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Steam Frame-ready VR rhythm game Beat Saber is adding hand-tracking and a punchy new mode in its "biggest update ever"

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Beat Saber
Genres · arcade, indie, music, sports
Release · May 1, 2018
Developer · Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
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