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7 Great Non-VR Games With Must-Play VR Support

Virtual Reality might be one of gaming’s most immersive ways to play but it remains a niche platform. [UploadVR regularly commissions freelance writers to review products, write stories, and contribute op-ed pieces to the site. This article is an opinion-based listicle from the perspective of the writer.]That’s mostly attributable to a high price barrier. Though efforts from Sony such as PlayStation VR and Facebook’s Oculus Quest have helped, the price still helps  explain why AAA publishers are reluctant to invest in fully-fledged original experiences. As a result, much of the

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Darius Cozmic Collection’ Review, ‘Ys IX’ Coming to Switch, Today’s New Releases, Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 24th, 2020. In today’s jam-packed article, we’ve got reviews of the two Darius Cozmic Collections, a bunch of news, summaries of all the nifty new releases, and a full list of new and outgoing sales for you to consider. There’s a whole lot in here today, friends, so fill up your mug and settle on in. Let’s go! News ‘Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2’ Heading to Switch “Soon" One of the stretch goals for Koji Igarashi’s then record-breaking

Call Of Duty: Gaz Joins Warzone And Modern Warfare In New Update

The latest update to Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare makes some changes to the playlist, and introduces another fan-favorite character to the multiplayer mode. The Gaz Operator Bundle includes a new operator skin featuring the British Special Forces operative.Along with the operator skin, the Gaz bundle includes skins for your assault rifle, handgun, and watch, a custom finishing move, calling card and quip, and a Union Jack emblem. It's available in the in-game shop.The update accompanying Gaz also changes up the current playlist:Boots on the Ground WarRealism Mosh

The Pokemon Company Pledges $5 Million To Diversity Nonprofits

The Pokemon Company is donating at least $5 million to nonprofit organizations worldwide in response to the slaying of George Floyd and the protests that followed. The donations will be given with the purpose of improving the lives of children with a focus on "diversity, equity, and inclusion." The donations will be made following Pokemon Go Fest 2020, the company announced in a tweet. Pokemon Go developer Niantic also pledged to donate the proceeds from Go Fest 2020, with a $5 million minimum donation. The Pokemon Company said in a

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Alex Kidd’ is Back, ‘Sunset Riders’ and Today’s Other New Releases, and Tons More Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 11th, 2020. A whole bunch of news is slipping out, and not all of it seems to be hitting at the time its publishers originally intended. That’s how it goes some days. We’ve got a few cool retro-bits to talk about before we go into the usual new release summaries. I’ve also gathered up all of the new sales that have hit since yesterday and added a bunch more from the Summer Sale for good measure. It’s a big

Latest Nintendo Switch Update 10.0.4 Actually Does Something

Nintendo has released a new system update for Switch, bringing the hybrid console to version 10.0.4. Unlike the average update, this one is not focused exclusively on improving system stability--although it doesn't introduce any new user-facing features, either. As detailed on Nintendo's support website, the brief patch notes for Switch's update 10.0.4 key in on a single issue that you may or may not have experienced. Nintendo says it's fixed a problem concerning being unable to register credit cards or add funds via credit card on the Eshop in some

Over 740 Games Included In Itch.io Bundle, All Proceeds Go Toward Racial Justice

Indie game marketplace Itch.io is offering an enormous game bundle to help support racial justice, and it includes more than 740 projects for a very low price. The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality packs in 743 games for $5, and Itch.io is aiming to raise $500,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as well as the Community Bail Fund. Proceeds will be donated entirely to these two organizations on a 50/50 split. Some of the games included in the bundle are made by relatively unknown developers, but

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare And Warzone Add “Black Lives Matter” Splash Screen

Players who boot up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now will be prompted to download an update, and it's added a new splash screen to the game announcing support for Black Lives Matter. The screen, reported on by The Verge, contains a message for the Call of Duty player community."Our community is hurting," the screen reads. “The systemic inequalities our community experiences are once again center stage. Call of Duty and Infinity Ward stand for equality and inclusion. We stand against the racism and injustice our Black community

Hunting Simulator 2 hands-on: Will this dog hunt?

Publisher BigBen Interactive is back for another trip to the great outdoors in search of big game. Could this be the ticket for outdoor sports fans? If you could hop into a time machine and set the dial for the late 1990s, you could get a first-hand look at the huge boom in casual outdoor sports video games. Sparked by the release of WizardWorks’ Deer Hunter in 1997, the craze saw retail shelves full of similar games for PC and consoles and helped popularize gaming for a largely untapped audience.