Ruff Talk VR

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts review QUANTAAR! A new free-to-play party brawler on the Meta Quest app lab store! This top down VR game is fast paced, high intensity, with quick sessions making for endless fun. Some have even called it Smash Bros. in VR. With a 4 person brawl mode, a 2v2 mode, a soccer mode, and fun social rooms, this game has competitive e-sports written all over it. L...

On this edition of VR News of the Week there's no shortage to discuss with the UploadVR Summer Showcase showing us great stuff like Espire 2 Mixed Reality missions, I Expect You To Die 3's opening credits, Real VR Fishing's USA East Coast DLC, Walkabout Mini Golf's new Helloreal partnership for a new golf club attachment, Retropolis 2, and many other's on display there. As...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Peter Liao and Huei Chan two members of Pumpkin VR, the team behind QUANTAAR! Peter Liao is the CEO of Pumpkin VR and Huei Chan is the Marketing Director. QUANTAAR is a brand new free-to-play VR party brawler on the Meta Quest app lab store that is packed with loads of fun. Listen on as we get to know the story of how this game to be, the fut...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we start the show talking about the Apple Vision Pro announcement last week at WWDC. We also give our thoughts on Walkabout Mini Golf's new DLC course Journey to the Center of the Earth! That's not al this week with some game updates to games like Mothergunship: Forge and Bait! We also cover some brand new games like Hellsweeper VR and also Sherlock...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts breakdown and review We Are One! This unique VR puzzle game made by Flat Head Studios and published by Fast Travel Games has you solve puzzles using a time loop clone of yourself. Featuring unique gameplay, beautiful aesthetics, a great soundtrack a well written story, this game does a great job bringing something new to VR. Featuring over 50 levels and a...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we do a round-up of all the games announced and shown during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase! We also do a breakdown of the officially announced Meta Quest 3 featuring pancake lenses, color passthrough, better graphics, and thinner! We also discuss the Quest 2 getting a performance boost and a price drop to $299 for the 128gb model and $350 for a 256gb model!...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Lucas Martell, the founder of Mighty Coconut and the creator of one of our favorite VR games, Walkabout Mini Golf! Fresh off the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase we talk with Lucas about what was shown from Walkabout Mini Golf, what it's like making the new and innovative courses, what's next for the game and more! Patreon: https://www.pa...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Tatiana Delgado, the creative director of Call of the Sea VR! Made by Out of the Blue Games, this port of the award winning puzzle adventure on consoles tells an incredible story that is told as you solve uniquely challenging puzzles. We talk with Tatiana about her background, the inspiration for this game, what it's like to port a game...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we kick off the show giving some praise to the new Queen music pack in Beat Saber. We also give our thoughts on the new Bloomberg Quest 3 article. We then go in to some various Quest 3 predictions. We also talk about PSVR2's recent sales report, Walkabout Mini Golf freezing Quest 1 support, the final wave of Meta layoffs, and more! Listen for all the new...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Scott Albright, the Combat Waffle Studios CEO and Creator of Ghosts of Tabor! This game has quickly become one of our favorites and we were excited to talk with the creator himself about it. Listen as we go over Scott's background, the inspiration for this game, the future of Ghosts of Tabor, what's next for Combat Waffle Studios, a...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we have plenty to discuss with so many VR gaming showcases coming up between the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, Sony's showcase, the UploadVR showcase, and the WWDC even with the rumored announcement of Apple's VR headset. As well, the Meta Quest social media accounts have been dropping some great teasers to hype us up for their showcase. Last week we...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts give their early impressions of the hit new app lab game in early access - Ghosts of Tabor! Made by developers Combat Waffle Studios and published by Beyond Frames Entertainment, this extraction based VR FPS has you go solo or with friends against real players and AI in raid where the only goals are survive, find loot, and extract. This game has some rough...