Meta Unveils New ‘Deadpool VR’ Game Featuring Neil Patrick Harris as Voice Talent

Totally unexpected news from Meta’s crew—yeah, those VR gurus—introducing a crazy new game called Marvel’s Deadpool VR. Not sure what they were thinking, but it’s dropping later this year, and Neil Patrick Harris is stepping into Deadpool’s boots to voice the man himself. Seems like an odd choice, but hey, I’m intrigued.

Twisted Pixel, Meta’s own little game factory since they got scooped up in 2022, is behind this madness. Exclusive to Quest 3 and 3S, by the way. Exclusive sounds fancy, right? Here’s a neat bit—you can catch the thrilling sneak peek trailer. Just a quick reminder, trailers never tell the whole story. Keep that in mind.

Anyway, about that storyline. Prepare for portals and chaos. Deadpool, being his usual impulsive self, jumps into a portal to Mojoworld. Why? To get rich, obviously. This guy grabs sketchy contracts faster than I grab coffee in the morning. I’m not even kidding. The whole shebang has him zipping around the Marvel universe, causing destruction and meeting villains—both fame-worthy and those we scratch our heads over. Real metaverse vibes, but Marvel style—none of this typical VR world stuff.

Twisted Pixel claims they’ve spent forever capturing Deadpool’s wild parkour tricks and combat quirks. (Remember Path of the Warrior? Yeah, didn’t think so.) What are they boasting about now? Well, if you dream it up, you can probably do it. Stabbing and shooting? Sure, but that’s child’s play. Why not hurl your own arm at bad guys after it, um, explodes off? Gross, but intriguing. Propellers and enemy faces? Messy but effective. The game throws you all sorts of odd opponents—soldiers, monsters, the stuff of nightmares—all ripe for creatively chaotic mishaps.

We messed around with a first look at Deadpool VR; might be worth your time to check out our chaotic preview. Not gonna spoil it though, the full scoop’s another beast entirely.