Sandbox VR’s first New York City venue opens October 23 at 777 Seventh Avenue in Times Square as the company’s 100th location, with six private full-body VR rooms and a 20% early-booking discount through October 22.
CharacterBank’s Version 1.1 adds Chapter 6, the final main-story chapter, free for Story Pass owners on October 20, along with loading cuts of up to 80% and a level cap of 45. A separate notice tells Quest 2 owners the game was never supported there.
The Metaverse Standards Forum says OMBI is integrating Placeframe, Outernet’s Apache 2.0 visual positioning system, as the first VPS into the Sneeze spatial browser engine, with a demo expected before the end of 2026.
Fovii’s You Are Here series puts Siegfried Tieber’s live-captured Magic Castle close-up show on Apple Vision Pro in two ~20-minute episodes, free for subscribers or $1.99/$3.99 to rent or buy.
Fast Company’s 2026 Next Big Things in Tech XR category picks an Apple Vision Pro design app, a 130-person free-roam VR floor and a pre-pilot ship telemedicine system. The headline numbers are the companies’ own.
Waving Bear Studio’s four-player co-op VR wave shooter now has a date: November 3 on Quest and SteamVR. A free Windows demo with one full map and the full arsenal is on Steam ahead of Next Fest (Oct 19-26); price is still unannounced.
Beat Games released “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr. as Beat Saber’s fifth Shock Drop of 2026, $1.99 on Quest and PC VR, with a new Ghastly environment and a large Level Editor upgrade in v1.45.3.
LingVision’s two-player Quest co-op puzzle game is live at $14.99; early buyers get a shareable second key through the official Discord in the first month.
SideQuest Ltd. lists AltspaceVR on Steam as free Early Access for October 2026, keeps the price free after Early Access in its FAQ, and names Steam Frame on the recommended VR line—without a ship day or Microsoft data migration.
Xreal’s new 1 Pro+ display glasses go on sale in the US at $599 with brighter 1,200-nit panels, AI HDR, 60fps 2D-to-3D conversion and a redesigned nose pad. The X1 chip, Sony micro-OLEDs and 57-degree field of view carry over, and the original One Pro is still listed at the same price.