'Oculus Rift launch titles' to 'NightCry': Upcoming video games with their release dates
'Oculus Rift launch titles' to 'NightCry': Upcoming video games with their release dates
A list of upcoming video games.

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset starts shipping out, its online store and launch games go live, and there are releases for annual baseball sim "MLB 16: The Show," highly anticipated and gorgeously animated indie game "Hyper Light Drifter," and the latest addition to a cult Japanese horror series in "NightCry."

Oculus Rift

For: Windows PC

Available: March 28

With the initial allocation of $599 consumer-grade Rift headsets swiftly selling through once pre-orders went live in January, that first batch is due to start shipping March 28 and, alongside the HTC Vive ($799) and PlayStation VR ($399) represents the first of three major virtual reality setups launching in 2016. Requires a PC with powerful components to run properly: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 graphics card and Intel i5-4590 CPU chip at minimum. Capable of gaming, social, and 360° cinema applications.

Oculus Rift launch line-up

For: Oculus Rift on Windows PC

Available: March 28

Thirty titles have been prepped for readiness in support of the Rift's release, including spacewalk disaster adventure "Adr1ft," sci-fi dogfighter and MMO tie-in "EVE: Valkyrie," cute action game "Lucky's Tale" and multi-disciplinary racer "Project CARS," with an Oculus Store acting as a point of sale (in addition to the usual online PC retailers).

MLB 16: The Show

For: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3

Available: March 29

Fronted by 2015's MVP, Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays, and introducing several new features including a ShowTime tool for crunch moments and enhanced player training, plus online tournament modes Battle Royale and Conquest.

NightCry

For: Windows PC

Available: March 29

Step on board a cruise liner and find out who or what is in the process of knocking off all its passengers. A point and click horror game in the vein of cult classic "Clock Tower" -- indeed, the latest entry to the series -- though now in 3D and with the "Silent Hill" art director and film director from "Ju-on" ("The Grudge") on board.

Hyper Light Drifter

For: Mac, Linux, WinPC

Available: March 31 (PS4 and XBO mid-2016)

Travel across the lands of Buried Time to find a cure for your hero's disease. Hugely successful as a crowdfunding effort back in 2013, the uniquely stylized action game references video game standards such as "The Legend of Zelda" as well as more modern releases like "Sword & Sworcery," "Transistor," and the films of Studio Ghibli.

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