We recently ran a competition for aspiring writers to have an article of theirs published on Opium Pulses and our winner this year is Ashok Sharma from Delhi, India.Thank you Ashok for your passionate article about a technology you clearly have a lot of excitement for, it really shines through in your writing.The Future of GamingWhat is the first that comes to mind when you think about gaming? Think of a game you find really fun? Is it immersive? Addictive? Can you can relate to it? Does it excite you enough to rush your adrenaline level to the sky?Usually, things that

This here is the second part of our Oculus Quest game reviews, this time a mixture of brand new release and launch titles! Check out the first 10 reviews in part one here: https://www.opiumpulses.com/article/306/10-oculus-quest-new-release-reviews-p1Let’s start in alphabetical order, simply ‘cause it's prettier…BonfireThe developers of Bonfire are known for their VR-based interactive short stories, having worked on Invasion!, Asteroids! and Crow: The Legend. Bonfire is no different, in that it is a short animated movie, in full VR with direct but linear interactivity peppered throughout. The story is based around your experience after crash landing on an alien planet, a planet that

Introduction:Flying Tigers: Shadows over China is an arcade dog fighting game set during WWII in China, Burma and India. The game is based on a group named the “Flying Tigers”, who were a group of US pilots battling China throughout the Second World War. The operations that you are tasked with throughout the campaign, follow the experiences of real operations that took place in WW2. The game mainly has 2 factions which are the Allies and the Japanese, however period you can only play/control the allies within the main campaign. Although in other game modes such as arcade you have an

Developer: Baby Duka, Schubell ITPublisher: Baby DukaEarly Build: 2003 patch 3.Title Screen!What is DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes? If you like a lot of Super Meat Boy and speed running levels then this is for you.The Story: There is no story but to beat everyone time.One of the community made levels!What is DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes but more in depth? DASH is an action platformer with hundreds of levels made by the community and a lot of them with times to be beaten.Character select screen!The Mechanics: The mechanics of DASH you are given some levels which allow you to shoot boxes and

Developer & Publisher: TAS SystemsDestruction!What is Wrecked Destruction Simulator? If you like causing crashes and planning them out then this is the game for you.Scene selection!The Story: There is not story for this game just make your own car crash simulation and watch the flames.The Graphics on Ultra!What is Wrecked Destruction Simulator but more in depth? Wrecked Destruction Simulator is a game that allows you to make the accidents how you want them to happen like on a motor way or on a casual road and gives you the tools to do that.Vehicles selection!The Mechanics: The mechanics of Wrecked Destruction Simulator is to

The Oculus Quest all-in-one standalone VR headset came out late last month and we’ve been spending a few weeks throwing ourselves around in some of the launch titles and new releases, today we’re going to give you our first impression on just 10 of those.We aren't going to be covering any of the free titles such as Rec Room, VR Chat, Bigscreen or PokerStars (although we think these titles are great too).This is part one of what will hopefully be a series of brief game reviews for the Oculus Quest. Let’s start in alphabetical order, simply ‘cause it's prettier…Angry Birds: Isle

With the recent release of Facebook's brand new standalone VR headset, the Oculus Quest - the modding and side-loading communities surrounding the rhythm app BeatSaber have perked up once more but this time The Expanse Team are here to save the day and make the whole process painless with their impressive Oculus Go and Quest side-loading app, SideQuest.This goes hand in hand with their other VR offering, a social platform where users can explore and manipulate the world around them together with friends or friends to be in the avatar of their choice! The Expanse VR is growing in popularity and

Thea 2: The Shattering is a sequel to the 4X strategy with RPG and card game elements developed by MuHa Games. Thea 2 takes us to the same fantasy land as the previous game, where we will find many inspirations from the Slavic mythology.Thea 2: The Shattering is a hybrid of game genres. You could call it turn-based or survival. Maybe even RPG. It is tactical and it is rogue-like. Managing all these at once is a delicate dance. Even more, Thea 2 draws upon its predecessor by enlarging the scope of some aspects while adding further detail to others. On

Deveolper: Nils JarkinsPublisher: Excalibur Games.Early access build: 080419-1Role Selection!What is Flashing Lights? If you like role-playing as a cop, medic or firefighter then you will like this.Loading screen!The Story: There is no story you just take on missions as each service so putting out fires as the fire fighters and arresting people who have done crimes in the city ect.Online in EUWhat is Flashing Lights but more in depth? Flashing Lights is an emergency service simulator which tries to emulate real life emergency services by giving you missions associated with that certain servicePutting out fires!The Mechanics: The mechanics of Flashing Light is to go

Before reading, please note that this game is still in Early Access state.From the creators of ARK: Survival Evolved comes ATLAS and just like ARK, ATLAS is an open world MMO survival game that offers a great adventure, the only difference is that ARK is about dinosaurs and ATLAS is about Pirates. Unfortunately if you played ARK before you'll feel more like it's an ARK DLC so for ARK players so I'll do a short review for you which will be a small comparison between ARK and ATLAS and the rest will be a long review for non-ARK players.For ARK players:After