UNDERDOGS Sandboxxer Update Adds Challenges & Leaderboards Soon

UNDERDOGS, the rogue-like VR mech brawler from One Hamsa, will get its latest and largest update later this month. Titled SANDBOXXER, the upcoming update on August 29 includes challenges, leaderboards, sandbox tools, community content, and a practice ... more - uploadvr

Doom 3 VR Developer Archiact Is Shutting Down

Archiact, best known for developing Journey to Foundation and Doom 3: VR Edition, will close in two weeks. We've known for some time that Archiact has been facing trouble following previous layoffs across multiple departments in January. While it's since ... more - uploadvr

Katamari Damacy Meets Jenga In Make It Stable

Make It Stable tests your balancing skills as you build a taller and taller tower from quirky and everyday objects. It's coming soon to Quest and Apple Vision Pro. Developed by Odders Lab, best known for VR games like OhShape, Chess Club, and Les Mills ... more - uploadvr

Volumetric 6DoF Content Platform Gracia Gets Quest 3 App Lab Release & Resolution Boost

Gracia is now available on Quest's App Lab. What Is Gracia? Simple stereoscopic 3D photos and videos like Apple's spatial video only offer limited parallax of a view of a scene presented in a rectangle in front of you, and immersive 180° or 360° content ... more - uploadvr

By Grit Alone Hands-On: The Spookiness Of Space

I played an hour of By Grit Alone to see if this sci-fi VR horror game has what it takes to terrify you. By Grit Alone is a horror VR title from UK-based Crooks Peak, and it's coming soon to the Meta Quest platform. Offering a narrative-driven adventure ... more - uploadvr

ByteDance Confirms August 20 Is China Launch Date For Picox27;s Next Headset

August 20 seems to only be the date for the China launch of Pico's next headset. Last week Pico announced a product launch event for August 20, with social media posts strongly suggesting it being a new headset. But new social media posts today suggest ... more - uploadvr

More Images Of Pico 4S Leak Ahead Of Teased Launch Event

Multiple official-looking renders join the plethora of Pico 4S leaks we've seen over the past year. The images, showing the headset and an official carrying case accessory from multiple angles, originate from reliable tech leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer ... more - uploadvr

Pixel Dungeon Brings Voxel Vibes To Dungeons of Eternity Gameplay

Pixel Dungeon brings a new experience that combines Ancient Dungeon and Dungeons of Eternity to Quest in early access. The co-op roguelite released on Quest App Lab two weeks ago, but only 17 reviews suggest it's largely gone under the radar. Confusingly, ... more - uploadvr

Exploding Kittens VR Hands-On: A Clever Spin On A Classic Card Game

For those who have never heard of it, Exploding Kittens is a fast-paced strategic card game with an off-beat sense of humor. 0:00 /0:55 1× Played by two to five people, the aim is to avoid drawing the dreaded 'Exploding Kitten' and be the last person ... more - uploadvr

VRChat Spotlight: Novo Amor, Maranga & Frame of Reference

As we continue our journey across the vast landscape of VRChat, we're back to bring you another set of amazing worlds as recommended by the community. This week we’re diving into Novo Amor, Maranga, and Frame of Reference. As always, we invite you to ... more - uploadvr

Tiny Archers VR With An Artemis Smart Bow Left Me Wanting More

How does VR archery feel with the Artemis smart bow on Quest? We went hands-on with Tiny Archers VR to find out. 0:00 /1:35 1× Developed by 1DER Entertainment, Tiny Archers VR adapts the mobile game for most major VR platforms. As a lone ranger atop ... more - uploadvr

Seamless Multitasking In Horizon OS Opens Meta Quest 3 And Quest Pro

The latest update to Quest headsets brings seamless multitasking support as a new experimental setting. We tested the new feature on Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets with the public test release v69 installed. Each headset was able to fully immerse us ... more - uploadvr

ICYMI This Week: Among Us VR, Brazen Blaze, Sweet Surrender & More

Our latest VR news roundup is live, featuring the latest stories you may have missed this last week. With VR hardware, Pico began teasing its next headset with an announcement due on August 20. Vive XR Elite received a price cut, and a VR-based flight ... more - uploadvr

Kid Pilot Lands A Nostalgic Flight Adventure On PC VR

Kid Pilot is a nostalgic flight adventure that involves moving planes with your hands, and it's available now on PC VR. Developed by Flamingo Simulation Systems, Kid Pilot is a third-person VR physics-based flight game that previously released on Steam. ... more - uploadvr

Into the Radius 2 Review-in-Progress: Barebones Survival

While the original Into the Radius has its issues, I can understand the appeal. The intense survival game is enjoyable to play, with semi-realistic gameplay in a horror-lite setting. After enjoying the first game for a decent amount of hours, I went ... more - uploadvr

