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UploadVR's weekly show about VR games & content.
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Send us Fan Mail We discuss Supernatural splitting from Meta, Snoop Dogg coming to VR via Hitman, and the recent layoffs at Schell Games. We also look ahead to VR's fall outlook, discussing the lack of a major flagship title, upcoming hardware like the Steam Frame, and our impressions of playing Payday: Aces High together. Here's the full topic list, in order: Catching Up 1. James' Disney vacation and Trombone Champ Disney DLC 2. Mike's VR gaming in James' absence The News 3. Supernatural splits from Meta and will relaunch soon 4. Snoop Dogg coming to VR via Hitman 5. Demeo Battlemarked gets a new paid add-on 6. Layoffs at Schell Games 7. Into the Radius 1.0 on Quest and PS VR2 8. The Light Brigade's final update 9. Garden of the Sea's flatscreen port flopped VR's Fall Outlook 10. A lot of games on the horizon, but no flagship title 11. We played Payday: Aces High together 12. New hardware coming, including Steam Frame 13. Is standalone more important as parts get more expensive?
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the design philosophy and mechanics of Payday: Aces High in a special interview with Fast Travel Games' Erik Odeldahl. We dive into what didn't make the cut from the flatscreen games, translating heist roles and stealth into VR, and how much content players can expect at launch. Here's the full topic list, in order: The Design Philosophy 1. What didn't make the cut from the flatscreen games 2. Creating world interactions based on player expectations 3. Making the heists replayable Gameplay Mechanics 4. Using specialized tools 5. Falling into natural roles during heists 6. Stealth gameplay 7. Accommodating solo players with bots Content & Inspirations 8. How much content to expect at launch 9. Doing real world research 10. Developing character archetypes through progression 11. Erik's personal gaming
Send us Fan Mail We discuss combating cheaters in VR with Ghosts of Tabor's Scott Albright. We dive into why the Tomahawk anticheat solution was needed for standalone headsets, the specifics of VR cheating like modified APKs, and how developers are realizing the scale of the issue. We also explore Tomahawk's expansion to PC VR and why PS VR2 remains mostly safe. Here's the full topic list, in order: Why Tomahawk was needed 1. Common anticheat solutions don't work for standalone VR 2. Meta's existing software is not good enough Specifics of VR cheating 3. Modified APKs are the primary issue 4. What it means to root a headset Extending Tomahawk beyond Tabor 5. The raw numbers of cheaters 6. Kids in free-to-play are the biggest offenders 7. Meta did not believe cheating is an issue on Quest 8. Pico's ecosystem is vulnerable right now Developers are realizing the issue 9. The VR cheating community migrates from game to game 10. The number of cheaters is going down with Tomahawk The Tomahawk team and expansion 11. Tomahawk's team is comprised of real-life cheaters 12. Evolving Tomahawk for PC VR & Steam Deck 13. Steam Frame will be problematic 14. PS VR2 is mostly safe from cheaters 15. Tabor pays for the Tomahawk servers
Send us Fan Mail We discuss an explosion of new VR mods, Beyond Frames selling Combat Waffle Studios' publishing rights, and the upcoming relaunch of Altspace. We also talk about Virtual Desktop getting USB support, the release of the XR Replay app, and whether or not you can account for taste. Here's the full topic list, in order: What We've Been Playing This Week 1. James' games of the week 2. Mike's games of the week VR News 3. A VR mod explosion 4. Beyond Frames sells Combat Waffle's publishing rights 5. Half-Life 2 VR Mod gets Steam Frame Verified 6. Altspace relaunching soon 7. Dream Hackers VR is James' most anticipated game 8. Quest Games Optimizer releases XR Replay app 9. Virtual Desktop gets USB support Hot Topic 10. Can't account for taste
