WebXR Apps On Questx27;s Meta Horizon Store Can Now Use In-App Payments

WebXR apps packaged as PWAs on the Meta Horizon Store can now use in-app payments, letting web developers monetize their experiences. Of course, what makes WebXR unique is that you don't need an app store. You can host WebXR experiences on the open web, ... more - uploadvr

ModRetro Chromatic Now Displays Nintendo Game Boy Games In Quest Headsets

Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges running inside a Chromatic gaming handheld from ModRetro now display in Horizon OS headsets over a simple USB-C cable and Quest HDMI Link. You can now play Game Boy and Game Boy Color games in your Quest headset ... more - uploadvr

Walkabout Mini Golfx27;s Crystal Lair Is Infused With An Evil Energy

Something feels a little off at the mountainside Crystal Lair of mysterious villain "Cristobal" in Walkabout Mini Golf's latest course. Located across a Venezuelan cliff, "we never really go too explicitly into exactly what is happening ... more - uploadvr

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Are Held Every Day In Virtual Spaces

Recovering alcoholics are finding regular meeting spaces in VR. Horizon Worlds, VRChat, and even Resonite are host to regular Alcoholics Anonymous meetings where people meet to discuss their "problem with alcohol" and seek sobriety. Physical ... more - uploadvr

Chinax27;s 4DV AI Releases WebXR Demo Of 6DoF Volumetric Video

China's 4DV AI released a WebXR demo of volumetric 6DoF videos created from 20 camera views, and you can try it on your VR headset right now. 4DV's technology uses gaussian splatting, of course, leveraging advances in machine learning to "train" ... more - uploadvr

Visiting The Yucatán For Cave Adventures, Guided Tours, And White Water Racing In Kayak VRx27;s New DLC

Kayak VR: Mirage has made quite the splash with its latest Yucatán DLC, offering a visually stunning journey through Mexico's famed peninsula. Following the path of Kayak VR: Mirage's previous DLC content, the Yucatán pack offers 3 different modes of ... more - uploadvr

A Developer Built A Real-World Ad Blocker For Snap Spectacles

A real-world ad blocker for Snap Spectacles raises interesting questions about what shipping AR glasses will allow. On the internet, ads are shown to enable companies to offer products and services for free. Much of UploadVR's revenue, for example, comes ... more - uploadvr

F1: The Movie - Hot Lap Is An Immersive Teaser For Applex27;s Blockbuster

Apple Vision Pro owners can watch an immersive teaser for the F1 movie, putting them beside Brad Pitt for a lap. As with all immersive content on Apple TV, it's not possible to record or cast F1: The Movie - Hot Lap, nor take screenshots. Lasting 3 minutes ... more - uploadvr

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes Officially Announced

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is an official virtual reality entry in Bandai Namco's popular series. Revealed during today's Little Nightmares Showcase Event, Bandai Namco announced the next entry in its puzzle-platform horror adventure series ... more - uploadvr

Hotel Infinity Is A VR Puzzle Follow-Up To Manifold Garden Arriving Later This Year

Hotel Infinity, a spiritual sequel to Manifold Garden, has been announced for PS VR2 and Quest. Manifold Garden creator Studio Chyr has revealed its newest mind-bending VR puzzle game, Hotel Infinity. Due out later this year, this puzzle adventure game ... more - uploadvr

Sony Announces Four New Games Coming To PS VR2 Soon

Sony revealed four new PlayStation VR 2 titles releasing soon. In case you thought that the Quest 3S Xbox Limited Edition launch was the only surprise news drop today, think again. Announced on PlayStation's X (formerly Twitter) account, PS VR2 is getting ... more - uploadvr

CocoVision Is A Powerful LIV VR Camera In Walkabout Mini Golf

A new feature launching this week in Walkabout Mini Golf delivers a powerful LIV-powered VR camera. Mighty Coconut's developers call the feature CocoVision and it still supports Walkabout's one-handed controls for both the camera and gameplay using an ... more - uploadvr

VRider SBK Races Onto PS VR2 And PC VR Soon

VRider SBK, an official game of the Superbike World Championship, is making its PS VR2 and Steam debut later this week. Developed by Funny Tales, VRider SBK is a motorbike racing simulator that allows players to compete in various racing game modes for ... more - uploadvr

FunFitLand Is A Compelling Workout On Quest With Mixed Reality & Hand Tracking

Over the past 14 months I’ve lost more than 35 pounds working out primarily in VR. I’ve never enjoyed exercise. I avoided gyms. I could never stick to any kind of routine, and nothing clicked. Then I started looking through the many VR fitness apps and ... more - uploadvr

Quest 3S Xbox Limited Edition Available For $400

Meta and Microsoft are teaming up to sell limited quantities of a Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition at $400. The black and green edition of the Quest 3S headset comes with a preinstalled Elite Strap, and is bundled with an Xbox controller and 3 months of an ... more - uploadvr

