Season 3

March 20, 2023

Monday Morning News - Little Cities Update, PAX East In-Bound, Breach…

On this edition of Monday Morning News we go over the next few weeks of game reviews featuring the collection from Owlchemy Labs. We also cover the latest update for Little Cities featuring little population! This is our last...

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March 13, 2023

Monday Morning News - Walkabout Mini Golf Upside Down DLC, Guardians …

On this edition of Monday Morning News we give our thoughts on the new Walkabout Mini Golf Upside Town DLC course and our thoughts on the relaunched Guardians Frontlines! There's also a bit of fun to be had with a …

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March 8, 2023

Interview with Nicholas Sutrich - Senior Content Producer for Smartph…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts are joined by Nicholas Sutrich. Nicholas is the senior content producer for smartphones and VR over at Android Central. We get to know more about Nicholas' role over at Android Centra...

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March 6, 2023

Monday Morning News - Walkabout Mini Golf New DLC, Population: One Fr…

It's a loaded week of virtual reality and Meta Quest news this week! Starting with Walkabout Mini Golf announcing their newest DLC Upside Town! And then Population: One announced an upcoming transition to being free to play a...

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Feb. 27, 2023

Monday Morning News - I Expect You To Die 3, Meta Quest to China, Sof…

There's never a shortage of news in the world of VR and this past week proved that true! From new games like I Expect You To Die 3 and Another Fisherman Tale being announced to Meta partnering with Tencent to …

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Feb. 20, 2023

Monday Morning News - Bigscreen Beyond, Ark-Ade, Pico Layoffs, New Ga…

On this week's edition of Monday Morning News we have plenty of VR news to discuss! Starting off with Bigscreen going from VR software to hardware and announcing their Bigscreen Beyond headset! There's also news of some layof...

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Feb. 17, 2023

Interview with Barbaria Developer and President of Stalwart Games - A…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Andrew Jepsen, President of Stalwart Games, the developers behind Barbaria! A brand new VR game on the official Meta Quest store that we reviewed ...

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Feb. 13, 2023

Monday Morning News - Listener Q and A, Meta Catches a Leaker, Gym Cl…

On this week's edition of Monday Morning News we answer some listener questions in a Q and A, as well talk about Meta catching and axing a source of their leaks. There's also big news of Gym Class VR securing …

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Feb. 6, 2023

Monday Morning News - Burst Pipes, Echo VR Shutting Down, PSVR Rumors…

On this week's edition of Monday Morning News we split our time half in person and half remote as a burst pipe almost takes us out for the week. But the show goes on! There's plenty to discuss with Echo …

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Feb. 3, 2023

Interview with Skeeva and Alex - Hosts of the Between Realities Podca…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Skeeva and Alex, the hosts of the Between Realities podcast! Being joined by fellow virtual reality podcasters was an opportunity we couldn't pass...

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Jan. 30, 2023

Monday Morning News - Walkabout Mini Golf Atlantis DLC Thoughts, Beer…

On this week's edition of Monday Morning News we give our thoughts on the new Walkabout Mini Golf Atlantis DLC, as well as give our early impressions on a new social VR experience on app lab called Beer Pong Basement! …

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Jan. 23, 2023

Monday Morning News - Primal Hunt Early Impressions, Microsoft Kills…

It's Monday which means another edition of Monday Morning News with our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus as they take you through all the latest VR news! There's plenty to cover this week including some early impressions on Prima...

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Jan. 20, 2023

Interview with Dan Clifton, Eric Kleifield, and Nathan Frazier of Top…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Dan, Eric, and Nathan from Top Right Corner, developers of one of our favorite app lab games - The Atlas Mystery! This is the second …

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Jan. 18, 2023

Interview with Jack, Nathan, and Steve from Trass Games - Developers …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Jack, Nathan, and Steve from Trass Games - Developers of Gods of Gravity! A virtual reality real time strategy game that just graduated from app …

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Jan. 16, 2023

Monday Morning News - RIP Quest 1, Grid Legends, Roblox VR Rumor, MLK…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! Kicking off the first Monday Morning News of the year, we cover Walkabout Mini Golf's DLC price increase, talk …

