Category: The SSVAR blog

Last week’s rumors have been confirmed – TikTok owner ByteDance is set to acquire standalone VR headset maker, Pico. CNBC reported the news (which was first confirmed by Chinese publication Nweon) noting that the financial details of the deal had not been disclosed. In a statement issued to the publication, ByteDance said that Pico’s “comprehensive...

SteamVR 1.19 adds the ability to pin windows anywhere in your playspace, not just to a controller. The update shipped last week and it is the culmination of the Beta versions released since version 1.18 in July, which mainly focused on Oculus Quest connectivity improvements. Version 1.17, shipped in June, added the ability to pin...

Oculus Quest’s Cloud Storage system is preventing some apps from launching. First noticed by Android Central, a Facebook staffer issued a statement on the Oculus forums. The statement suggests that no fix is planned and, instead, Facebook is “building a new version” of Cloud Storage while recommending developers stop using the current version. The current...

A recent Phasmophobia update features two new ghost types and a slew of changes to various gameplay mechanics across the entire game. The Exposition update, v0.3.0, is Phasmophobia’s latest in a string of updates over the last year, released as the game remains in Early Access on Steam and continues to receive new content and...

Beat Arena, a new VR band game from Konami, is now available for Oculus Quest. The game was previously only available in limited regions, but is now available globally on the Quest platform, with 10 new songs added to the tracklist. It’s also coming soon to PC VR via Steam, but with no attached release...

I Expect You To Die and Until You Fall developer Schell Games’ next VR title will try to find a balance between physics-based gameplay and hyper-reality. Studio head Jesse Schell teased as much to UploadVR in a recent interview (of which there is plenty more right here). Talking about design philosophies, Schell expressed caution in...

Need better gear in A Township Tale? Then you’ll need to visit the Blacksmith. Get started with our A Township Tale Blacksmith guide! Where Is The Blacksmith In A Township Tale Like a lot of areas of the game when you first start out, the Blacksmith is actually locked. To get access, you need to...

Cubism is a Quest game that has always been at the forefront of the platform, successfully implementing cutting edge new features as soon as possible. The new Passthrough mode, which uses a new experimental API available to developers, is no exception. In fact, it might be the best way to play the game yet. Cubism...