David Jagneaux at UploadVR called attention to the upcoming SteamVR and PSVR release dates for ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos, the sci-fi, anime-style adventure with a twisting narrative and difficult choices from VR industry veterans MyDearest Inc. Last month we reviewed ALTDEUS, which is a spiritual follow-up to a preview VR visual novel game, Toky Chrono, from […]
UploadVR Takes Flight in October with Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing
UploadVR’s Jamie Feltham took flight with the news that Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing from UNIVRS is set to swoop onto Oculus Quests everywhere in October 2020 before PSVR and PC VR versions coming early 2021. Speaking on the brand-new trailer, Jamie noted accessibility considerations to make the sky-faring virtual reality experience more welcoming, alongside the game’s faithful […]
The Guardian Includes Paper Beast On Best of 2020 So Far List
The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald and Keith Stuart worked together to create a list of the best games 2020 released so far. One game that made the list is Pixel Reef‘s VR wonder Paper Beast. Odd geometric creatures, Dalí-esque landscapes, and an unnatural-looking take on the natural world make this an unforgettably surreal bit of VR eco-tourism. It’s […]
GameSpot Shares VR News with Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing
GameSpot recently shared exciting news for VR and anime fans: Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing, the VR racing game from UNIVRS, Inc. based on the famous anime, sweeps onto Oculus Quest late 2020 and adds support for PSVR, Oculus Rift, SteamVR and HTC Vive in early 2021. GameSpot’s Olivia Harris shared a brief intro into what players can […]
Eurogamer Reviews Paper Beast: “A Game Defined by Passion, Surprise, Heart, and Beauty”
Christian Donlan of Eurogamer took a deep dive into the world of Pixel Reef and Eric Chahi‘s Paper Beast, exploring the “transformative VR odyssey” and deeming it a Eurogamer Essential available now on PlayStation 4 and PSVR. It’s transformative – a game for your inner Attenborough. A typical Paper Beast level isn’t complicated. There will be […]
UploadVR Shares Release Window for Little Witch Academia VR Broom Racing
UploadVR has shared the release window for Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing (LWAVR), the VR racing game from UNIVRS, Inc. based on the famous anime series from Studio TRIGGER and Netflix, arriving on Oculus Quest in late 2020 and PSVR, Oculus Rift, and SteamVR with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in early 2021. […]
The Washington Post Dubs VR Game “Paper Beast” A Must Play
The Washington Post’s Christopher Byrd called Pixel Reef‘s VR experience Paper Beast a “must play” in his review. …I decided that “Paper Beast” should be counted among the handful of truly great games available on PlayStation VR. Although ultimately innocuous, some of the solutions to the game’s puzzles are still deliciously twisted. For example, one puzzle requires players to […]
CNET Recommends Escaping to Another World in Paper Beast
CNET shared a list of the best VR games for escaping to other worlds, and included Paper Beast, the virtual reality dreamlike adventure born from the imagination of Eric Chahi, creator of Another World. Author Scott Stein says of the experience: I was late to discover this recent, beautiful game, and it’s hard to describe: It’s an alien odyssey […]
Harrisburg, PA News Crew Fox 43 Traveled to PAX East to Play Indie Games
When it comes to the latest and greatest in video game coverage, most gamers tend to rely on enthusiast publications dedicated to covering the medium. But with the industry’s ever-growing popularity, traditional news organizations are starting to pay attention. Take Fox 43, for example. The Harrisburg, PA-based Fox News affiliate recently took a trip to Boston to visit […]
Kotaku’s Editor-in-Chief Praises Paper Beast as “Favorite PSVR Game”
Kotaku’s editor-in-chief, Stephen Totilo, has praised Paper Beast, the poetic journey through a blossoming virtual world by renowned game designer Eric Chahi at indie studio Pixel Reef, as his new favorite PSVR game. Stephen mentioned being harder to sell on VR titles in the past, but Paper Beast has once again warmed him to the VR […]