‘Larcenauts’ Review-in-progress – Bringing the Hero Shooter to VR

Four years after its acclaimed title Farpoint, developer Impulse Gear is back with a new VR game, Larcenauts. This time around it’s something very different: a multiplayer-only hero shooter with strong Overwatch vibes. Larcenauts Details: Available On: Oculus Quest & Rift (cross-buy), Steam Cross-play: Yes Price: $30 Developer: Impulse Gear Release Date: June 17th, 2021 Reviewed On: Quest 2 Note: We weren’t […]

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‘Tetris Effect’ Multiplayer Mode is Coming to All Platforms With Cross-play & New Features

Tetris Effect (2018), the VR-compatible reinvention of the iconic ’80s stacker puzzle, is getting a host of fresh features soon that will bring some new online multiplayer modes, and cross-play to all supported platforms. The so-called ‘Connected Summer 2021’ expansion is said to hit PSVR, SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest sometime in late July. A […]

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Station Crew Preps for Sunday Spacewalk, Works Space Science

The Expedition 65 crew is checking spacesuits and tools following Wednesday’s spacewalk while also getting ready for a second spacewalk on Sunday. There was also time aboard the International Space Station for ongoing research and maintenance. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet completed Wednesday’s spacewalk after seven hours and 15 minutes beginning the installation of …

Instagram Adds Group Fundraisers, Facilitating New Awareness Opportunities

Instagram has added a new fundraising option, with group fundraisers providing new collaborative opportunities. 

LinkedIn Shares New Insights and Tips on Effective Branding Through Content [Infographic]

LinkedIn has shared some new insights into the importance of branding, and how content can help, in the recovery process.

YouTube Adds New Control Options for Shorts Remixes, Tests Shorts Analytics in the Main App

YouTube has added some new tools related to Shorts, including Channel controls to limit Shorts remixes of your videos.

Clubhouse Looks to Boost its Presence in India with Expansion of ‘Creator First’ Funding

Following its massive growth in users on Android, Clubhouse will now offer funding to a selection of creators in India.

Republique Is Getting A PSVR Release Soon

Mobile-turned-VR stealth game Reublique is soon to drop on PSVR.

Facebook Starts Advertising In Virtual Reality

Facebook is beginning to test advertising in virtual reality.

ForeVR Bowl Feels A Little More Consistent With New Update

ForeVR Bowl just got a big update, and its bowling now feels a bit more consistent.

Into The Darkness, IEYTD2, Sam & Max And More Get Demos For Steam Next Fest

Check out what’s coming to SteamVR with Steam Next Fest!

HitMotion: Reloaded has been launched on SideQuest!

I’m very happy to announce that HitMotion: Reloaded, the XR fitness game that we of New Technology Walkers are developing,

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Hands-on: ‘I Expect You to Die 2’ Demo Brings Another Deadly Dose of Seated Adventure

I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and The Liar is upcoming sequel to the breakout VR spy-themed adventure game. We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. In short: it’s definitely something to watch out for when it launches later […]

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‘Pistol Whip’ is Getting a Modifier System & ‘Smoke & Thunder’ Campaign This Summer

Pistol Whip (2020), the action rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, is getting a update this summer that will bring both a so-called ‘Styles System’, which aims to remix gameplay by letting you choose from a number of new modifiers, and the game’s next Western-themed campaign. The studio, which announced the news during UploadVR’s recent game showcase, says the Styles […]

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Red 6 Raises $30 Million for In-flight Military AR Training Platform

Red 6, a company building an aircraft platform with augmented reality capabilities designed for military training, says it has raised a $30 million Series A investment to further its mission. Founded in 2018, Red 6 is the creator of the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), which brings augmented reality into the cockpit of training […]

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Spacewalk to Install First New Solar Array Concluded

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet concluded their spacewalk at 3:26 p.m. EDT, after 7 hours and 15 minutes. In the seventh spacewalk of the year outside the International Space Station, the two astronauts installed a new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) into its mounting bracket on the far …

Spacewalk activities continue after Shane Kimbrough troubleshoots spacesuit

About three hours into today’s spacewalk, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough made his way back to the Quest airlock at the International Space Station to reconnect his spacesuit to an umbilical connection and restarted it. The reset corrected the issues with his spacesuit’s display and controls module that provides him information about the status of his …

Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Roll-Out Solar Arrays

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough have begun their spacewalk outside the International Space Station to install and deploy the first new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). The spacewalkers switched their spacesuits to battery power at 8:11 a.m. EDT to begin the spacewalk, which is expected to last about …

NASA TV is Live as Astronauts Get Ready for Spacewalk

NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet is now underway and is also available on the NASA app and the agency’s website. The crew members of Expedition 65 are preparing to go outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk expected to begin …

Facebook Launches New Gaming Fan Groups as Part of its Broader Push into the Gaming Space

Facebook has announced a new group type designed to help it grow gaming communities on the platform.

LinkedIn Provides New insights into the Evolving Marketing Career Landscape [Infographic]

LinkedIn has shared some new insights into how marketing roles have changed over the past year.

Twitter Shares New Insights into Rising Tweet Engagement Around Sports [Infographic]

Twitter has provided some new insights into the rising engagement around sports in the app.

TikTok Becomes Major Sponsor of VidCon 2021, Taking Over from YouTube

Could this be a changing of the guard in the digital creator space?

Niantic, Hasbro Announce Transformers: Heavy Metal AR Game Coming This Year

Transformers roll out (onto mobile devices)! Transformers: Heavy Metal is a mobile AR game using the Niantic Lightship platform, launching later this year.

Turtle Beach Reveals Elaborate Microsoft Flight Simulator Controller

This new Microsoft Flight Simulator controller looks incredible, but VR fans beware…