The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! The hype around the device and the very limited units available made sure tha t it went sold out pretty fast (as expected).

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Upload VR

JANUARY 30, 2024

After some new VR games in February 2024? 2024 hasn't long begun and already, it's been a busy year. While you'd normally expect a new headset's launch to factor in some big releases, it's pretty clear that Apple Vision Pro isn't heavily focusing on gaming. Here's our latest monthly highlights.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 5, 2024

Catching up on the latest VR gaming updates? Here's what you may have missed over the holidays: Like many of you, the UploadVR team mostly spent the Christmas holidays and New Year period away from our desks. We also learned more about the planned Quest 3 update.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

I speculate it is an early prototype because the shape looks like a Frankenstein between a phone and a Quest headset, and considering the attention Samsung has to design, it is impossible that “that thing” was close to being released to the market. I’m curious to know if there is an audience for that target range.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Looking for this week's VR games and hardware news? Here's what you may have missed: Following Apple Vision Pro 's recent launch, it's been a quieter week for VR. beta , we learned Vision Pro's true active resolution and EyeSight's secrets , while several parties are making PC VR streaming apps for Vision Pro.

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Upload VR

MARCH 2, 2024

Following a busy week for VR games and hardware news, here's our latest roundup. We've seen some big developments across VR hardware. Meta & LG officially confirmed its partnership involves 'next-gen XR device development,' which is rumored to be Quest Pro 2. You can find our full list of articles here.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Other relevant news. Image by Meta). Meta delays its plans for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. The new headset should also incorporate somehow the operating system of LG TVs, maybe to stream videos from the most popular platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

And in this newsletter, you will also find some cool freebies: the keys to get a cool VR game for free, and a huge discount (… and maybe even more) to go to the Immersive Tech Week in Rotterdam! I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We will soon enter Autumn, exactly the season I think VR is in (I’ve just written an editorial about this if you are curious to read it…). This is also the month when we will finally see the launch of the Quest 3, so it is going to be pretty cool. Who is as excited as me?

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Welcome to UploadVR's Best of VR Awards for 2023. 2023 was a packed year for VR, with a bunch of new hardware releases and a plethora of exciting new VR games across several platforms. That said, we have also added a new category recognizing Early Access titles specifically.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s been a bit of a crazy week for me, and I hope it has been a bit more relaxing for you. It has just announced VISOR, a new high-end headset to be used together with its app. I just send you a lot of good vibes, hoping that this summery week will bring you sun, fun, and joy.

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Upload VR

MARCH 30, 2024

Missed this week's biggest VR games and hardware stories? Here's our latest news roundup. With VR hardware, Meta confirmed Quest 3 has higher retention than previous headsets and is reportedly still planning to bring a cheaper Quest 3 to China via Tencent.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Top news of the week Discover Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts! Today it’s the CyberMonday and there are discounts all over the place in VR and in tech in general. There are also some deals about Meta Quest , in this case giving you free content credit if you buy a device. Will we meet there?

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Upload VR

AUGUST 3, 2022

There’s a lot of hardware on the horizon, with confirmed and rumored AR and VR headsets abound — PSVR 2, an Apple mixed reality headset, the Lynx R-1 and more. If you’re looking for the best pick for existing headsets, we have a guide for the best VR headset in 2022. So when will it release?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

If you were too focused on smashing headcrabs to read VR news, don’t worry, because the Ghost has got you covered! Half-Life: Alyx has launched, breaking every VR record. And it has been a huge success : The game has obtained fantastic reviews. All the previous records concerning VR games have been destroyed completely.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

(Before we start, in case you missed my post with my predictions for XR in 2024, you can still read it at this link !) Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta and LG officially confirm their partnership In the end, the rumor was true: Mark Zuckerberg was in South Korea to start a new partnership with LG.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Welcome to a new episode of the XR Week Peek! Today there will be a new list of curated XR news, and I’m sure you will love some of them… and one of them will even make you say “what the fuuuuu…”! But before delving into the news, let me wish a wonderful 4th of July to all my friends from the US!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

And today I’m going to do the same… the goal is gaining 10 kilos in 2 days haha. VR is cool and all the rest, but Italian food is even better! Pico aims at having 200 pieces of content at launch , and it is actively seeking interesting applications, not necessarily in the gaming field.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This has been a pretty interesting week for me, having spoken at XR Safety Week and Stereopsia, and having published two cool articles about creating innovative SteamVR controllers and using Application SpaceWarp in Unity to almost double the framerate of your application. Top news of the week. Image by Meta). Image by Meta).

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