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Jan. 9, 2023

2022 Ruff Talk VR Game Award Show

Welcome to this years second annual 2022 Ruff Talk VR Game Award Show! Focused on games on the official Meta Quest store and the app lab store, this years show is bigger and better than last year! We have all …

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Jan. 2, 2023

Monday Morning News - VR Game Award Show Nominees

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus go over the nominees and categories for our second annual 2022 Ruff Talk VR Meta Quest Game Award Show! There's some stiff competition this year with plenty of …

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Dec. 26, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Quest 2 7% More Powerful, Bigscreen Update…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! Everything from GPU performance improvements on the Meta Quest 2, to Bigscreen adding Disney+ and Amazon Prime video, Un...

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Dec. 19, 2022

Monday Morning News - Maestro: The Masterclass, Behind the Dish, HTC …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! We explore a deme expedience on app lab Maestro: The Masterclass. We also take a look at Behind the …

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Dec. 12, 2022

Monday Morning News - Game Trailers, Quest Pro Controllers, New Heads…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! There's plenty to talk about this week largely in-part to the UploadVR showcase highlighting a lot of upcoming games …

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Dec. 5, 2022

Monday Morning News - The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners 2, Mothergu…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! Including a recent new update to one of our favorite games, Mothergunship Forge, the release of The Walking Dead …

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Nov. 28, 2022

Monday Morning News - New Demeo Adventure, Gambit Release Date, Batma…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest in the world of VR! There's plenty to cover this week including the new Demeo adventure Reign of Madness, the announcement of Gambit's relea...

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Nov. 21, 2022

Monday Morning News - HTC Leak, Product Reviews, Game Updates, and Mo…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus breakdown all the latest in the world of VR! With plenty to go over this week, we talk the latest leak from Brad Lynch about the newest HTC …

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Nov. 18, 2022

Interview with Edward Felix - Environment Modeler for Mighty Coconut …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Edward Felix, environment modeler for Mighty Coconut - the team behind the incredibly popular virtual reality game Walkabout Mini Golf! We talk wi...

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Nov. 14, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Layoffs, Palmer Luckey's NerveGear, Beat S…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus breakdown all the latest in the world of VR! This week featured no shortage of news, including Meta layoffs, Palmer Luckey dominating the tech headlines with hi...

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Nov. 11, 2022

Interview with Ben Olding - Dragon Fist VR Kung Fu Developer

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Ben Olding. the developer of Dragon Fist VR Kung Fu! A super fun VR fighting game available on the Meta Quest app lab store heavily …

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Nov. 7, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Quest Warranty, Meta Bans Rec Room Junior …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus breakdown all the latest in the world of VR! With plenty to discuss this week, we talk the new Meta Quest warranty being offered, the ban from Meta …

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Oct. 31, 2022

Monday Morning News - Demeo Passthrough and Handtracking, Meta Quest …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus breakdown all the latest and greatest in the world of VR! There's plenty to talk about this week from new updates coming to Demeo, to new headsets including …

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Oct. 26, 2022

Interview with Brad Lynch (SadleyItsBradley)

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus are joined by Brad Lynch, known by his virtual reality YouTube channel SadleyItsBradley, to talk all things in the world of VR! Brad is best known for becoming …

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Oct. 24, 2022

Interview with Nate and Hala of Virtual Athletics League

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Nate and Hala of Virtual Athletics League (VAL)! A VR E-Sports company that has established it's roots into the world of virtual reality, they are now...

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Oct. 19, 2022

Interview with Arcaxer Developers Aaron and Anthony

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus for the second time the creators of the highly entertaining VR JRPG Arcaxer - Anthony and Aaron! This is the second time we are interviewing these two, and …

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Oct. 17, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Connect 2022 Summary, Meta Quest Pro Annou…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus go over last weeks Meta Connect 2022! Including the highly anticipated Meta Quest Pro announcement, new games like Ironman VR, release dates for games like Amon...