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we have plenty to talk about with new games coming. This past week we saw games like Demeo Battles announced as a standalone title, Everslaught: Invasion getting a release date, Budget Cuts Ultimate Edition, and Rube Goldberg Workshop. There's also rumors about a new VR headset from Samsung, Meta shows off some improvement with leg prediction, and we giv...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Dan Sivan, the founder of Ayayu Games! A studio behind Shuttle Maze - a unique top down VR experience on the Meta Quest app lab store. Listen as we get to know Dan, his background, some of the previous work of Ayayu Games, future plans for Shuttle Maze, and more! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rufftalkvr If you enjoy the podcast be sure to...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Jeri Ellsworth, the CEO and Co-Founder of Tilt Five, and augmented reality (AR) board game system! Besides Tilt Five, Jeri is an absolute legend in both the XR and the gaming world. The creator of the hugely popular Commodore 64 emulator called Commodore 30-in-1 Direct to TV in the mid 2000's, Jeri then spent time at Valve helping to lay...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we start the episode speculating on the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase on June 1st! We also talk some new games released like Propagation: Paradise Hotel and Rogue Ascent as well as new game updates for games like Zenith. We also talk a little bit about some fun in Ghosts of Tabor and much more!  Listen for all the news and fun! Mondays are dedicated to our serie...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Marcus Segal, the CEO and Founder of ForeVR Games! One of the leaders in multiplayer social gaming on the Meta Quest store with games like ForeVR Bowling, ForeVR Darts, and ForeVR Cornhole. We talk with Marcus about his background, what's next for for ForeVR, some ideas to grow the industry and VR, and more! Listen for all the fun! Patre...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts breakdown and review The Last Worker VR! An interactive narrative adventure on the Meta Quest store, this game has you follow Kurt, the last worker in a futuristic automated distribution center. In what starts as just delivering packages, this journey takes you through several layers of gameply and an incredibly well-written story with great voice acting,...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we have plenty of news to talk about including the developers of Thief Simulator VR announcing they surpassed 2.3mil USD in sales, Peaky Blinders VR releasing an update roadmap, some Meta Quest 2 software updates, Virtual Desktop updates, ranged mode coming to Swordsman VR, and more!  Listen for all the news and fun! Mondays are dedicated to our series of epi...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts breakdown and review Breachers! A hit new VR FPS on the official Meta Quest store developed by Triangle Factory! This 5v5 shooter brings an incredibly fun gameplay loop combined with some of the best graphics on the Meta Quest. Strategy and teamwork is a must in this game as you play as either the Enforcers or the Revolters and try and either defuse or def...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we do our usual of talking this week's VR news followed by giving our thoughts on the new Walkabout Mini Golf: Temple At Zerzura DLC! We discuss Battle Talent moving to the official Meta Quest store June 1st, Horizon Worlds expanding access to teenagers, a metaverse question appearing on Jeopardy, and then end it with our Temple At Zerzura review!  Liste...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by former Meta employee Amanda Watson - the creator of Oculus Air Link! If you use your Meta Quest headset for PCVR, then you've probably used and are familiar with Amanda's creation Air Link. Software that allows you to connect your Meta Quest to the PC to play PCVR games. We chat with Amanda about her background, how Air Link came to...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts breakdown and review Not For Broadcast VR! A broadcast simulation game available now on the official Meta Quest store! A port of the cult-following PC game, Not For Broadcast VR puts you in the broadcast booth as you select the footage to fit your narrative. With multiple endings and a "choose your adventure" approach, this game is packed with re...

On this edition of VR News of the Week we have plenty to go over including our early impressions of Breachers VR! As well, Mighty Coconut announced the newest course DLC course for Walkabout Mini Golf - Temple at Zerzura! The team behind Green Hell VR also announced that the co-op mode and DLCs are currently in development. We also discuss some reports regarding monthly active Quest users, Beat Sa...

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Robin Moulder - the founder and CEO of 3LB Games. This is Robin's second podcast appearance, this time to talk all about their app lab game Space Dragon Unchained! This game features dragons for your hands as you shoot and destroy planets. We talk with Robin about the inspiration behind this game, the future of the game, what's next...