Maestrox27;s Star Wars Duel Of The Fates Arrives Alongside PlayStation VR2 Release

Double Jack brings the music of a galaxy far, far away to the stage in their latest DLC offering, launching simultaneously with Maestro on PlayStation VR2. We have seen some great DLC offerings for Maestro since its full release, starting with the Secret ... more - uploadvr

Google Reportedly Taking 4% Stake In Gentle Monster To Take On Ray-Ban Meta

Google is investing $100 million in Gentle Monster, The Korea Economic Daily reports. Gentle Monster is one of the eyewear companies that Google announced at I/O it's working with to build smart glasses with Gemini AI, hoping to take on Ray-Ban Meta. ... more - uploadvr

Kayak VR: Mirage Explores Mexico In Yucatán DLC Today

Kayak VR: Mirage finds a new destination in Mexico with the Yucatán DLC today on Steam and PlayStation VR2. Now live on both platforms, this marks the second paid DLC update for Kayak VR: Mirage since last year's Soča Valley DLC in Slovenia. Developer ... more - uploadvr

Quest 3S Xbox Edition Box Seemingly Leaks, Rumored To Launch Next Week

A Quest 3S Xbox Edition box has seemingly leaked, a year after Meta teased a limited-edition Quest "inspired by Xbox", and it's rumored to launch next week. In April 2024, alongside announcing the expansion of Quest's Horizon OS to third-party ... more - uploadvr

The Smurfs - Flower Defense Hands-On: An Adorable Strategy Game On Quest

The Smurfs – Flower Defense is a casual cartoon strategy game that's surprisingly hard to put down. I’m embarrassed to admit how much of my teen years I spent playing tower defense games. From Plants Vs Zombies to Bloons, it’s a genre that’s easy to ... more - uploadvr

Undead Citadel Reaches PlayStation VR2 Next Week

Undead Citadel, a medieval-era VR action game, arrives next week on PlayStation VR2. Developed by Dark Curry, Undead Citadel sees you making your way to the cursed depths of the titular location as you eliminate countless foes with physics-based combat. ... more - uploadvr

Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses Have Double The Battery Life Of Ray-Bans & Capture 3K Video

Oakley Meta HSTN glasses are official, after months of rumors and a tease earlier this week. Ray-Ban and Oakley are both owned by EssilorLuxottica, the eyewear giant with which Meta last year secured an agreement extending their partnership “into the ... more - uploadvr

The Thrill Of The Fight 2 Major Update Adds Casual Matches & New Venue

The Thrill of the Fight 2 received a major update with a new venue, casual matchmaking and more. Following last November's early access launch, Halfbrick Studios confirmed its latest The Thrill of the Fight 2 is now live. Update 0.2.1 introduced a new ... more - uploadvr

Pinball FX VR Explores Two New Tables With Tomb Raider DLC

Zen Studios brings the iconic Lara Croft to life across two new tables in their Tomb Raider Pinball DLC for Pinball FX VR. Read on for our hands-on first impressions. Coming soon after last month's release of nine officially licensed tables with the ... more - uploadvr

VR Survival Game Neolithic Dawn Heads For Early Access On Quest Soon

Neolithic Dawn offers physics-based crafting in an open world VR survival game, arriving next week in early access on Quest. Developed by Neolithic LLC, Neolithic Dawn puts you in the role of a hunter-gatherer during 10,000 BC in North America. After ... more - uploadvr

Vastx27;s Haven-1 VR Experience Puts You Inside The First Commercial Space Station

Vast's VR experience puts you inside Haven-1, set to be the first-ever private sector space station. The 21st century has seen private companies like SpaceX expand access to space, driving down the cost and increasing the cadence. Next year, no earlier ... more - uploadvr

Samsungx27;s Headset Will Reportedly Ship In October, To South Korea First

Samsung's Android XR headset will launch in South Korea on October 13, NewsPim reports, with a "sequential" global rollout. The South Korean news outlet claims preorders will open at a Samsung Unpacked event in South Korea on September 29. ... more - uploadvr

Real VR Fishing Will Head To Oceania In Latest World Tour DLC

Real VR Fishing heads for the Southern Hemisphere in next week's Oceania DLC on Quest. Arriving on June 25, Devs United Games revealed that the upcoming DLC pack includes seven different locations across Australia and New Zealand, ranging “from alpine ... more - uploadvr

Prada Meta Glasses Are Reportedly Coming Too

Prada Meta glasses are coming too, in addition to the existing Ray-Ban Meta glasses and soon-to-launch Oakley Meta glasses, CNBC reports. If you missed the news earlier this week, Meta and Oakley are teasing a joint announcement for Friday, strongly ... more - uploadvr

Climate Station Explores Climate Change Through An Interactive Story On PS VR2

Climate Station, a free interactive story focused on climate change developed by Sony, is out now on PS5 and PlayStation VR2. Developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment in collaboration with the United Nations Playing for the Planet Alliance, Climate ... more - uploadvr