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We discuss a full recap of VR gaming in September, alongside our impressions of the Titanfall 2 VR mod, Tiny Flock, and the No Man's Sky Cosmos Expedition. We also cover the new Horizon+ monthly games, the latest Walkabout Mini Golf course, and recent layoffs at Mighty Coconut.

Here's the full topic list, in order:

Intro & Recap of VR Gaming In September
1. September's Major Game Updates
2. UploadVR's September Gameplay Coverage
3. James' Highlight of the Month
4. Mike's Highlight of the Month

Games of the Week
5. Titanfall 2 VR Mod
6. Tiny Flock
7. No Man's Sky Cosmos Expedition

The News
8. New Horizon+ Monthly & Catalog Games
9. New Walkabout Mini Golf Course & Mighty Coconut Layoffs
10. Trimming Hedges in Evangelion
11. Just Hoops 2.0 Hand Tracking & Accessibility
12. Birdseed VR Coming to Steam
13. New Game: Arizona Truck Driver
14. New Game: Shil
15. House of the Dead Event in Florida

Coming This Week
16. New VR Releases & Updates
17. Upcoming Spooky Season Articles
18. Upcoming Gameplay Coverage

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We discuss the biggest VR gaming reveals from Meta Connect 2026, including a breakdown of the new Meta VR Glasses, Supernatural separating from Meta ownership, and a recap of the newly announced titles. We also cover the Android XR Bridge tool bringing Quest exclusives to PC VR, the H3VR2 Quest release date, and our impressions of the Dungeons of Eternity Tomb Extraction update.

Here's the full topic list, in order:

Show Intro
1. VR Gamescast and VR Download schedule updates

Meta Connect Recap
2. Breaking down the Meta VR Glasses
3. Beat Saber's Flux update
4. Supernatural separating from Meta ownership
5. Payday Aces High October beta
6. New games announced for Meta VR Glasses & Quest 3

Other News
7. Spymaster leaving Early Access in October
8. Dungeons of Eternity Tomb Extraction update
9. Android XR Bridge tool bringing Quest exclusives to PC VR
10. H3VR2 Quest release date

Games of the Week
11. James can't talk about Tiny Flock yet
12. Jupiter and Mars
13. James bought a Nintendo Labo
14. Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked Twilight's End
15. Dream Hackers VR demo impressions
16. Dungeons of Eternity Tomb Extraction impressions

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We discuss the official prices and reservation system for the Steam Frame, the return of Meta Connect this week, and the sad news that Polyarc Games is shutting down. Plus, we announce that the VR Gamescast is going live starting September 28th and run through the latest games of the week.

Here's the full topic list, in order:

Announcement
1. VR Gamescast goes live starting September 28th

The News
2. Steam Frame official prices and reservation system
3. Meta Connect returns this week
4. Polyarc Games shuts down

Games of the week
5. Sol Protocol
6. Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux
7. I Am Your Beast VR
8. Cleansheet Soccer 2 coming to Quest
9. Dream Hackers VR demo available now
10. Betas open for Exoshock and Primal Rumble

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We discuss our thoughts on Gunman Contracts Stand Alone, The Lightkeepers, and No Man's Sky's Cosmos update. We also cover Triangle Factory canceling Breachers: Outbreak and Golf+ adding Immersive Putting on Quest 3, before finishing off with a rapid-fire VR gaming Q&A.

Here's the full topic list, in order:

What We Played This Week
1. Gunman Contracts Stand Alone
2. The Lightkeepers
3. No Man's Sky's Cosmos Update
4. Other VR game releases this week

A Busy Week of News
5. Triangle Factory cancels Breachers: Outbreak
6. Golf+ adds Immersive Putting on Quest 3
7. I Am Your Beast VR out on September 17

Rapid fire VR gaming questions with Mike and James
8. First remembered VR experience
9. Most played VR game
10. Non-VR genre enjoyed in VR
11. First game to cause motion sickness
12. VR experiences impossible to explain in words
13. Number of headsets and daily drivers
14. Proudest UploadVR story
15. Bucket list developer to interview
16. An UploadVR review that surprised us
17. Most anticipated VR game

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We discuss our reviews of Knights of Fiona and Discovery: Rogue Planet. We also cover higher refresh rates for Quest 3, Steam Link adding USB support, and Meta spinning Horizon Worlds off from the Horizon mobile app.

Here's the full topic list, in order:

What We've Been Playing
1. Knights of Fiona Review
2. Discovery: Rogue Planet Review

The News
3. Gunman Contracts Release Date
4. Higher refresh rates for Quest 3
5. New Horizon+ Games this month
6. Steam Link adds USB Support

Discussion Topic
7. Meta spinning Horizon Worlds off from the Horizon mobile app

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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.

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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