Fast-paced paintball-inspired arena shooter, Snapshot VR from Giant Scam Industries, is out in Early Access now for all major PC VR headsets on Viveport for $19.99 or in the Viveport Infinity subscription plan. It’s also coming to Steam on September 1st. Last month we revealed the game by highlighting its focus on emulated the paintball...
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BoxVR Getting A Major Oculus Quest Upgrade To FitXR, New Visuals & Fixes
BoxVR is getting a major overhaul on Oculus Quest this week, even branding the title with a new name, FitXR. Since its release on other headsets a few years back, BoxVR has provided a fun means of working out in VR, getting players to punch notes to the beat. That core gameplay remains in this...
Catch Fish With Friends In Real VR Fishing Update On Oculus Quest
You can go fishing with friends on Oculus Quest with the new “Together Edition” multiplayer update to Real VR Fishing. A beta test for multiplayer with up to four total players together is now live in the fishing game which originally launched last year with impressive water effects and stunning environments. The update is expected...
New VR Haptics Research Could Lead To Thinner Glove Controllers
Promising new VR haptics research may eventually lead to thinner, consumer-ready glove controllers. The research, carried out by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) uses ‘soft active surfaces’ filled with oil to create a sense of touch when picking up objects and interacting with items in VR. Check it out in the video...
Community Download: What Do You Want Out Of An Oculus Quest 2?
Community Download is a weekly discussion-focused articles series published (usually) every Monday in which we pose a single, core question to you all, our readers, in the spirit of fostering discussion and debate. For today’s Community Download, we want to know what you want to see in the next Oculus Quest? The cat’s out of the bag,...
Oculus Quest Couch Detection? ‘Guardian Couch’ Found In System’s Software
An enterprising Oculus Quest developer found a “Guardian Couch” digging around inside the Oculus Quest system software. While not exactly revealing on its own, the latest Oculus Quest system software includes object detection during setup of your VR play area. Facebook calls its VR barrier system “Guardian” and the system lets players define a safe...
Pistol Whip’s PSVR Release Delayed By Two Days
Cloudhead Games is moving the launch date for Pistol Whip on PSVR to this Thursday, July 30. That’s two days after originally intended. The move should give reviewers (UploadVR included) more time to fully assess the game’s port to PlayStation VR. We’ll have our fresh review of the PSVR version of the game for you...
Oculus Browser Adds Experimental WebXR Hand Tracking Support For Oculus Quest
Oculus Browser has rolled out support for experimental hand-tracking API support with WebXR, and some demos are already available to try out. In a tweet last week, Oculus Browser Product Manager Jacob Rossi announced that WebXR in Oculus Browser now supports the hand tracking API for Oculus Quest. This allows developers to create WebXR experiences...
Best PSVR Aim Controller Games: The Shooters You Can Upgrade
Want the ultimate in VR shooter immersion? Then you’ll want to check out the best PSVR Aim controller games. Sony’s rifle-shaped controller has been on the market for a few years now and remains a curious little thing. In some ways, it answers the problems we have with the original Move controller, combining position-tracked motion...
Virtual Tolkien Is A Free Fan-Made VR Recreation Of An Iconic Lord Of The Rings Film Scene
The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films are about as close as you can get to classical fantasy-themed cinematic perfection, in my opinion. I’ve seen all three countless times and now I’ve experienced one of the most iconic scenes from Fellowship of the Ring for myself, thanks to Virtual Tolkien in VR. Virtual Tolkien...
