There are few songs in the history of the human race that can elicit a universal response. When people hear the piano at the beginning of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” for example, it’s impossible to not excitedly belt out, “Just a small town girl!” once Steve Perry’s angelic voice flutters into the speakers. I’ve never...
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New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 11/06/16
This week, the age-old Cowboys and Indians trope gets a new coat of paint. Cowbots and Aliens is one of the top picks from this group, looking like a formidable and exciting multiplayer PVP shooter. The other HTC Vive releases are highlighted by samurais, a gun sim, and a touching short film. Death Dojo puts...
New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For Week Of 11/06/16
While there aren’t necessarily any headlining releases for either the Oculus Rift or Gear VR this week, there are definitely a handful of games and apps we recommend you check out, including a VR adaptation of a scene from one of this year’s most emotional games. If you missed last week, you can see those...
New PlayStation VR Releases For The Week Of 11/06/16
It’s a pretty good week to be a PS VR owner. There are only two completely new releases, but they’re big ones for Sony’s headset, and European fans will finally be getting access to one of the platform’s best launch games too. If you missed last week, you can see those new releases here. Also, UploadVR recently...
VRTIFY Wants To Bring You Closer To Live Music Performances In VR
“We are not trying to recreate the real experience,” VRTIFY chief executive Facundo Diaz said. “We are trying to create a new experience. We can create many new things that experience or interact with the musician using VR that are very different from the traditional way to enjoy a concert.” VRTIFY offers concerts, clips and...
NextVR Partners With NFL For Post-Game Coverage in VR
Sports broadcasting has a consistent following that has turned the analysts into celebrities nearly on par with the athletes they cover and the different networks even compete with each other to have the absolute best cast of characters on tap for their matchups. Announced via press release, NextVR is about to add a new wrinkle to...
Google Confirms Huawei Mate 9 Pro Will Be Daydream Ready
Daydream’s launch yesterday was just the first step in a long journey. The first headset, Daydream View, works with the first Daydream-ready phones, Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL, but other companies will be bringing new devices to the ecosystem over time. It looks like Huawei could be the next to do so. Earlier this month the...
HTC Vive Wireless Upgrade Kit Sells Out In 18 Minutes
Yesterday we brought you news that HTC and Vive X company TPCAST were planning to release a wireless upgrade kit for the HTC Vive, with pre-orders going live today. Clearly, a lot of you wanted one. Alvin W. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive at HTC, told UploadVR that the kit had completely sold out...
Exclusive: ‘ROM: Extraction’ Is The Debut VR Shooter From ‘Call of Duty’ Vets, First Contact
Think of a Call of Duty game that was released in the past decade and not only have one of the two dozen or so developers at First Contact, probably worked on it, but they also probably have the box art framed on one of the walls in their Santa Monica, CA studio. In addition...
‘Batman’, ‘Job Simulator’ Are PlayStation Store’s Bestselling PS VR Games
Sony probably isn’t going to reveal sales for its PlayStation VR headset for a while yet, but it did today reveal which games are selling the best on the PlayStation Store. The platform holder usually puts out a list of the top 10 and 20 selling games across a number of different categories in both...