Meta Quest & VR news
Updated hourlyHand-picked headlines from the VR press: UploadVR, Road to VR, The Ghost Howls and the official Meta Quest Blog. Every story links straight to the original publisher.
Forefront Update v4.0.153 - Everything New In Today’s Major Update
The Battlefield-like 32-player VR FPS Forefront just got a major update. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Hellsplit: Arena To Get Sandbox Mode & Bring Mod Support To Meta Quest
Deep Type Games plans to deliver a sandbox mode and open up mod support on Meta Quest for Hellsplit: Arena before moving on to its new projects.
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Interview with Jeff Baz, the man who made 80,000+ people play with VR
Today I have the huge pleasure of publishing the interview I had with Jeff Basladynski, who you may probably know as “Bazitron” from Reddit. Baz has become a sort of legend in our community because he is doing god’s work by organizing large-scale VR installations inside events…
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EssilorLuxottica Acquires French XR Startup Lynx, Putting R2 Headset Release in Doubt
Lynx, the France-based XR hardware startup, has been acquired by global eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica. In a public email to backers, Lynx founder and CEO Stan Larroque confirmed the acquisition, which was rumored to have taken place two weeks ago. This includes “[a]ll…
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Ragnarock Adds Two New Free Tracks In Latest Update
VR rhythm game Ragnarock adds new music to its catalog for the first time in a year with two free new tracks.
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What to Watch: July 2026 Highlights
<![CDATA[From the latest movies, to the best in streaming, to the biggest moments in sports - all the immersive entertainment you could want is waiting for you on Meta Quest.]]>
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PlayStation’s Summer Game Sale Offers Big Discounts On VR & VR2 Games Starting Today
As part of Sony’s larger Summer Games Sale, 200 titles for PlayStation VR and VR2 are discounted started today.
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Ten Games We’re Looking Forward To In 2026
2026 is half gone, but there are plenty of great games still coming this year. Here’s ten we’re looking forward to most.
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EU Moves to Exempt Smart Glasses from Repairability Rules, Privacy Questions Remain
Although smart phones will soon require user-removable batteries in the EU, the European Commission is moving to exempt wearables, which includes smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses. As reported by Politico, a so-called “legislative tweak” has cleared the way for…
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‘GOLF+’ Kicks Off Open Tournament This Week with VIP St. Andrews Trip Prize
Golf fans with a Quest headset will be able to compete for a pretty temping grand prize starting July 16th in GOLF+’s next big VR Open. Golf+ announced it’s partnered with The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) to bring an official VR Open experience, which is set to…
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GOLF+ Hosts Its First VR Open This Week With A Grand Prize Trip To St. Andrews In 2027
Golf+ kicks off its first VR Open this week with a grand prize of a trip to St. Andrews for 2027’s Open Championship for the winner.
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Tactical Assault VR Partners Cut Ties After Disclosure of Past Legal Conviction
Tactical Assault VR’s partners dissolve their relationships with the game following the news of one of its lead developers’ arrest in 2020. CONTENT WARNING for the full article.
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Anduril Founder Quietly Teases Remarkably Compact AR Glasses
Palmer Luckey, the founder of military tech startup Anduril (also the founder of Oculus), quietly teased a pair of unannounced AR glasses that are presumably in development at Anduril. Despite their incredibly compact appearance, Luckey says they are not merely smart glasses…
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Lenovo Reportedly Shutters US-based XR Business Unit Amid Shift to AI Wearables
Lenovo has reportedly closed its XR business unit in the US, according to a report by Skarred Ghost. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains Lenovo has shuttered its business-oriented XR unit in the US. As per the report, most of the affected employees were…
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‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Returns to Its Roots in 2024-era ‘Legacy’ Edition This Month
Combat Waffle announced it’s taking popular extraction shooter Ghosts of Tabor back to its 2024 roots with a separate version of the game, called Ghosts of Tabor: LEGACY. Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy is essentially set to be the 2024 version of the game, before the studio pushed a…
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Lenovo laid off its XR business unit to focus on AI and wearables
In this VR winter, every day we keep reading news about layoffs of people working in AR/VR. Today I inform you about a new one: Lenovo has recently laid off its XR business unit in the US. Layoffs at Lenovo I’ve been informed about this news by a trusted source. Lenovo laid off…
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The XR Week Peek (2026.07.12): Meta teases VR announcements at Connect, Steam features “Great On Frame” section, and more!
It’s a hot summer here in Italy. But this is not stopping me from providing you with my usual roundup of the most important XR news of the week… Top news of the week Meta teases VR announcements for Connect During one of its usual AMAs on Instagram, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth…
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Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy Returns The Shooter To Its 2024 Era Later This Month
Combat Waffle Studios announces Ghosts of Tabor: Legacy, a new title that restores the 2024 version of the game, for Meta Quest & PC VR.
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FitXR Adds ’Journey’ Workout Recommendations, Profile Levels & More
FitXR on Quest now has ’Journey’, a personalized recommendation system designed to help you spend less time searching for workouts and more time exercising.
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Apple Publishes Detailed Technical Specifications for Third-party Vision Pro Motion Controllers
Following Apple’s announcement that VisionOS 27 will support third-party motion controllers for Vision Pro, the company has published a set of technical specifications and requirements for third-parties building such controllers. Published in the latest version of Apple’s…
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Steam Frame Launch Nears as Valve Releases ‘Great on Frame’ Store Page
Valve hasn’t mentioned the price or release date for its long-awaited Steam Frame standalone headset, although we seem to be getting suspiciously close. As spotted by hardware analyst Brady Lynch, Valve just published a new store landing page for Steam Frame content, which is…
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John Carmack Reminds Microsoft He’ll Guarantee $1 Million To Bring Team Beef’s Ports To VR
John Carmack reminded Microsoft that he’s “still willing” to put up a $1M guarantee to allow Team Beef to commercialize its VR ports of id Software’s classic games.
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XREAL’s First Budget AR Glasses Go on Sale Internationally, Priced at $300
AR glasses maker XREAL today announced its ‘X by Xreal’ sub-brand (xbx) is officially bringing its first pair of budget XR glasses outside of China. Xreal today released its xbx a01+ in the US for $300, available across xreal.com, Amazon, Best Buy, B&H, and Micro Center. You’ll…
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Former Oculus CTO John Carmack Puts up $1M for Official VR Ports of Id Software Titles
John Carmack, former Oculus CTO and co-founder of id Software, announced he’s still willing to put up $1 million of his personal money to help make VR versions of Id’s most famous retro titles-especially now that Microsoft has laid off a bulk of the studio’s employees. Having…
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