Video: GTA 5 Enters Virtual Reality With This Oculus Rift Mod

A rudimentary modification to GTA 5 on PC has allowed Oculus Rift owners to view Los Santos in virtual reality for the first time.

Footage published on YouTube shows players stepping into the skin of protagonists Michael, Trevor, and Franklin, using an Oculus Rift DK 2 to simulate the game in first-person mode.

Though developer Rockstar North has not officially provided Oculus Rift support for its latest Grand Theft Auto title, players have found a way around this by using the latest version of VorpX, which is a software program that allows various game builds to be compatible with VR.

For now, the experiment only offers basic VR functionality, in that head movements are used to move the first-person camera. Due to the game's code not being optimised for virtual reality, the results may be unpleasant and uncomfortable for some users.

Footage aired so far shows one player walk around Michael's house in VR (below), while another captures a bike ride at night (above).

Grand Theft Auto V shipped on PC on Tuesday, April 14, and quickly became the most played non-Valve game published on Steam, with more than 300,000 people playing the game simultaneously.

GameSpot's GTA 5 PC Review offered a strong recommendation to try the game: "GTA V shines on PC thanks to 4K-grade textures, the availability of additional post-processing effects, and an unlocked frame rate."

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Racing Game F1 2015 Is 1080p on PS4, 900p on Xbox One

Yet another multiplatform game will run in a higher native resolution on PlayStation 4 than Xbox One.

Developer Codemasters has announced that its upcoming racing game F1 2015 will run at 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One. Both versions, however, will run at 60fps.

Game designer Stevn Embling confirmed the resolution and frame rate details Thursday in an interview with Eurogamer.

"On console we've had it very, very close to 60fps, certainly on PS4," he told the site. "Everyone at the studio is doing a fantastic with the optimization, and we're in the final couple of months before release where there's a big push that we hit that 60fps, and that's the plan."

Earlier this week, developer Slightly Mad Studios confirmed that its own racing game, Project Cars--now due to launch in early May--will also run at 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One. In addition, Slightly Mad is targeting 60fps for both console editions.

F1 2015 was announced late last month, and is due to launch across PS4, Xbox One, and PC in June. The game is being developed on a new version of Codemasters' EGO engine and aims to deliver the "ultimate Formula One video game experience."

For a closer look at F1 2015, check out some work-in-progress images in the gallery below.

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More Free Xbox 360 Games Now Available

It's April 16, which not only means it's Futurama voice actor Billy West's 62nd birthday, but it's also the day when more free games have become available for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox 360.

Available now are Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel. The games are free through the end of the month.

They replace Gears of War: Judgment and Terraria, which were free April 1-15.

At school or work? You can queue up your download by way of the Xbox Store online through these links:

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
• Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel

Alternatively, you can use SmartGlass on your phone or tablet to start the download process or through your Xbox 360 itself.

Microsoft is offering a total of four free games to Xbox Live subscribers on Xbox 360 this month, which is double the number of games is typically gives away.

Xbox One owners, meanwhile, can download Child of Light and Pool Nation FX for free all month long.

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Wolfenstein Prequel Has Nazi Zombies, Brutal-Sounding Pipe Weapon, More

Ahead of its release next month, Bethesda and developer MachineGames have published a new blog post that reveals some new gameplay details for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, a standalone prequel to last year's The New Order. First, protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz will wield a brutal-sounding pipe melee weapon.

Players will acquire this "handy helper" early in the game and will use the multi-purpose melee item throughout. "The idea was to have something new--something different than the knife," executive producer Jerk Gustafsson said.

The pipe can also be pulled apart so that players can dual-wield it, dealing even deadlier damage. In addition, players can use the pipe for a variety of non-lethal purposes, including climbing and breaking through walls, among other things. "It's equally a progression tool as it is a weapon," Gustafsson said.

Bethesda also says that takedowns with the pipe are going to be brutal, bloody affairs, and can vary depending on its single- or dual-wield status. Plus, since the pipe is hollow, "if you gank someone, there's a good chance a geyser of blood's gonna spurt out the other end."

Also in the blog post, Bethesda confirms that Nazi zombies will make an appearance in The Old Blood (see below), and that MachineGames is aiming for an overall "pulp B-movie vibe" with the game. Check out the full blog post to learn even more about The Old Blood.