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Yacine Salmi's background in VR game development, dive into the details of Salmi Games' upcoming title Drifters: Blackout Crew, and explore the process of porting to the Steam Frame. Here's the full topic list, in order: Yacine's background 1. Getting started in game development & VR 2. Being candid in the UploadVR guest column and dev diaries Drifters: Blackout Crew 3. What is Drifters: Blackout Crew 4. The artstyle in Sweet Surrender and Drifters 5. Why go the sci-fi route 6. Lessons learned from previous games 7. Will Drifters: Blackout Crew come to PS VR2? Working With the Steam Frame 8. The process of porting to Steam Frame 9. The possibility of Drifters coming to standalone Steam Frame Wrapping It Up 10. What Yacine is playing and detaching personal gaming from work 11. The worst and best parts of being a game developer
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Roboquest VR launching on Quest with crossplay co-op, the 'Great on Frame' collection highlighting over 20 games, and Horizon+ adding a 'starter' edition of Gamepass. We also go over One More Delve leaving Early Access, the upcoming shutdown of Hyper Dash, Incuvo porting StarRupture to Quest, and our top picks for demoing VR to new users. Here's the full topic list, in order: What We've Been Playing This Week 1. James' games of the week 2. Mike's games of the week VR News 3. Roboquest VR launches on Quest with crossplay co-op 4. 'Great on Frame' has 20+ games 5. Horizon+ adds 'starter' edition of Gamepass 6. One More Delve leaves Early Access 7. Hyper Dash shutting down in November 8. Incuvo porting StarRupture to Quest 9. Good demo games for new VR users
Send us Fan Mail We discuss our favorite new VR games and updates of 2026 so far. We also share our biggest "wow" moments in VR gaming this year, and look ahead to the games we're most excited about for the rest of 2026. Here's the full topic list, in order: 2026 Mid Year In Review 1. Favorite new VR games of 2026 thus far 2. Favorite VR game updates so far this year 3. WOW moments in VR gaming this year 4. Games we're looking forward to for the rest of 2026
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Steam's new 'Great on Frame' verification system for VR games, Vertigo Games reportedly working on a Tomb Raider game, and John Carmack offering a $1 million guarantee for official Team Beef ports. We also cover Sony's plans to cease game disc production in 2028, along with newly announced titles like Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy and H3VR finally leaving Early Access after 10 years. Here's the full topic list, in order: Back From Holiday Hiatus 1. What has James been up to? 2. What has Mike been up to? Catching Up On The News 3. 'Great on Frame' verified titles 4. Vertigo Games reportedly working on a Tomb Raider game 5. John Carmack offering $1M guarantee for official Team Beef ports 6. Survive The Night shelved by The Binary Mill 7. Sony to cease production of game discs in 2028 8. Golf+ hosting VR Open with an amazing grand prize New Games Announced 9. H3VR leaves Early Access after 10 years 10. Hellsplit Labyrinth 11. Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy
Send us Fan Mail We discuss our overall thoughts on the VR Games Showcase, highlighting the new games featured and updates for known titles. We also cover the release of the Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner Distraction Pack, recent layoffs at Combat Waffle, and the impending closures of Quantaar and A Township Tale. Here's the full topic list, in order: VR Games Showcase recap 1. VR Games Showcase overall thoughts 2. New games featured 3. Updates for known games 4. Dev spotlights In Other News 5. Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner Distraction Pack out now 6. Combat Waffle layoffs; Quantaar & A Township Tale shutting down 7. James' review of Color-A-Cube 8. Memoreum halts full-time development due to low sales 9. VR summer sales have started 10. New music for Synth Riders & Beat Saber