Medieval Dynasty New Settlement Gets Quest 3 Enhancements

Medieval Dynasty New Settlement added Quest 3 visual upgrades and an experimental 90Hz refresh rate in a new update. Released back in March, Medieval Dynasty New Settlement is an immersive sandbox RPG where you roam around managing everything needed ... more - uploadvr

Darksword: Battle Eternity Brings White-Knuckle Dark Fantasy To PSVR 2

Darksword: Battle Eternity promises a "white-knuckle" dark fantasy action RPG in VR, and it's out now on PSVR 2. Developed by South Korean studio Com2uS ROCA, Darksword: Battle Eternity initially launched last year on other platforms. Featuring ... more - uploadvr

Pavelx27;s Gulag Getout Is A Penguin-Themed VR Climbing Game

Pavel's Gulag Getout is a "rage-quit-inducing" penguin-themed VR climbing game coming to Quest and Steam. Co-developed by VR content creator Brandon 'ChubbierSnail' Smith and Mindway, who previously released its namesake VR meditation app, ... more - uploadvr

Meta Shutters Echo Arena & Lone Echo Creator Ready At Dawn

Meta confirmed to UploadVR it closed the development studio behind some of VR's best games. Ready At Dawn is no more, Meta confirmed, after an article reporting the closure first appeared on Android Central. Lone Echo and Echo Arena from RAD delivered ... more - uploadvr

Pico Teases Announcing Its Next Headset On August 20

Pico is teasing a "new product launch" for August 20. In social media posts on Facebook and X, the ByteDance-owned company wrote "Thrilled to share: PICO's new product is on the way! For exploration or gaming, it boosts your MR/VR experience ... more - uploadvr

If Your Graphics Card Has VirtualLink, You Donx27;t Need The Adapter To Use PlayStation VR2 On PC

PlayStation VR2's PC Adapter is out today, but you don't actually need it with certain graphics cards. PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter Review: The Bare Minimum PlayStation VR2’s PC adapter is out today, and we’ve been testing it for the past few days. Here’s ... more - uploadvr

PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter Review: Bare Minimum Support For A Unique OLED Headset

PlayStation VR2's PC adapter is out today, and we've been testing it for the past few days. Here's what we think of PSVR 2 as a PC VR headset. A New Arrival In The PC VR Market With the adapter priced at $60 and the headset back to $550, PlayStation ... more - uploadvr

x27;Imagine WarioWare Meets VR Shootingx27; - Actuator Digital Discuss On Point And Indie VRx27;s Perils

We spoke with Actuator Digital’s Sebastiaan Fehr about the 90s-inspired arcade shooter On Point and the risks of making indie games for VR. Read on for our full interview: If you long for the giddy excitement of popping away at digital enemies in dusty ... more - uploadvr

MixRift Wants To Create The x27;Angry Birdsx27; Of MR Gaming

MixRift wants to create the "Angry Birds" of mixed reality games, and the new studio secured $1.6 million in funding. Formed last year by CEO Bobby Voicu, CPO David Pripas, and CTO Andrei Vaduva, MixRift confirmed that this funding round was ... more - uploadvr

PlayStation VR2 Is Now Back To Its Regular Price

PlayStation VR2 is now back to its regular price of $550. For the past nine days the headset was on sale for $350, a significant discount of $200. A report suggested a retailer sold more PSVR 2 headsets on the first day of this sale than all year so ... more - uploadvr

The Burst Hands-On: Feel My Pain

The Burst is a first-person shooter (FPS) with parkouring mechanics, but these ideas aren't presented well in-game. Sometimes I consider myself a glutton for punishment—I tend to play games with high difficulty, urging myself to succeed in spite of all ... more - uploadvr

Varjo XR-4 Hands-On: Stunning VR Quality With Disappointing Passthrough

I recently went hands-on with Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition, the $9990 headset the company claims provides VR and MR “indistinguishable from natural sight”. But does this claim really hold up? Varjo XR-4 Promises Ultra High Resolution Passthrough Varjo just ... more - uploadvr

Puzzle Sculpt Is A Relaxing Spatial Puzzler Coming To Apple Vision Pro

Puzzle Sculpt is a new spatial puzzle game coming to Apple Vision Pro next month. Marking the debut Apple Vision Pro title by Schell Games, best known for Among Us VR, Silent Slayer, and the I Expect You To Die series, Puzzle Sculpt is described as a ... more - uploadvr

How Firefighters Are Training With VR & Haptic Heat Vests

VR has many use cases beyond entertaining and with HTC, RiVR's fire safety program aims to minimize training risks. Here's what we thought. Enterprise VR software isn't something I often use. I usually focus on VR's consumer side, which generally leads ... more - uploadvr

Disney+ Launches Nat Geo Immersive Environment On Apple Vision Pro

Disney+ received a new immersive environment in collaboration with National Geographic. Available now, Disney+ subscribers watching via Apple Vision Pro can access a new immersive environment based on Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World ... more - uploadvr