VRChat Spotlight: A Night To Remember - Titanic Survival Experience, Magic Heist, & Aqua: Oceans of Luma

VRChat offers an endless array of adventures crafted by talented creators who constantly push the boundaries of virtual reality. This week, we're diving into three more PC VRChat worlds as recommended to us by the VRChat community, so let's explore what ... more - uploadvr

Somnium VR1 First Impressions: Impressive FOV With An Odd Focus Issue

Somnium VR1 promises to be the headset of choice for PC VR enthusiasts with money to spend. But does it deliver? I recently went hands-on to find out. If you're interested in reading about the specs and details of Somnium VR1, please see my earlier article ... more - uploadvr

Chess Club Is Getting A Price Drop And Mixed Reality Mode Today

Odders Lab is releasing a new Mixed Reality mode today alongside a permanent price drop for their chart-topping chess game, Chess Club, in celebration of World Chess Day. The Sevilla-based studio promised that an update featuring some new MR features ... more - uploadvr

ICYMI This Week: Drums Rock, Sky Climb, Riff XR, F1 24 & More

Want this week's biggest VR news? Here's our latest roundup with a few stories you may have missed. With VR hardware and productivity, a new report states Meta is planning two Quest 4 variants for 2026, with Quest Pro 2 to follow, also noting 20% spending ... more - uploadvr

Magic Leap Layoffs Follow Recent Google Partnership

Magic Leap is undergoing layoffs just a few months after announcing a partnership with Google. Online postings from recently departed employees raised public notice of the move. We reached out to Magic Leap seeking a headcount, either remaining employed ... more - uploadvr

New Hot Air Balloons Apple Immersive Video Out Now On Apple Vision Pro In The US

The first episode of the Boundless Apple Immersive Video series is now available in the US. Apple says the new Boundless series lets Apple Vision Pro owners with an Apple TV+ subscription "embark on the trips they’ve only dreamed of as they meet ... more - uploadvr

Quest Phone App Being Rebranded To Meta Horizon Following Recent Redesign

The Meta Quest smartphone app is being rebranded to Meta Horizon next week. The announcement comes after the app recently got an overhaul that changed the design and made store pages, search results, and other content significantly faster to load. Previously ... more - uploadvr

Scrapped Deadly Premonition VR Demo Was Tested During The Sequelx27;s Development

A Deadly Premonition VR demo was tested and scrapped, though SWERY expressed interest in creating a VR adaptation "if given the chance." Following last week's launch of Death Game Hotel, the debut VR game from White Owls Inc., UploadVR conducted ... more - uploadvr

Tiny Archers Takes Aim On Quest With Smart Bow Accessory Support

Tiny Archers, a VR fantasy tower defense game that supports a hardware smart bow, received its full release on Quest, Pico and PC VR. Previously available on Quest App Lab in early access, Tiny Archers from 1DER Entertainment pits you against various ... more - uploadvr

Metax27;s HUD Glasses Reportedly Wonx27;t Be Ray-Ban Branded As Luxottica “Balked” At The Thickness

Meta's smart glasses with a HUD, releasing next year, won't be Ray-Ban branded or styled, The Information reports. The existing Ray-Ban Meta Glasses let you capture hands-free first-person photos and videos, take calls, listen to music or podcasts, and ... more - uploadvr

Metax27;s AR/VR Hardware Teams Must Reportedly Cut Spending By 20%

Meta's AR/VR hardware teams have been told to cut spending by 20% by 2026, The Information reports. The report comes from The Information's Wayne Ma and Kalley Huang, who also today reported Meta's release timelines for Quest 4 and Quest Pro 2. Quest ... more - uploadvr

Meta Reportedly Plans Two Quest 4 Variants For 2026 Then Quest Pro 2 In 2027

Meta plans to release Quest 4 in two variants in 2026 and then a Quest Pro 2 in 2027, The Information reports. The report comes from The Information's Wayne Ma and Kalley Huang, citing at least three people who worked on the headsets. Ma has accurately ... more - uploadvr

Quest 3 Mixed Reality Experiences Can Now Span Throughout Your Entire Home

Developers can now build Quest 3 mixed reality experiences that span across multiple rooms in your home. Earlier this month we reported that v66 of the Meta XR Core SDK lets developers disable the annoying VR-centric safety boundary in mixed reality. ... more - uploadvr

Ironlights Lays Down The Gauntlet In New Major Update

Nearly three years since its last big update, 1v1 VR dueling game Ironlights returns today with a new game mode on Quest and PC VR. 0:00 /0:27 1× While developer E McNeill has since released Ironstrike - which has seen two major 'Aeon' and 'Archon' updates, ... more - uploadvr

bHaptics TactSuit Now Works In Some PlayStation VR2 Games, Including Breachers

The bHaptics TactSuit haptic vest and Tactosy haptic armbands addon now work in four PlayStation VR2 games. TactSuit and Tactosy are already supported in over 100 Meta Quest games and over 200 PC VR games. TactSuit comes in two variants, the $330 TactSuit ... more - uploadvr

