Semi

Caveman Studios, the devs behind one of VR's most popular shooters, Contractors, have announced a spinoff project titled 'Contractors Showdown.'

Set to release in 2024, Contractors Showdown is a battle royale taking place on a 4km x 4km map, releasing on "multiple platforms." It will support cross-platform matchmaking, and introduce new features such as a tactical PDA, 'call-in support,' and customizable weapons to name a few. The teaser trailer briefly shows the game's map, which appears to have a heavy focus on roads; possibly suggesting the addition of player controlled vehicles.

Pavlov has received its long awaited Update 29, which introduces PSVR2 cross-platform lobbies, and switches over to Unreal Engine 5 and OpenXR. Previous mods are unfortunately bjorked, but a new mod browser has been added to replace Steam Workshop.

Users running eye-tracking hardware compatible with OpenXR toolkit should now able to enable eye-tracked foveated rendering as well; I can confirm it is working on my Quest Pro.

If it's been a while since you've played Pavlov, consider giving it a shot! The increased player count from PSVR has been great, and it feels good to be back after mostly playing Contractors for several months.