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.
‘URXR One’ Mixed Reality Glasses Kickstarter Passes $500K in First 24 Hours
Unseen Reality’s crowdfunding campaign for URXR One surpassed $500,000 within 24 hours of launch yesterday, showing clear demand for the company’s first slim and light mixed reality glasses. URXR One was only asking for $50,000 as its initial funding goal when it launched…
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Beyond Frames Sells Off Publishing Rights to Popular VR Shooter ‘Ghosts of Tabor’ in $1M Deal
Beyond Frames Entertainment is the main publisher behind many of Combat Waffle Studios’ VR titles, including Ghosts of Tabor (2024), Silent North (2025), and GRIM (2025). Now the VR games publisher announced it’s selling off publishing rights of all three titles for a total of…
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Cybercore Protocol Impressions: A Mixed Reality Sci-Fi Home Invasion
Cybercore Protocol is a mixed reality action game that blends elements of tower defense, shooters, and melee combat games into something, if not unique, then at least fun and challenging.
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Beyond Frames Selling Off Publishing Rights To Combat Waffle’s Games For $1M
Beyond Frames is selling its publishing rights to Combat Waffle Studio’s Ghosts of Tabor, Silent North, and Grim for $1 million.
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System Critical 3 Review - A Poorly Designed Arcade Shooter
System Critical 3 does not shy away from its old-school arcade inspirations, but it ends up being what is assuredly one of the worst VR games in recent years.
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Apple is Reportedly Eyeing Fitness as the Killer App for Future Smart Glasses
While Apple’s first-gen smart glasses aren’t expected to include fitness tracking, although a recent report suggests the company ultimately hopes to put fitness at the center of its next big product segment. The News According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is…
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Gloop Lair, Walkabout Mini Golf’s Next DLC Course, Due Out Next Week
Gloop Lair, Walkabout Mini Golf’s next DLC course, returns to the ongoing Evil Lairs series next week.
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The XR Week Peek (2026.08.03): SPECS’s specs to be unveiled in September, Altspace VR is being rebooted, and more!
It’s hot here in Italy… It’s so hot that I miss my time in November in Finland when I was freezing! This week in XR has been kinda lukewarm, with no huge news happening, but this newsletter is still going to be cool, with some interesting news and a lot of fun links at the […]…
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Meta Horizon+ Adds 2 Great Monthly Games & 5 Catalog Titles
The August update for Meta’s Horizon+ subscription for Quest headsets brings 2 great monthly games and five new catalog titles.
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Escape Simulator 2 Launches VR Preview Ahead Of Full Release
You can now get an early look at Escape Simulator 2’s VR mode in a recently unveiled VR open beta.
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‘Great on Frame’ Page Now Boasts 50+ Games & Apps Optimized for Steam Frame
Valve’s ‘Great on Frame’ page highlights games specifically optimized for Steam Frame, and it’s now grown to over 50 titles. ‘Great on Frame’ initially kicked off last month with a half-dozen titles guaranteed to be optimized for Steam Frame, which wasn’t exactly encouraging…
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Meta Horizon+ Adds Five New Games, Plus 50+ Titles With XBOX Game Pass!
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What to Play on Meta Quest: July 2026 Recap
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These XR Glasses Want to Be the Monitor You Wear All Day – Kickstarter Coming August 4th
Unseen Reality announced its upcoming display-replacing XR glasses, URXR One, is set to launch a Kickstarter on August 4th. URXR are essentially made for users specifically looking for a display replacement. Focused on displaying traditional content, like flatscreen games, film…
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Snap to Show In-depth Look at ‘Specs’ AR Glasses in September Event
Snap announced it’s hosting an event dedicated to Specs, the company’s next-gen AR glasses, on September 16th in Los Angeles, California. At the event, Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is said to share “the first in-depth look at SPECS, demonstrating how they bring AI…
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PlayStation VR2 Is On Sale For $300 In The US
PlayStation VR2 is currently on sale for $300 direct from Sony in the United States, down from its regular $400 price.
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Cave Crave Adds Tham Luang Location On Quest, With PlayStation VR2 & PC VR Coming Soon
Cave Crave expands its ’Real Caves in VR’ initiative today with Thailand’s Tham Luang, the site of an infamous 2018 rescue of a trapped youth football team.
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AltspaceVR Will Relaunch This Fall Under SideQuest CEO Shane Harris
AltspaceVR will relaunch this fall after SideQuest co-founder Shane Harris acquired the rights to the social VR platform’s name.
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Hands-on Canon’s $20K headset and very small MR prototype
One of the most incredible experiences I had at AWE was trying out Canon’s mixed-reality headsets. One was incredibly small, and the other one incredibly expensive ($20K!!!). Let me tell you everything about these very special hands-on sessions I had. [Notice: I tried these…
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’Gone for Good,’ Haywyre’s Exclusive Free New Track, Is Available Today in ’Beat Saber’
<![CDATA[Haywyre, the GRAMMY-nominated electronic-music songwriter and producer, has a brand-new track, Gone for Good, and it’s available for free today exclusively in Beat Saber.]]>
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Retro3D Turns Your Quest 3 Into Vintage 3D Glasses
Retro3D uses Quest 3’s color passthrough to recreate vintage anaglyph glasses, giving old red-and-cyan photos and classic movies depth.
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CleanSheet Soccer 2 Coming To Quest In September
CleanSheet Soccer 2, which released on PlayStation VR2 in June, is coming to Quest headsets in September.
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UPDATED: New VR Games & Releases August 2026: Meta Quest, PS VR2, PC VR & More
Here’s a rundown of all the major new VR game release dates currently confirmed for August.
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Steam Frame Launch Looks Imminent Following FCC Certification
The launch of Steam Frame has grown tantalizing close following the publication of documents from the FCC showing the headset has cleared required regulatory certification. We still don’t have an exact release date for Steam Frame, but now we know it’s one huge step closer to…
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