theBlu, One Of VR’s Landmark Experiences, Gets A New Steam Release

theBlu, one of PC VR’s landmark experiences, was just moved into a new release on Steam. First released in 2016 for $9.99, Wevr has restructured theBlu through a new release, turning it into a free-to-play experience. The original “Whale Encounter” remains ... more - uploadvr

Davigo Pits PC Players Against VR With ‘Cross-Reality’ Battles

Flatscreen vs. VR, which side would win? That’s what Davigo hopes to find out. Developed for quite some time now by a three-person team, Davigo is an upcoming 4v1 “cross-reality” multiplayer game. Compatible with “all major HMDs, including Quest, Rift, ... more - uploadvr

The Exorcist: Legion VR SIN Delayed, Now Aiming For 2023

Publisher Fun Train confirmed its upcoming survival horror sequel, The Exorcist: Legion VR SIN, will now release in the second half of 2023. First announced with a late 2022 release window, The Exorcist: Legion VR SIN is being developed by Twilight Zone ... more - uploadvr

Quest New Year’s Sale Goes Live, Offering Familiar Discounts

The Meta Quest ‘Celebrate 2023’ sale is now live, offering new discounts into next year. While the ‘Season of Savings’ sale only just finished, Celebrate 2023 marks Meta’s second big sale this month alone. Alongside the seemingly obligatory Vader Immortal ... more - uploadvr

Meta Acquires 3D Lenses Developer Luxexcel

Meta’s acquisition march continues as the tech giant quietly confirms it’s now acquired Belgian-Dutch company Luxexcel. Founded in 2009, Luxexcel is best known for 3D printing prescription lenses. Initially reported by Belgian newspaper De Tijd, a Meta ... more - uploadvr

Bonelab Joins Steam’s Best-Selling VR Titles For 2022

Valve released its annual list of best-selling SteamVR games for 2022, adding Bonelab and After The Fall to its highest bracket. Compiling data from January 1 to December 18, Valve’s list is based on revenue instead of individual sales, splitting this ... more - uploadvr

Best Of Virtual Reality: 7 Great Apps For Golf, Movies, Ping Pong, Fishing & More

Our new Best Of Virtual Reality series highlights some of the best places in VR. We’ve made seven initial selections based, where we could, on first-hand visits to venues in virtual reality. We recently recognized standout places released widely in 2022, ... more - uploadvr

Between Realities VR Podcast: Season 6 Episode 14 ft Deirdre, Stephen, Christopher of Ferryman Collective

In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Steve, Deirdre, Steve, and Christopher of Ferryman Collective. The actors, producers, and creatives behind Gumball Dreams and Welcome to Respite elaborate on their approach ... more - uploadvr

Lambchild Superstar: Chris Milk & Damian Kulash Jr’s Rift VR Project

The following guest post marks the December 25th, 2022 free release of experimental PC-based Rift VR music project Lambchild Superstar: Making Music in the Menagerie of the Holy Cow from Within & Horizon Studios. Submitted to UploadVR over email, ... more - uploadvr

Dyschronia Highlights Japan’s Contributions To VR

The new trailer for Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate Episode II first premiered in The UploadVR Showcase – Winter 2022, you can watch it here . There’s a fairly large divide between western VR markets and Japan, but studio MyDearest is working to change ... more - uploadvr

Bigscreen Supports Disney+ & Amazon Prime Watch Together

Bigscreen now supports watching with friends using streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Twitch, and YouTube. The “first big drop” from the long-running virtual reality startup promises a key feature for both Quest and PCVR headsets. Bigscreen ... more - uploadvr

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Review: Shambling Past Launch

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution released at the start of December on Quest 2, but the release is complicated, with some interesting developments marred by dodgy performance and bugs. Read on for our full Saints & Sinners ... more - uploadvr

A Year On: Why Now Is The Best Time To Join After The Fall

Over the last year After The Fall has seen players grouping up in teams of up to 4 slaying hundreds of undead monstrosities and having a blast in its detailed and gruesome world. The snowbreed have become more ferocious since release though, and Vertigo ... more - uploadvr

Drop Dead: The Cabin Teases Gameplay Through New Trailer

We’ve got a fresh look at Drop Dead: The Cabin, thanks to a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming survival shooter. A sequel to Drop Dead: Dual Strike, Soul Assembly’s Drop Dead: The Cabin is a zombie wave shooter arriving on Quest 2 and Pico 4 next ... more - uploadvr

Meta Isn’t Expecting Within Acquisition To Proceed Until February

According to a new court report, Meta is unlikely to close its acquisition deal for Within until February 2023. Having announced plans to acquire the Supernatural developer last year, Meta’s faced an uphill battle ever since due to an antitrust probe ... more - uploadvr

