Talking Payday: Aces High With Fast Travel Games' Erik Odeldahl

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Week1. Gunman Contracts Stand Alone2. The Lightkeepers3. No Man's Sky's Cosmos Update4. Other VR game releases this weekA Busy Week of News5. Triangle Factory cancels Breachers: Outbreak6. Golf+ adds Immersive Putting on Quest 37. I Am Your Beast VR out on September 17Rapid fire VR gaming questions with Mike and James8. First remembered VR experience9. Most played VR game10. Non-VR genre enjoyed in VR11. First game to cause motion sickness12. VR experiences impossible to explain in words13. Number of headsets and daily drivers14. Proudest UploadVR story15. Bucket list developer to interview16. An UploadVR review that surprised us17. Most anticipated VR game

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Playing1. Knights of Fiona Review 2. Discovery: Rogue Planet ReviewThe News3. Gunman Contracts Release Date4. Higher refresh rates for Quest 35. New Horizon+ Games this month6. Steam Link adds USB SupportDiscussion Topic7. Meta spinning Horizon Worlds off from the Horizon mobile app

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Up1. James' Disney vacation and Trombone Champ Disney DLC2. Mike's VR gaming in James' absenceThe News3. Supernatural splits from Meta and will relaunch soon4. Snoop Dogg coming to VR via Hitman5. Demeo Battlemarked gets a new paid add-on6. Layoffs at Schell Games7. Into the Radius 1.0 on Quest and PS VR28. The Light Brigade's final update9. Garden of the Sea's flatscreen port floppedVR's Fall Outlook10. A lot of games on the horizon, but no flagship title11. We played Payday: Aces High together12. New hardware coming, including Steam Frame13. Is standalone more important as parts get more expensive?

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Philosophy1. What didn't make the cut from the flatscreen games2. Creating world interactions based on player expectations3. Making the heists replayableGameplay Mechanics4. Using specialized tools5. Falling into natural roles during heists6. Stealth gameplay7. Accommodating solo players with botsContent & Inspirations8. How much content to expect at launch9. Doing real world research10. Developing character archetypes through progression11. Erik's personal gaming

Send us Fan MailWe 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 needed1. Common anticheat solutions don't work for standalone VR2. Meta's existing software is not good enoughSpecifics of VR cheating3. Modified APKs are the primary issue4. What it means to root a headsetExtending Tomahawk beyond Tabor5. The raw numbers of cheaters6. Kids in free-to-play are the biggest offenders7. Meta did not believe cheating is an issue on Quest8. Pico's ecosystem is vulnerable right nowDevelopers are realizing the issue9. The VR cheating community migrates from game to game10. The number of cheaters is going down with TomahawkThe Tomahawk team and expansion11. Tomahawk's team is comprised of real-life cheaters12. Evolving Tomahawk for PC VR & Steam Deck13. Steam Frame will be problematic 14. PS VR2 is mostly safe from cheaters15. Tabor pays for the Tomahawk servers

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Week1. James' games of the week2. Mike's games of the weekVR News3. A VR mod explosion4. Beyond Frames sells Combat Waffle's publishing rights5. Half-Life 2 VR Mod gets Steam Frame Verified6. Altspace relaunching soon7. Dream Hackers VR is James' most anticipated game8. Quest Games Optimizer releases XR Replay app9. Virtual Desktop gets USB supportHot Topic10. Can't account for taste

Send us Fan MailWe 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 background1. Getting started in game development & VR2. Being candid in the UploadVR guest column and dev diariesDrifters: Blackout Crew3. What is Drifters: Blackout Crew4. The artstyle in Sweet Surrender and Drifters5. Why go the sci-fi route6. Lessons learned from previous games7. Will Drifters: Blackout Crew come to PS VR2?Working With the Steam Frame8. The process of porting to Steam Frame9. The possibility of Drifters coming to standalone Steam FrameWrapping It Up10. What Yacine is playing and detaching personal gaming from work11. The worst and best parts of being a game developer

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Week1. James' games of the week2. Mike's games of the weekVR News3. Roboquest VR launches on Quest with crossplay co-op4. 'Great on Frame' has 20+ games5. Horizon+ adds 'starter' edition of Gamepass6. One More Delve leaves Early Access7. Hyper Dash shutting down in November8. Incuvo porting StarRupture to Quest 9. Good demo games for new VR users

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Review1. Favorite new VR games of 2026 thus far2. Favorite VR game updates so far this year3. WOW moments in VR gaming this year4. Games we're looking forward to for the rest of 2026

Send us Fan MailWe 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 Hiatus1. What has James been up to?2. What has Mike been up to?Catching Up On The News3. 'Great on Frame' verified titles4. Vertigo Games reportedly working on a Tomb Raider game5. John Carmack offering $1M guarantee for official Team Beef ports6. Survive The Night shelved by The Binary Mill7. Sony to cease production of game discs in 20288. Golf+ hosting VR Open with an amazing grand prizeNew Games Announced9. H3VR leaves Early Access after 10 years10. Hellsplit Labyrinth11. Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy