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PlayStation VR Support Added To Steam Game Tea Party Simulator 2015

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PlayStation 4 owners all over the world are getting more and more interested in the upcoming PlayStation VR, a new virtual reality headset launching in the future which will be fully compatible with the latest home console produced by Sony. In the past few weeks we have learned more about the headset and what it will be able to do and today support for the headset has been added to a rather surprising title.

A few hours ago it’s been confirmed that the Steam title Tea Party Simulator 2015 now supports PlayStation VR as well as Oculus Rift. While the game is probably not what most players would like to play with the PlayStation VR, it’s still interesting to see a game supporting the headset even though it’s not yet available.

VR support has been implemented! If you own a Oculus Rift or Playstation VR headset just follow these steps in the game: (for oculus users, make sure you have 0.8 runtime or later)

– Plug in your Oculus or Playstation VR headset
– Run the game, open the menu with ESC and go to Options
– Choose Oculus or Playstation VR from the dropdown list
– Reset the game

And hopefully you’ll be all set! To go back to normal choose “Normal” from the dropdown list.

Note: Currently only Windows and Mac builds support VR, Linux is still uncertain.

The PlayStation VR, previously known as Project Morpheus, will be built with a 1080p FULL HD OLED display with 960 x 1080 resolution for each eye. Players will be able to easy turn their heads around thanks to its 360 degrees angle of view and have their movements followed by the PlayStation 4 console by using the PlayStation Camera. PlayStation VR games will be played with the DualShock 4 controller.

The PlayStation VR headset will be released in the first quarter of 2016. More news on the headset and games supporting it will surely be coming in the upcoming weeks so stay tuned for all the latest news.

 

As a long time gamer, Francesco has survived more zombie invasions, meteor strikes, magic spells than he can count. He still keeps fighting today to bring hope into countless gaming worlds. Or destruction, depending on his mood. Writing about video games was only the natural step for such a dangerous life.

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Sony Has a “Monopoly” on the High-End Japanese Gaming Market, According to a US Senator

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The never-ending saga surrounding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a new participant.  Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from the state of Washington, said some things about the subject that were hard to understand.

The senator, whose remarks were reported on by ResetEra, spoke at a Senate finance committee hearing on “the president’s 2023 Trade Policy Plan,” which we are sure was quite interesting.

Senator Cantwell said that she had been told that Sony “controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market” despite the fact that “Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive conduct through exclusive deals and payments to game publishers, establishing games that are among the most popular in Japan.”

This 98% statistic is highly deceptive because it ignores PC, Nintendo, and mobile games and instead refers to Sony’s adoption rate over Microsoft in Sony’s native country of Japan, a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is even somewhat familiar with the video game business.

What can we do to rectify these problems and create a level playing field, she said of US Trade Representative Katherine Tai after charging Japan’s Federal Trade Commission with improperly failing to look into this purported “exclusionary conduct”?

It is absurd to claim that Sony has a monopoly on the Japanese video game market, as Luke Plunkett of Kotaku correctly points out, “because Sony doesn’t even have a 98% share of the market for the God of War series, a title they own, as Steam is getting 30% of every sale on PC.”

It goes without saying that we can’t expect elected officials to be experts in every field, but this is a visible step at a time when the ongoing attempt to buy the company is at a very important point.

Is it significant that Microsoft, along with Nintendo, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington—Senator Cantwell’s district—or that Microsoft has given Cantwell more than $500,000 over the past two decades?  Let us leave that up to you.

 

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Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

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Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered.  It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.

We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.

Your thoughts on Pizza Possum?  Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?

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The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

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Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.

The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.

You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?

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