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The Best (and Worst) Virtual Reality Games We Played At E3

Final Fantasy, Batman and more virtual reality experiences from the game industry's gala expo. Some were great; others, not so much.

Not surprisingly, VR was everywhere at the big E3 Expo in LA last week. You could explore one frightening house of horrors after another, appear in Final Fantasy, and even play Batman (which wasn't nearly as cool as it sounds). Some of the VR experiences left us breathless, while others had us wishing we'd never left the real world. Herein, the highlights and lowlights of head-mounted entertainment at E3.

Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read more
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