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the biggest announcements and takeaways from AWE, including the newly revealed $2,195 Snap Spectacles, the XReal Aura, and the bHaptics DK3 gloves. We also share our thoughts on the Subside DLC, upcoming mixed reality games, new titles for PS VR2, and James' impressions of the Metroid Prime VR mod. Here's the full topic list, in order: AR Glasses Take Center Stage At AWE 1. Snap Spectacles announced at $2,195 2. XReal Aura taking pre-orders without full price 3. URXR and several other startups 4. We're not yet sold on AR glasses Let's talk some games 5. Subside DLC thoughts 6. The Castle & High Horns at AWE 7. Cleansheet Soccer 2 on PS VR2 8. Mixed reality evolution with VirtualGo 9. Monsarrat's open world MR RPG Mike's other AWE takeaways 10. bHaptics DK3 gloves 11. Pimax Dream Air demo 12. The future of XR tech is VERY bright Nintendon't want to do XR, so modders well 13. James' impressions of the Metroid Prime VR mod Tune in next week 14. Steam Machine price announced 15. VR Games Showcase recap coming next week
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the false VRChat data breach report submitted by a former employee, before diving into a full recap of the 2026 UploadVR Summer Showcase. We go over all the new game announcements and content updates from the event. We also cover recent releases like Downclub Club 1.0, Into the Dead going "Hyper Reality" on Meta Quest, and The Boys Trigger Warning on PS VR2, before wrapping up with a list of our favorite VR story games. Here's the full topic list, in order: Fake VRChat Data Breach 1. False breach report submitted by a former employee 2026 UploadVR Summer Showcase New Game Announcements 2. Board of the Future 3. Project NEOS 4. Poly Truck 5. The Obsessive Shadow Chapter 2 6. Jetpack Clankers 7. Rustmourne 2026 UploadVR Summer Showcase Game Content Updates 8. Bootstrap Island 1.1 update 9. Dark Trip new chapter 10. Salmon Man multiplayer mode 11. Game Night colocated co-op mode 12. Theremin Ghost Hands update Other News 13. Downclub Club 1.0 on Quest & Pico 14. Into the Dead goes "Hyper Reality" on Meta Quest 15. The Boys Trigger Warning on PS VR2 16. CleanSheet Soccer 2 on PS VR2 17. Our favorite VR story games list
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the sudden closure of Vertigo Games Amsterdam, the developer behind Metro Awakening. Then, we dedicate the rest of the episode to a massive community Q&A, answering your questions on everything from the future of hybrid AAA games to VR ports, variable refresh rates, and watching movies on PS VR2. Here's the full topic list, in order: Another VR studio closed down 1. Vertigo Games Amsterdam, developer of Metro Awakening, is shut down 2. Vertigo Studios Amsterdam history and Rotterdam remaining unaffected Answering questions submitted via social media 3. Why don't games get more unpaid coverage? 4. More team-based VR games like Bridge Crew? 5. Why avoid VR ports when modders do them quickly? 6. How long until 80% of AAA games are hybrid? 7. Is hybrid design the way forward? 8. Why doesn't VR have variable refresh rates? 9. Can they bring 3D theaters to PS VR2 to watch movies on? 10. Is the podcast back at long last? 11. Is VR dead again yet? 12. How will Meta sell Quest 4 with no first-party studios? 13. Confusing Steam Frame question 14. Henry Stockdale lost his keys 15. Which Ninja Turtle are you? 16. Mike's take on the current No Man's Sky expedition 17. Funniest VR trailer 18. Why keep trying to make VR MMORPGs? 19. What VR game would we want with unlimited resources?
