Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior targets Meta Quest headsets this month

The world of VR can be a tricky thing to get into, and the Meta Quest headsets — formerly known as Oculus Quest headsets, prior to Facebook buying the company — generally represent one of the easiest ways for new players to get involved with virtual reality.

November of 2013 was a big one for games, with two major consoles launching opposite one another after years of discourse about the surely imminent demise of the console market.

Cyber Monday may be drawing to a close, but it's not too late to check out this Meta Quest 2 deal if you want to join the world of virtual reality gaming. Traditionally this is a particularly expensive area of tech to get into, with some headsets commanding eye-watering price tags that can extend to four figures in some cases, but the Quest 2 definitely doesn't fall into that category.

As Meta rolls out its new, improved Quest 3 VR headset, we’ve started seeing stock-clearing offers on its predecessor, the Quest 2 — and this Cyber Monday heralds the arrival of the best deal yet on Quest 2.

Taskmaster, the hit comedy game show, is getting a VR spin-off game for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 in 2024.

Ridley Scott’s $200 million historical epic Napoleon is the stuff prestige-movie dreams are made of. Spanning 32 years in the French emperor’s life, the 158-minute film blitzes through multiple massive, expensively staged battles, all in order to consider how Napoleon’s marital struggles with his wife Josephine may have shaped French history. But does all this pricey prestige drama live up to the other great Napoleons of media? The Polygon staff takes this kind of question very seriously, so we sat down to consider which media Napoleons matter most.

The Ilysia VR team has released a new video showing off the difference in graphics between the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3. We also get a roadmap from Team 21 Studios and some direction where Ilysia is now headed. 

Both the 128GB and 256GB models are discounted by $50 and come with a $50 Amazon gift card.

.Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, the latest entry in the long running Assassin’s Creed franchise, allows players to virtually step into the shoes of iconic series protagonists such as AC II’s Ezio, AC III’s Connor, and Odyssey’s Kassandra.

Ubisoft has a number of Assassin’s Creed games in the works, several of which are trying new things that the franchise hasn’t dabbled much with much in the past. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, for instance, represents the series’ first foray into virtual reality, and the game is now available on Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest Pro headsets. Check out the launch trailer below, which offers a glimpse of what its stealth, combat, and parkour look like in VR.

From to, Stefanie Joosten has had a storied career in the video game world. However, recently the actress has expanded her creative projects to the music realm, releasing her first album last year. This month Joosten's sophomore album was released continuing her exploration of sound and lyricism.

Rebellion are bringing their Sniper Elite series back to Meta Quest this month, with Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior coming out across Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro on 30th November 2023.