The Old Blood launches May 5 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. As mentioned above, since it's a standalone game, it does not require The New Order. The Old Blood will sell for $20.

It includes two main campaigns: "Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves" and "The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs." The game plays out across eight total chapters.

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Xbox Exec Congratulates Sony on Bloodborne's Strong Sales

Xbox executive Phil Spencer, the top gaming boss inside of Microsoft, has spoken out to congratulate Sony on selling 1 million copies of the new PlayStation 4 role-playing game Bloodborne. Though the game was developed by a veteran team in From Software (Demon's Souls, Dark Souls), Bloodborne is a new IP. That makes the game's strong initial sales all the more impressive, Spencer said.

Bloodborne was released exclusively for PS4 in late March. The game's 1 million sales counts copies sold up until April 5.

Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa published his own post yesterday, thanking fans for their support.

"We are amazed and very grateful for the way in which the community has embraced Bloodborne," he said at the time. "As you may have seen, we've just announced that Bloodborne has now sold through over one million copies worldwide. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project!"

Looking ahead, From Software will release a new patch for Bloodborne later this month that should reduce load times and more.

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New Destiny House of Wolves Info Revealed in Data-Mining Leak

That didn't take long.

Just hours after Bungie released the latest patch for Destiny--1.1.2--players have mined the update and found what might be new details about the game's upcoming expansion, House of Wolves.

The details are rounded up in this Reddit post. According to the post, House of Wolves will add two new social spaces--Queen's Bay and Halls of Amentet--along with one new Strike called The Shadow Thief. House of Wolves will also reportedly add three new story missions, three quests, and up to five new PvP maps.

Bungie said earlier this week that House of Wolves will not include a new Raid. However, Destiny will introduce The Prison of Elders, a new co-op endgame activity, through House of Wolves. The Prison of Elders is described as a new activity "focused on variety, replayability, and skill."

Also discovered in the Destiny 1.1.2 patch notes were 46 ship schematics and references to Treasure Maps, among other things. Check out the Reddit post for lots more on what might be coming to Destiny by way of the House of Wolves expansion.

One thing to note here is that, of course, this information is not coming directly from Bungie and could change. Responding to an earlier House of Wolves leak in February, Bungie's community manager David "Deej" Dague urged caution to fans when looking at leaks of this nature, saying, "anything you know about [House of Wolves] can change."

Officially, Bungie has committed to the scheduled listed below for when it will announce new information about Destiny's House of Wolves expansion. The add-on launches May 19 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4. It's included with Destiny's $35 Expansion Pass--which also includes December's The Dark Below add-on--or can be purchased individually for $20.

Destiny House of Wolves Announcement Schedule:

• Wednesday, April 22 -- "Walking tour of the The Reef, with a live discussion about the upgrade paths for your gear."
• Wednesday, April 29 -- "Reveal and live gameplay of Trials of Osiris and its collection of end game gear."
• Wednesday, May 6 -- "Reveal and live gameplay of Prison of Elders, a brand new three-player cooperative multiplayer arena."
• Friday, May 8 -- "Stay tuned!"

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Star Wars: Battlefront Reveal on Friday Will Be Live-Streamed

With just one day to go before the Star Wars Celebration kicks off, Verizon and Disney have announced that they will live-stream certain parts of the event for all to see.

This includes panels with Star Wars director J.J Abrams and actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.

It also includes Electronic Arts' reveal of Star Wars: Battlefront, which is scheduled to take place during a presentation on Friday, April 17 at 10: 30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT.

The Star Wars Celebration website has also been updated with an official description for the Battlefront panel, which is expected to last one hour.

"Join the talented team from DICE as they give fans their first look at Star Wars Battlefront and debut the official reveal trailer for this highly anticipated game. Learn how unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm archives and the award-winning Frostbite technology is helping to create an immersive experience that is truly 'most impressive.' DICE will also show fans how Star Wars Battlefront will give them the chance to live out their epic Star Wars battle fantasies."

The Star Wars Celebration begins tomorrow, April 16, in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. Live-streaming programming begins at 10 AM PDT on April 16 through StarWars.com. The show wraps up on Sunday, April 19.

Battlefront, in development at Battlefield maker DICE, is scheduled for release during holiday 2015 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Earlier this week, we learned that--like so many other EA games--Battlefront will be available to play first on Xbox One by way of EA Access.

