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.
Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections Hands-On Preview Coming To San Francisco This Month
A hands-on preview of Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections is coming to San Francisco later this month.
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Create Cat Chaos and More With Five New Games to Explore in Meta Horizon+ in September!
<![CDATA[The start of fall brings five new Meta Quest games to explore with your Meta Horizon+ subscription.]]>
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FitXR Expands Beyond VR With Personalized Smartphone Workouts
FitXR is expanding beyond VR with a redesigned smartphone app, introducing personalized strength, cardio, and mobility workouts that can be completed without a headset.
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Empire At Sea Brings A Shared Mixed Reality Drama To Venice Immersive
Interactive mixed reality drama Empire At Sea stars Orlando Jones and Ayelet Zurer, with a new trailer debuting exclusively on UploadVR.
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Gunman Contracts Stand Alone, Said To Launch "Alongside Steam Frame", Releases Next Week
Gunman Contracts - Stand Alone, which the developer once said would launch "alongside Steam Frame", releases next week on Steam.
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BRINK Traveler Brings One Of Its Real-World Locations To Virtual Desktop
Virtual Desktop added a new environment from BRINK Traveler, bringing a stunning 3D capture of Iceland’s Landmannalaugar to Guy Godin’s popular VR PC streaming app.
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UPDATED: New VR Games & Releases September 2026: Quest, PS VR2, PC VR & More
Here’s a full roundup of release dates for new VR games coming in September.
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Horizon OS 2.7 Brings Gamepad Emulation & 240 Hz Refresh Rate To Quest 3
Meta’s Horizon OS 2.7 is rolling out, bringing Gamepad Emulation to Quest Touch Plus controllers and extended refresh rates up to 240Hz on Quest 3.
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What to Play on Meta Quest: August 2026 Recap
<![CDATA[The summer is wrapping up with some awesome new games and updates to give you plenty to do on Meta Quest.]]>
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Prison-Break Comedy Sandbox Bad Inmate Coming Soon To Quest & PlayStation VR2
The physics-driven comedic prison-break sandbox game is coming to Quest and PlayStation VR2 in October.
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Quest 3 Update Unlocks Huge Boost in Refresh Rate, Up to 240Hz
Meta just pushed an update to Quest 3 that’s effectively boosted the headset’s refresh rate up to 240Hz-or 207Hz at the headset’s full resolution. Whether you’ll actually be able to make good use of it remains to be seen though. The News As first spotted by ‘Luna’ on X, Horizon…
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The XR Week Peek (2026.08.31): VR was featured in GTA VI trailer, Quest 3 got a framerate boost, and more!
It’s the last day of August. The last day of what is usually considered a vacation month, before we start the busy period of XR product launches in September and October! So enjoy this last newsletter with more relaxed vibes, because I guess that from next week I’ll have a lot…
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Meta Is Working To Spin Off Worlds From The Horizon Mobile App
Recent datamining suggests Meta is preparing to spin off Horizon Worlds into a separate mobile app, dedicating the current app to XR headsets.
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As VR Gaming Looks for New Footing, the Out-of-Home XR Entertainment Space is Still Building
The investment and development community are constantly striving to find the next profitable sector in XR, turning to new business opportunities following a turbulent time in the consumer VR gaming space. One area of interest is in out-of-home XR attractions, known widely in the…
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Veteran VR Studio Schell Games Confirms Layoffs Affecting 10 Percent of Staff
Schell Games, the veteran VR studio behind spy-themed puzzle series I Expect You to Die and Among Us 3D, confirmed it has laid off around 10 percent of staff. As initially noted by Game Developer, multiple Schell Games employees posted on LinkedIn late last week that the studio…
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Beat Saber Hip Hop Mixtape 2 Features Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat, 21 Savage & More
Beat Saber released its second Hip Hop Mixtape with 8 tracks featuring Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat, & more.
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‘GTA 6’ Gameplay Showcase Showed VR Gameplay, But Not the Kind You Were Hoping For
GTA 6 will surely be among the most asked for VR ports of the next decade, and that made a parody in the newly released gameplay showcase especially vicious. Developer Rockstar Games today finally made its big GTA 6 gameplay reveal, showing 26 minutes of gameplay from the highly…
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Vertigo Rush Impressions: Charming Parkour Racing That Needs To Find Its Rhythm
Vertigo Rush is an arcade-style racer with a twist, using arm-swing locomotion to complete parkour-inspired urban race tracks in a picturesque dieselpunk setting.
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‘Beat Saber’ Comes Correct with Hip Hop Mixtape 2
<![CDATA[Today, we’re excited to drop Hip Hop Mixtape 2 and bring our global community a whole new set of chart-topping tracks and high-energy beatmaps.]]>
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XREAL Aura impressions: very interesting AR glasses
At AWE, I was able to go hands-on a couple of times with XREAL Aura, which are probably the first consumer-oriented Android XR AR glasses. I think it is definitely a very interesting device. Keep reading to discover everything about this device, which is one of the most…
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Dragon Quest: The Dive Is A VR Attraction Capturing 40 Years of Gaming
Dragon Quest: The Dive attempts to capture 40 years of the iconic franchise with a thrilling VR motion ride, but the Tokyo exhibition’s steep entry price makes it a tough sell.
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Isle Of Food Impressions: A Pretty Tasty Tropical Restaurant Sim
Isle of Food takes a novel approach to a cooking simulation game by having you explore an island for food to prepare for your guests.
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Honking My Way Through Trombone Champ: Unflattened’s Disney DLC
We honked our way through Disney Movie Magic Volume 1, the latest DLC for Trombone Champ: Unflattened.
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Among Us 3D Developer Schell Games Confirms Layoffs
Among Us 3D & I Expect You To Die developer Schell Games has laid off employees for the first time in its history.
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