Prolific Microsoft leaker WalkingCat just Tweeted what seems to be images of HP & Valve’s upcoming new WMR headset and Microsoft’s new VR controllers. “WalkingCat” has a long history of accurate Microsoft leaks, revealing some of the company’s products and services in the past. In late March, just after the release of Half-Life: Alyx, HP...
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See An Exclusive Tease Of Area Man Lives At The Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition
Great news for those of you waiting on an update on the next project from the developer of That Dragon, Cancer; we’ll have an exclusive tease of Area Man Lives at the Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition on June 8th (final time TBD)! Yep, developer Numinous Games will make its Showcase debut with a first...
Adventure Lab Launches VR Escape Room Service Guided By Live Hosts
A new VR experience by Adventure Lab will see up to four play remote players take part in a cooperative VR experience similar to an escape room that’s guided by a live host. Similar to physical escape rooms, users will be able to buy tickets for a designated session time that lasts around 40 minutes...
Mark Zuckerberg Thinks 1 In 2 Facebook Staff Will Work From Home By 2030
In a post made on his personal page, Facebook CEO & Chairman Mark Zuckerberg stated he thinks 1 in 2 Facebook staff will work remotely within 5-10 years. “Over the next 5-10 years, I think we could have 50% of our people working remotely, but we’re going to get there in a measured way. I...
Best Oculus Quest Games And Apps To Sideload Via SideQuest (Spring 2020)
So you’ve just got a brand new Oculus Quest, congratulations! But what are the best Oculus Quest apps to sideload? The official Quest Store is filled with plenty of excellent games and apps (top 25 list here) but there’s also an expansive library of experimental content available by sideloading. For those unfamiliar with sideloading, it...
Waltz of the Wizard Quest Hand-Tracking Impressions: Magic In Your Hands
Oculus Quest owners can now wave their hands in the air to wield magical forces, play music on a xylophone by just pressing their fingers against an invisible instrument, turn dials by pinching their fingers together and move across large distances by pointing where they want to go. Waltz of the Wizard from Aldin Dynamics...
Elixir Is Facebook’s Free Oculus Quest Hand-Tracking Demo Game, Out Now
Elixir is a free hand-tracking demo game for Oculus Quest developed by Magnopus and Facebook Reality Labs. You can download it and play it right now! We went over some early impressions of the hand tracking and Elixir itself back at Oculus Connect 6 last year, but now that Elixir is out for the...
Ghost League On Oculus Quest Feels Like Spider-Man Meets Parkour
Ghost League is one of the latest and most promising new games to hit Oculus Quest via sideloading on SideQuest. It’s a multiplayer sports game that mixes flinging, swinging, jet packs, and more for high-flying fun. The Ghost League free pre-alpha demo available on SideQuest right now is a single player experience with two levels...
Oculus Quest Review 2020: Facebook’s Standalone Savior Is The VR Headset To Beat
This Oculus Quest review was originally published on April 30, 2019. On May 22, 2020 we updated the review to mark the one-year anniversary of Quest’s launch, incorporating recent updates to Quest software and the addition of hand-tracking and Oculus Link. One year on from launch, Facebook’s Oculus Quest has more than delivered on its...
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Joins The Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition
Grab a screwdriver and stock up on supplies; The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is coming to the Upload VR Showcase: Summer Edition on June 8th (final time TBC)! Developer Skydance Interactive’s breakout hit landed on PC VR headsets back in January and lots of you fell in love with its physics-driven brand of zombie-smashing...