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Oct. 10, 2022

Monday Morning News - The Journey Thus Far and Dream VR Games

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus do things a little different and instead of news or an interview, we discuss the journey thus far in father/son VR podcasting. We also talk some of our …

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Oct. 3, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Quest 3 Leak, Bonelab Release, Game Update…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of virtual reality and the Meta Quest! Including game updates from Bocce Time, hand-tracking coming to the Meta Quest …

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Sept. 26, 2022

Monday Morning News - Patreon Announcement, Bonelab Release Date, Pic…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of virtual reality! Starting with announcing our new Patreon and all the tiers that we are offering! We also …

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Sept. 19, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Quest Pro/Cambria Leak, Pico 4 Announcemen…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of VR! Starting with the Meta Quest Pro, AKA Project Cambria, leak that came to surface last week. As …

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Sept. 16, 2022

Interview with Alannah Forman - Blacktop Hoops VR Producer

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Alannah Forman, the producer for Vinci Games, the team behind Blacktop Hoops VR! With an awesome demo already on the app lab store, this game is curre...

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Sept. 12, 2022

Monday Morning News - Meta Connect 2022, Award Show Categories, Meta …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of VR! We talk the announced date for the Meta Connect, some game updates and new games, an announced …

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Sept. 5, 2022

Interview with Stephen Spann the Owner of XVR Lounge in Philadelphia

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Stephen Spann the owner of XVR Lounge in Philadelphia! Stephen opened the XVR Lounge two months ago and has a great long term vision with his business...

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Sept. 2, 2022

Interview with Tommy Maloteaux the Developer of Deisim

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Tommy Maloteaux, the man behind Myron Software and the creator of Deisim! An addictive VR god sim that has been in beta since 2016 and was a …

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Aug. 29, 2022

Monday Morning News - Stratus Top Ten Favorite Official Store Meta/Oc…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of VR! This week it's Stratus' turn to list his top ten favorite official store Oculus/Meta Quest games! We …

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Aug. 22, 2022

Monday Morning News - Dscruffles Top Ten Favorite Official Store Meta…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some of the latest news in the world of VR! We start with Dscruffles' top ten favorite official Meta Quest store games, followed by some recent game …

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Aug. 18, 2022

Bonus Episode - Red Matter 2 Early Impressions

It's a bonus episode of Ruff Talk VR! On this episode we are doing our shortest episode in the history of the podcast giving our quick early impressions of the incredibly hyped Red Matter 2! Made by developers Vertical Robot,...

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Aug. 15, 2022

Monday Morning News - Gym Class VR + Diesim Graduating App Lab, New G…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk all the latest and greatest in the world of Oculus Quest VR! We talk the newest games to graduate from app lab to the official Meta Quest …

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Aug. 8, 2022

Interview with Cards and Tankards Game Designer Avid

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview for the second time Avid, the game designer for the Oculus Quest/Meta Quest app lab card game - Cards and Tankards! We talk with Avid about some …

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Aug. 5, 2022

Interview with Bocce Time! Developer Anthony

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview the developer of Bocce Time, Anthony! Bocce time is a hit new game on the Oculus Quest/Meta Quest app lab store that we reviewed the other week. …

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Aug. 3, 2022

Interview with Don Carson - Senior Art Director for Mighty Coconut, t…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Don Carson, the senior art director for Mighty Coconut, the developers of one of the most popular VR games Walkabout Mini Golf. We talk with Don about...

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Aug. 1, 2022

Monday Morning News - "We Met in Virtual Reality" VR Chat Documentary…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus do something a little different and review the new VR Chat documentary on HBO Max "We Met in Virtual Reality". With some time to spare, we also discuss …

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July 25, 2022

Interview with Douglas Nabors - Founder of Fun Train, the publishers …

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus interview Douglas Nabors, the founder of Fun Train, the publishers of The Twilight Zone VR, The Exorcist VR, Tarzan VR, and more! We talk with Douglas about his...

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July 18, 2022

Monday Morning News - No More Facebook Account Requirement, All on Bo…

On this episode of Ruff Talk VR our hosts Dscruffles and Stratus talk some recent news in the world of VR and Oculus Quest. We talk the upcoming removal of the Facebook account requirement for the Meta Quest, the kickstarter …

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