Urban Skyline to Scenic Coasts.”

NEW OCULUS STORE RELEASES - SEP 22, 2016

GAMES: Balloon Shooter: String your bow, find your enemy, and release the arrow… Balloon Shooter is a first person shooter game that combines adventure, parkour and archery. More Information Developer: Vi-Sense Platform: Gear VR Price: $4.99  DOPAMINE: Fly through space, fire your beams and lasers, and go head-to-head against your opponents in this fast-paced multiplayer game. More Information Developer: Synamon Platform: Gear VR Price: $1.99 BrainVR: Explore the cortex, blood supply and nerve fiber structure of a real human brain! You’ll be inspecting one measured at the Stanford Radiological Sciences Laboratory using MRI. More Information Developer: Emerald LJO Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Gem Monster: Fight different kinds of monsters composed of gems. Each monster has its own distinctive behavior and attack mode—you'll need to use different upgrades and skills to contend with them. Good luck! More Information Developer: ChenGame Platform: Gear VR Price: $4.99 SLIVER.tv: Watch eSports in fully immersive VR video! Every day you’ll find new videos of top players and matches from CS:GO, League of Legends, and more. Watch headshots from new angles, study team strategies with a wider field of view, or see your favorite champions up close like never before. More Information Developer: SLIVER.tv Platform: Gear VR Price: Free HEX: Heavy Encounter EXOsuit: Your ship has crash landed on the mysterious Planet 6IX and its armed, robotic denizens are out to get you! Good thing you brought along your secret weapon, the Heavy Encounter EXOsuit, or HEX for short. It doesn’t make you unstoppable, but it’s the next best thing. Fight for your survival and collect parts for your ship so you can escape this deadly planet once and for all. More Information Developer: Robot Invader Platform: Gear VR Price: $2.99 Le Temps Perdu: This project transforms a unique archive of found visual and audio materials into VR, where viewers can piece together narratives for an artistic and interactive exploration of storytelling. More Information Developer: Evolving Technologies Corporation Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Relaxing VR Games: Mahjong: Mahjong’s core principle is as simple as it is brilliant: exposed pairs of tokens have to be removed until the whole board is cleared.Relaxing VR Games: Mahjong brings this classic to new dimensions. More Information Developer: Daedalic Entertainment GmbH Platform: Gear VR Price: $2.99 Gang Beasts: Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal mêlée fight sequences, and absurdly hazardous environments. The spectacle of saggy beasts punching, kicking, and throwing their foes into unspecified hazardous machinery, flaming incinerator pits, and ginormous industrial fans will have you roaring with laughter! More Information Developer: Boneloaf Platform: Rift Price: $19.99 ENTERTAINMENT Bowmore Virtual Reality: Unlock Hidden Depths: Some of the world’s most coveted whiskies have been meticulously matured in the Bowmore Distillery. You can experience the unique atmosphere of their Vaults in 360° splendor with this virtual reality tour. More Information Developer: Bright Signals Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Halcyon (worldwide except U.S./Canada): When the fictional CEO of the world’s leading Virtual Reality company is murdered in VR, Detective Jules Dover is pulled down a rabbit hole that could threaten the very fabric of real life in the year 2040. More Information (Gear VR) (links will not work in the U.S./Canada) More Information (Rift) (links will not work in the U.S./Canada) Developer: SecretLocation Platform: Rift and Gear VR Price: N/A RT360: Experience the news in 360° and become completely immersed in the stories. Be transported to any corner of the world with this simple app. More Information Developer: RT (Russia Today) Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Samsung: Step into Rio: If you still can’t get enough of Rio, you can now see behind-the-scenes look at Team GB’s 2016 Olympic Games headquarters – British House. Located at the historic Parque Lage, British House is set at the foot of the Corcovado in the shadow of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue and is the team’s home away from home in Rio. Take in this incredible location with the full 360 video experience. More Information Developer: Atticus Digital Platform: Gear VR Price: Free Dimensional Intersection: Featuring music from artists such as Soulacybin, Land Switcher and MONS, Dimensional Intersection will take participants to a new reality through surreal scenes filled with interactive real-time fractals, infinite tunnels, morphing 3D models. More Information Developer: Nicalis, Inc. Platform: Rift Price: $4.99 APPS VR Church: Psalms: Enter into the gardens of esperanza—read psalms to ambient worship music with calm waters and green pastures nearby. In the gardens, you can absorb the psalms’ wisdom and hope, worship or simply meditate. More Information Developer: Immersive Gaming Ltd Platform: Gear VR Price: Free DISCOVR WA: Explore the national parks and special places in Western Australia (WA). See the rugged south coast and hear the roar of the Southern Ocean; walk in the tree tops at the Valley of Giants and delve into caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park. More Information (Gear VR) More Information (Rift) Developer: Parks and Wildlife Platform: Rift and Gear VR Price: Free VR München 360: Explore Munich: from the historic city centre, to the Alps; find your way from surfers on the Eisbach River, to the beer garden by the Chinese Tower. Walk across the Viktualienmarkt and look at the sights from the perspective of one of the vendors. Munich’s highlights will captivate both tourists and locals. More Information Developer: muenchen_de Platform: Gear VR Price: Free NOTABLES: Be sure you check out the latest destination in the 360-photo section. This week’s destination is “Taiwan: Land, Sea and Cityscapes.”

