Joy Way’s popular VR free-running game, Stride, now has a multiplayer mode. Or a multiplayer add-on, to be precise. Yup, Stride.net is actually a separate release to the original game, though you can currently only get it if you own the original game itself on Steam. If you have access to that, Stride.net is free...
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Tarzan, Lord Of The Jungle, Swings Onto Oculus Quest This July
The game with VR’s catchiest theme song swings onto Oculus Quest on July 1st. Tarzan VR launches for Facebook’s standalone headset in July with three episodes available at launch. If you haven’t heard the absolute earworm of a song made for the game, think carefully before you click the play button on the video below...
Varjo Reality Cloud Turns XR-3 Into Real-Time Environment Scanner For Teleportation
High-end VR headset maker Varjo is announcing a new cloud-based platform for people wearing the XR-3 headset to scan their environment in real-time and effectively teleport in others from a wide range of devices. The Reality Cloud platform from Finland-based Varjo (pronounced var-yo) is said to be powered by a “proprietary foveated transport algorithm” to...
Facebook’s ‘Artificial Reality Hat’ Patent Is Ridiculous And Intriguing
A recently published Facebook patent filing reveals work on an ‘Artificial Reality Hat’. Yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like. Images in the filing (first filed in 2019 and originally spotted by Founders Legal) depict a visor that attaches to the front of a cap and dangles in front of the user’s eyes. But it’s...
Green Hell VR May Get Original Game’s Extra Content In The Future
Green Hell VR developer Incuvo may add additional content to the game in the future. The port of the survival game is due to launch first on PC VR headsets later this year, with an Oculus Quest port to follow. You can expect the VR version to bring all of the base Green Hell experience...
Adobe Productizing Oculus Medium Acquisition As ‘Substance 3D Modeler’
Back in 2019, Adobe acquired the Oculus Medium PC VR sculpting tool and made it free. Adobe just launched a new ‘Substance 3D’ suite of creation tools, and Medium is evolving to become Substance 3D Modeler. Oculus Medium started development in 2014 as an internal showcase of the potential of positionally tracked controllers. Oculus Touch...
Facebook Removes Livestreaming Feature From Quest In V30 Update
Facebook removed the ability to livestream your Quest directly to your Facebook profile in the v30 update of the Quest system software. Facebook confirmed to UploadVR that the feature is no longer available as of v30. The feature allowed you to stream a video feed of your Quest headset activity directly to your profile on...
Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual Releases July 8
We now have a release date for one of the year’s most anticipated VR games – Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual releases July 8 for Oculus Quest. The game will be available on Oculus Quest next month for $29.99, with a PC VR release on Steam and Viveport to follow at a yet-unannounced...
Livestream: Pistol Whip Style System And Bullet Hell Preview
We’ll be live with Cloudhead Games this week with an exclusive first look at new modifiers in the upcoming Style System update to Pistol Whip! Cloudhead will be touring us through the new features live on stream with a look at never-before-seen modifiers as well as the previously announced Bullet Hell mode that promises to...
HP Reverb G2 Is $200 Off At Walmart
We don’t know how long it will last but the HP Reverb G2 is $200 off on Walmart.com right now. You can find the discounted headset here with it priced at $399 at the time of this writing. The system typically sells for $599, so that’s a $200 discount for an “incredible display, razor-sharp audio...