Send us Fan Mail We discuss how the hotter weather is leading to less time spent in VR, and share our "heat wave safe" gaming recommendations to help you cool off. We also dive into a review of Trebuchet's Compass, Mike's thoughts on Surviving Mars Pioneer, and how to find fresh updates in the games you already own. Here's the full topic list, in order: Intro - The Dog Days of (Not Quite) Summer part 1 1. Hotter weather leading to less time in VR In Depth Game Breakdowns 2. James's review of Trebuchet's Compass 3. Mike on Surviving Mars Pioneer Our "Heat Wave Accessible" VR gaming recommendations 4. James' heat wave safe recommendations 5. Mike's heat wave safe recommendations The Dog Days of (Not Quite) Summer part 2 6. We're in showcase season 7. Fresh content in games you already own 8. Ways to find fresh updates in your games 9. What game(s) do you have the most hours in? 10. Fresh content updates from this past week
Send us Fan Mail We discuss our takeaways and the five new games announced at the Ruff Talk VR Showcase. We also talk about Walkabout Mini Golf's upcoming Homestar Runner collaboration, and how crossplay support issues are causing delays for several upcoming VR ports. Here's the full topic list, in order: Our takeaways from the Ruff Talk VR Showcase 1. James' takeaways 2. Mike's takeaways New games announced at the Ruff Talk VR Showcase 3. Order 13 VR 4. Survive The Night 5. Just Hoops Nano 6. OogaBonk12 7. Cozy Worlds Together Walkabout Mini Golf's latest collab: Homestar Runner 8. New DLC launches June 25, 2025 9. Next DLC course expected in August 10. Previous collabs: Meow Wolf, Wallace & Gromit, Jim Henson Properties Crossplay support causing delays 11. A Long Survive's PC VR & PS VR2 ports delayed 12. Roboquest VR's crossplay & Quest port delayed 13. The need for crossplay in multiplatform VR games
Send us Fan Mail We discuss VR developers like Polyarc bringing their games to flatscreen PCs and consoles, and share our impressions of Among Giants on Meta Quest. We also celebrate the ten-year anniversary of SteamVR alongside several classic VR titles. Here's the full topic list, in order: First episode feedback and future plans 1. Moving the Gamescast to a live format 2. The VR Download is not dead VR developers exploring flatscreen PC and console options 3. Polyarc announces Moss: The Forgotten Relic for PC and consoles 4. Other VR studios making the move to flatscreen We both played Among Giants on Meta Quest 5. James' 4.5-star review 6. Mike's impressions of the game Games & SteamVR itself celebrating ten years of success in VR 7. Valve and HTC's launch of SteamVR and the original Vive 8. H3VR, Superhot, Job Simulator, & Arizona Sunshine turning ten 9. Rec Room shutting down on its ten-year anniversary
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the highlights from the recent Creature Feature and Friends Showcase, including the announcement of H3VR2 and several other new titles. We also cover a strong week of new VR releases, Cyan porting Myst and Riven to PS VR2, and a new Humble Bundle for PC VR games. Here's the full topic list, in order: The Creature Feature and Friends Showcase Highlights - Aired May 6 1. H3VR2 Announcement 2. Trebuchet Studios Updates (Prison Boss rename and Compass release date) 3. Content updates for Laser Dance, Deadly Delivery, Sweet Surrender, and Beat the Beats 4. Four New Games Announced: H3VR2, Project Heist Boss, Janet's Planets, and R.A.I.D. A Strong Week of New Releases 5. FlatOut 4: Total Insanity VR (Early Access, PC VR) 6. Spymaster (Early Access, Quest, PC VR) 7. Walkabout MG Blokhaven DLC 8. Golf+ Muny DLC with IRL Texas course story 9. Crepe Master 10. Evil Inside VR Other News 11. Cyan porting Myst & Riven to PS VR2 12. New month, new Horizon+ games 13. MR puzzler Wordbound getting a hybrid Steam version 14. Memoreum price cut 15. New PC VR Humble Bundle from Creature and VR Kiwi
Send us Fan Mail Join Ian and Don today for a discussion around new apps for Apple Vision Pro and Quest 3 that bring back the physicality of going to the video store and explore the idea of AI-powered spatial effects that appear around your traditional movie frame. Follow us! ✖️: https://x.com/UploadVR 📘: / uploadvr 🧵: https://www.threads.net/@UploadVR Read more about the apps Ian and Don are discussing today on UploadVR: ReelRoom: https://www.uploadvr.com/reelroom-for... Relic: https://www.uploadvr.com/ #vr #podcast #4d
Send us Fan Mail Ian Hamilton and Don Hopper discuss what they saw at GDC 2025 & much more. Follow us! ✖️: https://x.com/UploadVR 📘: / uploadvr 🧵: https://www.threads.net/@UploadVR Read more on UploadVR http://www.uploadvr.com/
Send us Fan Mail Ian Hamilton and Don Hopper discuss what improvements a 5090 brings for PC VR gamers, a recap of our interview with Andrew Eiche, CEOwl of Owlchemy Labs & much more.
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