HTC and Valve are preparing to launch their VR headset, Vive, on April 5. Today we were told that the headset is going to cost £689 (as expected), but it was also announced that a third game is going to be included in the package at launch.
Here's the official descriptions of the three games set to come bundled with the headset at launch, Fantastic Contraption, Job Simulator, and the recently confirmed Tilt Brush:
Tilt Brush, by Google: Paint in 3D space with virtual reality. Unleash your creativity with three-dimensional brush strokes, stars, light, and even fire. Your room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless.
Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives, by Owlchemy Labs: In a firmly tongue-in-cheek world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the 'Job Simulator' to learn what it was like 'to job'.
Fantastic Contraption, by Northway Games in collaboration with Radial Games: Imagine walking around a grassy island floating in the sky, building a machine the size of a horse with your own hands, and then watching it roll out into the world.
The Vive's main competition, in the PC space at least, is the Oculus Rift, which is going to cost £500 / $600 / €700 when it starts shipping in late March and early April. Details regarding the launch and pricing for the PlayStation's VR headet are still very much under wraps, but with a planned event set to take place during the upcoming GDC, it's likely that we're going to get more details on that front fairly soon.