HTC this week confirmed that the upcoming Vive Cosmos will support the existing official Vive Wireless Adapter. Vive Cosmos is HTC’s next consumer targeted PC VR headset. This confirmation means it could be the only 2019 consumer PC VR headset with a wireless adapter option- at launch at least. Index, Rift S, WMR: Wired Only […]
There’s no doubt that Portal Studio’s Unknightly could take a page or two from Rogan: A Thief In The Castle. Smilegate’s VR debut is, simply put, a visual feast the likes of which we’ve rarely seen in VR. Textures carry exhaustive details, the stoic medieval castle is richly littered with authentic extras and character models […]
Hello dark mode, my old friend. For the last several months behind the scenes, we’ve been working on a brand new website. When I started with UploadVR back in December, my main goal was to update the site. Both for our readers, and for the team on the backend. Our website was a bit of […]
There are two sides to HTC’s Vive VR business; consumer and enterprise. The original Vive targets the former market while the subsequent Vive Pro and Focus devices cater to the latter. The company’s messaging around which device belongs in what category hasn’t always been clear, however. With the launch of the consumer-focused Vive Cosmos pending, […]
Valve Index is in a class by itself. This is true in at least three respects: 1.) Fine adjustments to the HMD’s optics and field of view take clarity and visual comfort to levels never seen before. 2.) Basic hand signals as well as grasping and release sensations enabled by wearable hand controllers are unique […]
Curious about how we livestream the way we do? Then look no further than this handy guide for general tips and this guide specific to our Oculus Quest setup. We’re livestreaming with the Valve Index PC VR headset today! Now that E3 is behind us we can look at the VR gaming landscape as it exists today instead of being pre-occupied […]
Sairento Untethered is a new Oculus Quest game launching this Thursday. Unlike every other Quest port so far, Sairento Untethered is not the same game as its PC VR counterpart. Instead the game is built specifically for Quest, with the same gameplay mechanics but different levels and fewer features. Like the PC VR version, Sairento […]
In the days leading up to Oculus Quest’s launch, the company’s head of third-party content told VentureBeat that porting higher-end PC titles to the standalone platform was more about art asset formatting than code optimization. Now early third-party Quest developer Immerse is revealing exactly how art reformatting brought a PC-caliber enterprise training app to the Quest in only five weeks. […]
With the recent releases of Team Sonic Racing and Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, you’re likely in the mood to try even more kart racing. Ivanovich Games has an eccentric new option for you, Touring Karts, which lets you fire powerful weapons at your enemies and even drink tasty beverages as you race around the track. […]
We’re now over three years past the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but developers are still making wave-based combat games. Although I initially wrote off Ninja Legends as just another wave-based VR game recycling assets and gameplay mechanics, it’s actually really fun and well-made with an addictive slow-motion system and satisfying ways […]