John Carmack ‘Wearied Of The Fight’ As He Exits Meta

John Carmack left his role as “executive consultant” for virtual reality at Meta. Carmack occupied key roles over the last decade in pushing forward VR’s path toward consumer adoption, from exchanging hardware with Rift creator Palmer Luckey to becoming ... more - uploadvr

Stride Fates Campaign Delayed, Now Arriving In 2023

Joy Way confirmed Fates, the upcoming solo campaign for Stride, is delayed until 2023. Following a new trailer during the Upload VR 2022 Winter Showcase (where Joy Way also announced Red Flowers and Stack), an hour-long episode of the Stride campaign ... more - uploadvr

Microsoft Teases HoloLens 3 Improvements, But It’s Not Coming ‘Yet’

Microsoft hinted HoloLens 3 will happen but said its customers “don’t need a successor yet”. HoloLens 2 shipped back in 2019, three years after the original headset. In a new blog post announcing improved Teams integration in HoloLens 2’s Dynamics 365 ... more - uploadvr

HTC Vive Reveals Features Of Quest Pro Competitor It Will Announce Next Month

HTC revealed details of the lightweight standalone Vive headset it has been teasing for months. The company was teasing a new headset in cryptic tweets for over two months with captions such as “go small or go home”, and already hinted it will be sold ... more - uploadvr

GOLF+ Unveils PGA TOUR Partnership, Adding New Courses In 2023

GOLF+ unveiled an exclusive partnership with the PGA TOUR, bringing licensed tournament courses into the VR golf sim from early 2023. A five-year partnership, developer Golf Scope will create new PGA TOUR interactive experiences in VR. Promising features ... more - uploadvr

Resident Evil Village: VR Mode Is Free DLC, Joins Five New PSVR 2 Launch Games

Capcom confirms Resident Evil Village: VR Mode will be free DLC for existing owners, launching alongside PSVR 2 next February. Following on from Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which had optional PSVR support at launch in 2017, Capcom revealed the news on ... more - uploadvr

Valve Adds ‘VR Supported’ And ‘VR Only’ Feature Tags To Steam Store Pages

Valve added ‘VR Supported’ and ‘VR Only’ feature tags to Steam store pages. Last week Valve removed the VR Support sidebar section on Steam store pages, which prominently displayed compatible headsets, input devices, and play area sizes. It was replaced ... more - uploadvr

Quest Pro Now Supports Shared-Space Colocation Via ‘Shared Spatial Anchors’

Meta Quest Pro now supports shared-space colocation. Colocation means having multiple headsets sharing the same physical play space with the same virtual coordinate space. Facebook showed off an “arena scale” prototype of this in late 2018, but no further ... more - uploadvr

Quest Developers Can Now Add Portals To Worlds In Other Apps

Quest’s new App to App Travel API lets developers create portals to worlds in other apps. The new API builds on the existing Destinations feature of the Meta Quest platform. Destinations lets developers register levels, worlds, and lobbies in their apps ... more - uploadvr

Racket Club Hits The Tennis Courts Next Year On Quest 2

Resolution Games hopes to serve up aces with Racket Club, a new racket-based VR game arriving next year on Meta Quest 2. Revealed during the Resolution Games Showcase, Racket Club is a brand-new multiplayer game from the Swedish developer, announced ... more - uploadvr

Fifth Demeo Adventure, Reign Of Madness, Available Now On Quest, PC VR

Demeo’s fifth adventure, Reign of Madness, is available now for players on Quest and PC VR. Resolution Games says Reign of Madness is the “fifth and final chapter” in Demeo‘s Mad Elven King Saga and invites player “to the town of Ends where they have ... more - uploadvr

Bait! Fishin’ Buddies Update Reels In Multiplayer Support

Bait!, a free-to-play fishing game from Resolution Games, receives multiplayer support today on Meta Quest 2. First released for Samsung Gear in 2016, Bait! later arrived on the original Oculus Quest as a launch title. Announced today during the Resolution ... more - uploadvr

Blaston Goes Free To Play Today, Pico Release Arriving Next Year

Blaston, the multiplayer VR shooter from Resolution Games, is now free-to-play with today’s update. Joining Bait! and Ultimechs in Resolution’s growing library of free-to-play VR games, Blaston is taking a similar approach to Rocket League‘s free-to-play ... more - uploadvr

Demeo Battles: PvP Mode Launches 2023 – Gameplay & Impressions Here

Demeo is getting a new PvP mode called Demeo Battles in 2023. We’ve already gone hands-on – check out our impressions and some footage below. Resolution first announced Demeo’s PvP mode almost exactly a year ago, initially slated for a 2022 launch. While ... more - uploadvr

Hands-On: Spatial Ops Delivers Impressive Multiplayer Mixed Reality, Available Now

Spatial Ops is a competitive FPS designed for mixed reality passthrough on Quest 2 and Quest Pro, available now in open beta on SideQuest. We recently tried it out and there’s a lot to be excited about. The last year or so has seen a big increase in ... more - uploadvr