Oculus Update: 9/15/2016

This week, UNVR (United Nations Virtual Reality) launched Beyond the Lake, a powerful documentary account of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNVR uses the power of immersive storytelling to create positive social change. They shed light on the lives of everyday people struggling to survive today's gravest humanitarian crisis as immersive storytelling leads to empathy — and empathy leads to action.

Today we’re starting our Oculus Store Fall Sale, with up to 66% off the following content for Gear VR and Rift through September 20:

Gear VR
Archer E Bowman
Dark Days
DRIFT
Anshar Wars 2
Faceted Flight
Hidden Temple
Ocean Rift
Star Chart
Neverout
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Rift
The Assembly
Radial G
Defense Grid
Air Mech
Chronos
CARS
Darknet
Windlands
World of Diving
Crystal Rift

There’s tons of other noteworthy content this week, from FOLLOW MY LEAD: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals, to flight shooting games and the narrow streets of Morocco. Enjoy!

ASSETS

GAMES:

Feral Rites:  Avenge the death of your father by brawling your way through harrowing missions on a mysterious island. You’ll find yourself exploring ruined temples within a dense jungle canopy, avoiding falling lava as volcanoes erupt around you, as well as mastering the ability to transform into a monstrous feral beast!
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Developer: Insomniac Games
Platform: Rift
Price: $49.99 

Free Flighter: Dangers abound in a mysterious nebula. Protect yourself and the resistance ship from aggressive armies who want resources, war, and the assassination of your leader. Jump into this flight-shooting game today!
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Developer: FancyTechVR
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free

One-Man VurgeR: Try your hand at running a hamburger joint and see how long your customers will wait for a burger before getting grumpy.
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Developer: Dazzle
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free

Street Champ: Experience a virtual crossroads challenge—alone or with a group of friends—and try to avoid collisions with cars.
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Developer: Zynk Software Srl
Platform: Gear VR
Price: $1.99

ENTERTAINMENT

FOLLOW MY LEAD: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals: The 2016 NBA finals were a series for the ages: dramatic and unforgettable. Experience the action in an entirely new way through virtual reality—on the court, behind the scenes, interviews, and everywhere in between.
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Developer: NBA
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free

Fox Sports VR: Ever wanted to watch your favorite teams from a VIP stadium suite for every single game? You can do just that with the immersive FOX Sports VR, even seeing the action in new ways by teleporting to one of several on-the-field VR camera positions. Be sure to check out VR highlights when your teams aren’t playing live.
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Developer: FOX Sports Interactive
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free

Fête de la Musique F2: Fête de la Musique, or Festival of Music, is an annual music celebration that takes place in France on June 21 of each year. Experience the 2016 event from the front row of Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France again and again with this spectacle, produced by prominent French network France 2.
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Developer: France Télévisions
Platform: Gear VR
Price: N/A

Sheep Snacks:  A flock of sheep, peacefully grazing in the afternoon sun, are totally unaware of a monster-sized struggle that could soon determine their fate. Enjoy this animated experience from the creators of The Book of Life, a 2014 production from 20^th Century Fox.
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Developer: Reel FX
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free for a limited time

APPS

UNVR (United Nations Virtual Reality): UNVR uses the power of immersive storytelling to create positive social change. They shed light on the lives of everyday people struggling to survive today's gravest humanitarian crisis. Because they believe that immersive storytelling leads to empathy — and empathy leads to action. The UNVR app showcases four documentary films thus far: newly released Beyond the Lake, an account of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Clouds over Sidra (Jordan), Waves of Grace (Liberia), and My Mothers Wing (Gaza). More content will be added in the months to come.
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Developer: Triggar VR
Platform: Gear VR
Price: Free

Virtual Desktop: Ever wanted to use your desktop from within VR? Virtual Desktop lets you do just that—now, you can use your computer in VR and browse the web, watch movies, and even play games on a giant visual screen.
More Information
Developer: Guy Godin
Platform: Rift
Price: $13.99

NOTABLES:

Be sure you check out the latest destination in the 360-photo section. This week’s destination is “Morocco: Bazaars, Narrow Streets, Desert and More.”