Meta Quest 3 News & Reviews

The latest Meta Quest 3 news. In this section you'll find Quest reviews, games, and news about Meta's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

Meta Quest 3 News & Reviews

The latest Meta Quest 3 news. In this section you'll find Quest reviews, games, and news about Meta's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

Post-apocalyptic VR Shooter ‘Metro Awakening’ Failed to Meet Revenue Goals, Parent Company Reveals

Embracer Group, the media conglomerate behind a host of game studios, announced in a recent financial report that Metro Awakening (2024) "underperformed" financial expectations. Developed by Embracer Group's Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening brought the storied post-apocalyptic shooter franchise to VR for the...

Indie VR Hit Sequel ‘Into the Radius 2’ is Headed to Quest 3 in Early Access

Into the Radius 2, sequel to the popular post-apocalyptic shooter, is coming soon to Quest 3 in early access. Developer CM Games says the game is planned to release on Quest 3 and Quest 3S sometime in Q2 2025, priced...

Mil-Sim Shooter ‘Onward’ Announces First Major Update After a Year-long Wait

Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, is getting a big 2.0 update soon. It's been a long time coming too, as the game's last major update was nearly one year ago. Onward hasn't been abandoned, although...

‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Arrives on Quest 3: Upgraded Gameplay But Downgraded Graphics

Alien: Rogue Incursion initially launched on PSVR 2 and PC VR headsets in December, bringing the first VR-native game to the storied 'Alien' franchise. Now, developer Survios has finally released the game on Quest 3. In our launch-day review, we noted the...

‘Skydance’s BEHEMOTH’ Adds Over 700 Fixes in Second Major Patch, Now Live on All Platforms

Skydance's Behemoth (2024) didn't launch without its fair share of issues late last year, something developer Skydance Games hopes to nail down in its latest patch, which is being addressed in over 700 community-sourced fixes. The latest update, released on February...

‘Superhot’ Spiritual Successor ‘Action Hero’ Gets New Horror Level & Arcade Mode in Latest Update

Fast Travel Games released an update today to its Superhot-inspired VR shooter, Action Hero (2024), which includes a spooky new level and an arcade game mode. The free update brings the new 'Cult of Darkness' level to all supported Quest...

John Carmack Pushed Microsoft to Make VR Fan Ports of ‘Quake’ & ‘DOOM’ Official, But Was...

Team Beef's unofficial VR ports of classic Id Software games are undoubtedly fan favorites, letting you go head-first into a rash of '90s retro titles like the original DOOM. Now, Id Software co-founder and former Oculus CTO John Carmack says...
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‘Civilization VII’ is Getting a Surprise VR Version for Quest 3 Soon

Sid Meier's Civilization VII is coming to PC and console on February 11th, but now developer Firaxis and publisher 2K Games say a version of the game is also releasing on Quest this Spring. The Quest exclusive game is said to...

Meta Eyes Free-to-Play Future as Quest Userbase Changes with Wave of New Owners

Meta’s metaverse ambitions are evolving rapidly, with younger users and mainstream consumers reshaping the Quest platform over the course of 2024, according to Samantha Ryan, VP of Metaverse Content, which could see free-to-play content flourish as a result. In a...

Ex-Oculus CTO: ‘Beat Saber was much more important to VR’s growth than Half-Life: Alyx’

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and legendary programmer, isn't shy when it comes to voicing his opinions on all things XR. To Carmack, Meta's block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) was "far more important than Half-Life: Alyx" in pushing adoption...
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‘Ancient Dungeon’ for PSVR 2 Gets Long-awaited Multiplayer Co-op Mode

Ancient Dungeon VR, the rogue-lite dungeon crawler, just got an update on PSVR 2 that finally brings multiplayer co-op to the game. Initially launched in 2021 on Steam Early Access and the now-defunct App Lab for Quest, Ancient Dungeon was designed as a...

Paid ‘Quest Games Optimizer’ Tool Now Has Over 100,000 Users

Quest Games Optimizer, the paid software that lets Quest users boost game performance, has now topped over 100,000 users. Initially released in 2022, Quest Games Optimizer is a tool Quest users can run in the background during gameplay that can increase...

Meta CTO: 2025 is a ‘Make or Break’ Year for Meta’s XR Ambitions, Internal Memo Reveals

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo to employees, stating 2025 is going to be "the most critical year" for the company's XR efforts yet, Business Insider reports. Titled "2025: The Year of Greatness", the memo (seen below) largely takes...

‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Counts Over 1 Million Quest Players, In-game Achievement Reveals

Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) has just topped over 1 million players, evidenced by an in-game achievement that nearly everyone is bound to earn just by booting up the game and playing for a few minutes. Camouflaj's Batman: Arkham Shadow, the Quest-exclusive game...

Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

Known for its work on the open source version of Google's Tilt Brush, Open Brush, The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google's low-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks, the studio's appropriately named Open Blocks has the same simple interface as the...
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