Witchblood Brings A Classic VR Metroidvania To Quest Today

Seven years after its initial release, VR Metroidvania Witchblood returns today on Quest. Developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, Witchblood is a mixed reality adventure game that was originally released on Rift, Gear and later Oculus Go. It's now coming ... more - uploadvr

Sweet Surrender Reflects On Its History, Next Updates & More

What drives a VR studio to keep updating games years after launch? With Sweet Surrender's free Update 11 incoming, we interviewed Salmi Games to learn more. It's been a long journey for Sweet Surrender, 2021's VR roguelike shooter, and May's Resurrection ... more - uploadvr

No Manx27;s Sky Worlds Part 1 Delivers A Universal Refresh On PSVR 2 & PC VR

No Man's Sky receives a "complete refresh" of its universe with the 'Worlds Part 1' update, available today on PSVR 2 and PC VR. Otherwise known as No Man's Sky Version 5.0, the latest update introduces greater planetary variety by adding new ... more - uploadvr

Netflix VR App For Quest Now Unavailable & No Longer Works

The Netflix app for Quest is now unavailable from the store and no longer works. The VR app featured a cosy cabin environment and was partially developed by John Carmack back in 2015 for the Samsung Gear VR. It was ported to Oculus Go and then the original ... more - uploadvr

Google Blocks Set For Open Source Rebirth On Quest, Pico & Steam

A group that helped open source a fork of Google's Tilt Brush is doing the same to 3D modeling platform Blocks. Open Blocks follows Open Brush from the Icosa Foundation as an open source version of Google's abandoned VR art tools. Google had acquired ... more - uploadvr

Aces Of Thunder Is Coming To Steam Too, Not Just PlayStation VR2

Aces of Thunder, the upcoming VR aerial combat sim, won't be PSVR 2 exclusive when it launches this year. Gaijin Entertainment announced that Aces of Thunder, an upcoming spin-off for War Thunder, will reach SteamVR in Q4 2024. Featuring "two dozen ... more - uploadvr

Startup Will Provide Breakthrough Battery For "Clear Leader In The Mixed Reality Market"

Enovix says it signed an agreement with "a clear leader in the mixed reality market" to provide a new battery with higher energy density for a future headset. The company's long-in-development battery uses a 100% silicon anode instead of graphite, ... more - uploadvr

Multitasking With Quest 3 & Vision Pro Shows Why VR Needs Apps Like Steam & Apple Music

Multitasking on Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro shows that we've moved on from "there's an app for that" and entered a new era: "Where did I put my apps?" The video embedded below shows roughly one minute of video captured directly ... more - uploadvr

Meta Will "Keep Looking At" Giving Quest Developers Raw Camera Access

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth gave his thoughts on the idea of giving Quest developers access to the passthrough cameras. While mixed reality headsets like Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro use cameras to let you see the real world, only the system and certain ... more - uploadvr

Metax27;s CTO Predicts The Specifications Of The Quest Headset Of 2031

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth described the resolution, field of view, refresh rate, weight, and audio solution he expects a Meta headset to have in 2031. Six years ago Facebook launched its first standalone headset Oculus Go, which lacked positional tracking ... more - uploadvr

Samsung Headset Reportedly Launching In March Following Developer Kit In October

Samsung headset development kits will be available in October before a consumer launch in March, Business Insider reports. In early 2023 Samsung officially announced it was working on an XR headset, with Google handling the system software via a new ... more - uploadvr

Windlands 2 Soars Onto PSVR 2 With New Enhancements Next Week

Over five years after its initial launch and three years after reaching the original PSVR, Windlands 2 arrives on PSVR 2 next month with a whole range of new features. Released in 2018 on PC VR, Psytec Games’ action-adventure game blended the unique ... more - uploadvr

Hello Cruel World Offers Streamer-Themed VR Survival Horror Soon On Quest & Steam

Hello Cruel World promises a horrifying quest for influencer fame, arriving soon on PC VR and Meta Quest. Developed by Akapura Games, best known in VR gaming for last year's Behind The Frame: The Finest Scenery VR adaptation, Hello Cruel World is a horror ... more - uploadvr

Bigscreen Says Beyondx27;s Audio Strap Will Finally Start Shipping In August

Bigscreen says Beyond's Audio Strap accessory will start shipping in August. Bigscreen Beyond is an ultra-compact and ultra-light SteamVR headset designed to enable truly comfortable long duration PC-based VR sessions. The headset comes with a simple ... more - uploadvr

Between Realities VR Podcast ft Chris Madsen of Engage

n this week's episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Chris Madsen of Engage XR. Chris explains how Engage aims to transform education using VR. Other topics include the early years of consumer VR, the crossroads of AI and VR, ... more - uploadvr