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Free-to-play multiplayer racer Boom Karts VR launches on Quest and supports cross-play with the mobile version.Boom Karts, a free-to-play racing game originally released on iOS and Android, has received a VR edition from Finnish developer Zaibetsu Interactive. In this arcade racer, you use power-ups to avoid obstacles and traps, racing against friends and thwarting rivals along the way as you try to secure victory in the race. Now, the Quest 2, Pro, 3, and 3S are here.Featuring ranked leagues and ranked matches, Boom Kart VR also comes with an adventure mode and quests. Cars and characters can be similarly customized…

Transmission: Shortwave is a casual VR delivery driving sim set in retro-futuristic England. Now available on Quest.You may remember that Transmission: Shortwave recently appeared at the UploadVR Winter Showcase, celebrating British indie studio Cardboard Sword’s debut VR game. Set in 1990s England, you play as a member of ParcelPal and are tasked with delivering packages at your own pace in a British-inspired landscape.Cardboard Sword expands on this, saying that Transmission: Shortwave reflects the team’s “ironic humor and nostalgia.” Featuring a retro aesthetic, Transmission: Shortwave comes with an original soundtrack inspired by early electronic dance music.Developers say you can simulate driving…

Pocket Lands, a mixed reality sandbox game that lets you create miniature worlds, is currently in early access on Quest.Originally announced at last month’s VR Games Showcase, Pocket Lands is a tabletop voxel sandbox game developed by Thomas van den Berge (Vermillion) through Mountainborn Studios. With mixed reality support for both touch controllers and hand tracking, you can create diorama-like worlds across different biomes and explore from a first-person perspective in fully immersive VR. In its current early access release, Pocket Lands features a variety of biomes and the ability to create worlds of varying sizes. The game also supports…

Dimensional Double Shift was released on Samsung Galaxy XR at the same time as the game’s “biggest update ever.”Dimensional Double Shift, previously released in early access on Quest, is a hand-tracked party game where you place food orders and repair cars for the locals of each dimension you visit. Following October’s New Joysey DLC, it is now available on Samsung Galaxy XR headsets and offers cross-platform multiplayer support with the Meta Quest headset.Today’s Samsung Galaxy XR announcement also includes a free winter update for Dimensional Double Shift. Developer Owlchemy Labs has confirmed that this includes Solo Practice Experiment. This is…

Among Giants is an open-world VR adventure from an independent developer scheduled for release next year on Quest 3 and 3S.Created by K Monkey Games, Among Giants is directly inspired by Shadow of the Colossus and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Playing as Erya in a world filled with ancient giants, you are tasked with exploring the remains of this lost civilization while deciphering a mysterious alien language. By hunting down these giants, you can extract their last memories and learn what happened to humanity. trailer Featuring a 25 km square environment, you’ll be accompanied on this…

Juggernaut is based on his appearance in the classic Marvel vs. Capcom video game of the late 1990s, which pits some of both brands’ well-known characters against each other in the two-player video game. In the games, Juggernaut was depicted as a giant, more muscular mutant than he is depicted in the X-Men comic books. Based on the game, it has been made into a three-dimensional figure with a new voluminous shape. Thank you to BigBadToyStore for sending me the Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Gamerverse Juggernaut figure for review. BigBadToyStore offers flat rate $4 shipping to the US and the…

Thrill of the Fight 2 with Career Mode is now available on the Quest headset, so it’s time to put on your boxing gloves and throw some punches.As a fan of the original The Thrill of the Fight, I had high hopes for the sequel and purchased The Thrill of the Fight 2 in early access to try out the multiplayer mode. I encountered an arm-twirling multiplayer match where Spam Fighter racked up damage, so I decided to forego it and wait for the more fleshed-out, complete release that arrived a few weeks ago.factWhat is it?: A boxing simulator with…

When UploadVR visited Valve headquarters to try out Steam Frame, we heard comments that echoed Google and Apple’s strategy.Galaxy XR has an APK for that, and Apple Vision Pro has thousands of iPad apps available from day one. Meanwhile, Steam Frame’s verified programs are ready to help you realize the value of Steam wherever you are. Currently, most VR headsets can only be used on a Windows PC at any given time, but the time is coming when your Steam deck, iPhone, iPad, or Nintendo Switch will become even more useful companions in VR.Valve’s trade-offs in Steam Frame’s modular design…

Beat Saber will be getting a Coldplay Music Pack next week, and the band will be hosting a free concert event at Meta Horizon later this month.As revealed earlier today, Meta has confirmed that it has partnered with iHeartMedia to bring Coldplay’s worldwide concert tour ‘Music of the Spheres’ to Meta Horizon with a free immersive experience. The event, which kicks off at 11am PT on December 30, uses 180-degree stereoscopic VR based on the band’s performance at Wembley Stadium.The full tracklist for Music of the Spheres: An Immersive Experience has not yet been revealed, but Mehta confirmed that the…