Avatar: The Way Of Water Used Gravity Sketch In Its Set Design

Gravity Sketch, the VR art creation platform, was used in the environmental and set design for Avatar: The Way Of Water. First released in 2017, Gravity Sketch is a creative toolset available on Meta Quest, Rift and SteamVR. Used for a range of 3D creative ... more - uploadvr

Adobe Substance 3D Modeler Comes To Steam With Quest Link & Index Support

Substance 3D Modeler 2023 is now available on Steam. The software lets you sculpt and export your creation as a 3D model. You can switch between VR and desktop modes at any time. It began its life as the VR-only Oculus Medium, which Adobe acquired from ... more - uploadvr

Meta Increased Quest 2’s GPU Performance By 7% Via Software Update

Quest 2’s GPU performance is now 7% higher than before. The Quest OS dynamically adjusts the GPU clock frequency to give apps the performance they need without wasting battery life when they don’t need it. In a software update today, Meta increased the ... more - uploadvr

Espire 2 Gets Co-Op Voice Chat, Heads To ‘New VR Platforms’ In 2023

Espire 2 received a voice chat update and its 2023 roadmap confirms the stealth action game’s heading to “new VR platforms” in 2023. Published by Tripwire, Digital Lode’s Espire 1 sequel first appeared last month, bringing a new single-player campaign ... more - uploadvr

Unplugged Adds Over 20 New Songs, Expands Controller Support

The Take Control update for Unplugged: Air Guitar is now live, adding over 20 new songs and expanded controller support. First released last year, Unplugged: Air Guitar is one of VR’s more notable hand tracking games. While controller support was previously ... more - uploadvr

Niantic Gets Festive With The See Santa Fly AR Experience

Looking for that festive cheer in AR? Niantic’s See Santa Fly hopes to provide the answer with a new AR experience. Powered by Niantic’s WebAR platform, See Santa Fly is a new browser-based AR experience from the Pokémon Go developer. As you’ve probably ... more - uploadvr

UploadVR’s Best of VR 2022 – Game Of The Year & More

Welcome to UploadVR’s Best of VR Awards for 2022. 2022 was an interesting year for VR. Towards the end of 2021, the year approaching looked set to be packed with new hardware and headset releases, with a large shadow of big games and software releases ... more - uploadvr

Primal Hunt Roars Onto Quest And Pico Next Month

Primal Hunt, a brutal retro-futuristic action game from Phaser Lock Interactive, releases on Meta Quest and Pico next month. Set across prehistoric biomes, Primal Hunt calls itself a “first-of-its-kind” VR hunting game, featuring 24 different dinosaurs ... more - uploadvr

nDreams Acquires Shooty Fruity Developer Near Light

NDreams announced it acquired long-term development partner Near Light, marking the publisher’s first acquisition in nearly 16 years. Bought for an undisclosed sum, Near Light joins existing nDreams teams split between remote positions as well as offices ... more - uploadvr

Quest Holiday Sale Discounts Bonelab, Iron Man, Resident Evil & More

The Meta Quest ‘Season of Savings’ sale is now live, offering big discounts between bundles and individual games. Similar to previous holidays, Meta announced a new sale on select Meta Quest content just in time for Christmas. Going up to 50% off, several ... more - uploadvr

Meta Created The Supply Chain For Quest Pro’s Lenses ‘From Scratch’

Meta claims it created the supply chain for Quest Pro’s pancake lenses “from scratch”. Pancake lenses use polarization to “fold” the optical path, and thus support a shorter gap to the displays, enabling headsets with slimmer visors. Quest Pro wasn’t ... more - uploadvr

VR Set To Enter New Phase After A Decade Of Carmack

In December 2012 I published my first in-depth article after a demo with a hand-built Oculus VR prototype. A decade later, Oculus VR is gone “for now” and the earliest faces to rally developer and enthusiast support for the imminent consumer revival ... more - uploadvr

Virtual Desktop Reverts Internet Requirement Following Backlash

Virtual Desktop no longer requires an Internet connection each session. Since just after the launch of Oculus Quest in 2019, Guy Godin’s Virtual Desktop has enabled you to play PC VR games via streaming over your home Wi-Fi network (provided you have ... more - uploadvr

Meta: Retinal Resolution Is ‘On Our Product Roadmap’

Meta says it’s “developing high-density displays and high-resolution optical systems in tandem to achieve retinal resolution on our product roadmap”. Angular resolution is the true measure of the resolution of a head-mounted display because it describes ... more - uploadvr

Meta: ‘Our Goal’ Is Automated Room Scanning For Full-Fledged Mixed Reality

Meta says its “goal” is to deliver automated room scanning for mixed reality. Five months before Quest Pro’s release, Mark Zuckerberg said it would feature an IR projector for active depth sensing. Devices with depth sensors like HoloLens 2, iPhone Pro, ... more - uploadvr