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Metro Redux Sells 1.5 Million Copies

4A Games and Deep Silver have announced that they have sold more than 1.5 million Metro Redux games worldwide, which includes Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux. Both are remastered versions of the last-generation games for current-generation systems and PC.

In addition, Deep Silver says that the Metro Redux bundle for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 has now outsold Metro: Last Light for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in "multiple territories." This is an "unprecedented feat" for a remastered game (and there have been quite a few), Deep Silver says.

"When measured against sales of the previous generation release, Metro Redux is the best performing remaster of this generation," Deep Silver claims.

Sales numbers of other recent remasters, including The Last of Us Remastered, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition, and Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, have not been announced.

Deep Silver has also announced that it's released Mac versions of Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux on Steam. These new versions were developed by 4A Games and use OpenGL 4 to offer up "one of the most technically advanced games to appear natively on the Mac platform."

You can buy the games today on Steam, which are available until April 17 at 50 percent off. If you already bought a copy of any Steam version of Metro Redux, you'll also receive a copy of the new Mac edition at no extra charge.

"We are thrilled with the performance of Metro Redux," Deep Silver executive Menno Van der Bil said. "4A Games have created one of the benchmarks by which other re-masters will be judged, and we have seen their efforts rewarded with fantastic critical and commercial success. Metro Redux has introduced many new fans to the series, and we look forward to reaching a whole new audience on Mac."

The Metro series is based on the Metro 2033 novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky.

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Star Ocean 5 Announced for PS4, PS3

Image credit: Kotaku

Square Enix's "secret" game, which the company started teasing last week, has been officially revealed. The Final Fantasy publisher on Tuesday announced Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the fifth game in the main series. Kotaku and Siliconera have the first details for the game.

Star Ocean 5 is in development for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 at Star Ocean creator Tri-Ace. No release date has been announced, but a report in Weekly Famistu claims the game is about 30 percent finished.

In terms of story, Star Ocean 5 is set between Star Ocean 2 and Star Ocean 3, featuring Fidel Camus as its hero

For gameplay, "seamless real-time" battles are promised. Siliconera writes: "In addition to having plenty of event scenes like in past Star Ocean titles, there will be seamless events where enemies will attack you in the middle of some events. If party members get captured by enemies in these events, it can change the story and ending of the game."

The game's prologue, courtesy of Kotaku, reads:

Do the depths of space forbid peace for mankind

Centuries after leaving Earth, after a multitude of trials, with the creation and spread of the 'Galactic Federation,' humanity was on the verge of unified order and peace.

But the embers of conflict have begun to burn again.

Over 6,000 light years from Earth, on the unsettled planet, 'Feycreed.'

Just as so many times before, the waves of history begin from a remote planet.

Star Ocean 5 is the first entry in the series since 2009's Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

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Mortal Kombat X Has Microtransactions for Easy Fatalities, More

NetherRealm's new fighting game, Mortal Kombat X, features microtransactions that allow players to buy "Easy Fatalities" and more, it has been revealed. The game's Xbox One and PlayStation 4 product pages show that players can buy five Easy Fatalities for 99 cents or a pack of 30 for $5.

Fatalities, the Mortal Kombat franchise's gruesome signature finishing moves, can be difficult to pull off for some players. That's where Easy Fatalities, which allow you to perform the moves with "simplified inputs", come in.

"We've learned through years and years of study that there are a lot of people who just can't pull off Fatalities, or they get freaked out or they can't figure out the timing," NetherRealm said at the end of March.

"There are certain places you can unlock those and things like that," the studio added. "So you'll always have access to Easy Fatalities--if you want to use them."

At the time, NetherRealm didn't say anything about having an option to pay for these finishing moves. But--given the growing trend of microtransactions for console games today--it's not surprising to learn that paying for Easy Fatalities is an option for Mortal Kombat X.

In addition, NetheRealm is offering an "Unlock All Krypt Items" option for $20. As its name suggests, this unlocks everything in the Krypt, a place players can visit to spend their in-game currency on new items. Everything available in the Krypt can also be attained through regular gameplay. The "Unlock All Krypt Items" is meant to give players a way to access everything right away to save time.

Mortal Kombat X launches today, April 14, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, while the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions have been delayed. We're holding our full review until we can test the game's online servers. But you can read our review in progress right now.

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