Among Us VR 2023 Roadmap Includes New Map & Custom Lobbies

Schell Games revealed its Among Us VR 2023 roadmap, announcing planned post-launch updates that include a new map, custom lobby settings, and improved moderation. Recently nominated for Best VR at The Game Awards 2022, Schell Games previously teased ... more - uploadvr

Saints & Sinners: Chapter 2 Patched To Address Major Bugs

Skydance Interactive released a major patch for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution on the Quest platform today which the studio says should resolve many prominent issues. UploadVR didn’t receive access to the highly anticipated ... more - uploadvr

Virtual Desktop Boosts PC Performance But Now Requires Internet Connection

Virtual Desktop’s latest update boosts PC VR performance but adds an Internet connection requirement. Since just after the launch of the Oculus Quest in 2019, Guy Godin‘s Virtual Desktop app has enabled you to play PC VR games via streaming over your ... more - uploadvr

Oil Painting VR App Vermillion Launches Multiplayer Update Today

Vermillion, the VR app that offers realistic wet-on-wet oil painting simulation for PC VR and Quest, receives a free update today adding multiplayer functionality. This means the multiple users can now join the same room in Vermillion and paint together, ... more - uploadvr

Colossal Cave Journeys Onto Meta Quest 2 Next Month

Cygnus Entertainment confirms that Colossal Cave, a VR remake of the 1976 text-based Colossal Cave Adventure, arrives next month on Meta Quest 2. First revealed in March, Colossal Cave is a first-person, single-player, 3D-action-adventure based on one ... more - uploadvr

Rec Room Launches Masters Of The Universe Event

Rec Room unveiled a new collaboration with Masters of the Universe. Best known for He-Man, MOTU adds a new set of themed items to the social VR game later today. Following an NBA-themed collaboration in April and the House of Terror, Rec Room joins Mattel ... more - uploadvr

The Falconeer Takes Flight On PC VR Today

After experimenting with VR support, aerial combat game The Falconeer officially arrives on PC VR today. Previously teased by creator Tomas Sala last December, this surprise update arrives for free if you own The Falconeer on Steam. Flying falcons across ... more - uploadvr

Beat Saber Rock Mixtape Adds 9-Minute Free Bird With 3,000 Notes

Nirvana, The White Stripes, Kiss, Steppenwolf and more are adding songs to Beat Saber’s library of paid add-on tracks. The new Rock Mixtape available now collects some incredible tracks to rock out with, including Lynyrd Skynrd’s epic Free Bird at nearly ... more - uploadvr

Bruno Mars Joins Synth Riders Groovin Essentials Music Pack

Synth Riders is adding a “Groovin Essentials” music pack on December 15th with Bruno Mars on the tracklist. The song pack includes five paid DLC songs: “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars “Runaway Baby” – Bruno Mars “Skate” – Silk Sonic (feat. Bruno Mars, Anderson ... more - uploadvr

Population: One’s New Sandbox Tools Build Between Fortnite & Horizon Worlds

New sandbox creation tools launch this week inside battle royale title Population: One. I toured through some of the worlds creators have made and briefly tried out some of the creativity tools. I found myself impressed by their ease of use and the included ... more - uploadvr

Modders Recreate Titanfall In Bonelab

We’re not getting Titanfall VR from Respawn anytime soon, but that hasn’t stopped the Bonelab modding community from making its own efforts. Posted on the r/OculusQuest subreddit, u/lunchanddinner recently shared a clip of Titanfall mod in Bonelab, Stress ... more - uploadvr

Fortnite Isn’t Getting VR Support, Epic Confirms

Hoping to play Fortnite with VR support? Bad news, Epic Games confirms there are no plans to support VR headsets. Speaking to The Verge in a recent interview, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was questioned about Fortnite on Meta Quest headsets. He responded: ... more - uploadvr

Upcoming VR Game Offers ‘Stress-Free’ Everyday Interactions

Blinnk and the Vacuum of Space, Changingday’s debut VR game designed for autistic players, arrives on PC VR next month. Set on the colorful Norpopolis Space Station, Blinnk and the Vacuum of Space sees you starting at Norp Corp, tasked with bringing ... more - uploadvr

Straylight Takes You On A Cosmic Adventure Next Year For Quest, PC VR & PSVR

After nearly three years in early access, developer Dr Bloc confirms VR platformer Straylight’s full 1.0 release will arrive next year on Quest, PC VR, and PSVR. Initially launched in February 2020 on Steam, Straylight’s full release has faced significant ... more - uploadvr

Between Realities VR Podcast ft Jonathan Ovadia of AEXLAB / VAIL VR

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Jonathan Ovadia, CEO of AEXLAB – the studio developing VAIL VR. Jonathan shares a wealth of information about VAIL VR and even reveals some exclusive details about upcoming ... more - uploadvr