When it comes to Marvel there's one character who always springs to mind first when the word 'meta' is thrown into the mix. He goes by many names: the Merc with the Mouth, the Regenerating Degenerate, Wade Wilson. Most know him as Deadpool, the fast-talking, gun-slinging, incredibly-annoying-but-lovable antihero who now has his own VR game on, fittingly enough, Meta Quest 3.
Playing at Gamescom 2025, standing in a spacious booth with a window so passersby can look at my no doubt perfect moves (I am terrified of what they saw), I'm dropped into the world of Deadpool VR. Without a moment to spare, Neil Patrick Harris as the voice of Wade starts monologuing at a pace even Ryan Reynolds would struggle to match. No complaints so far.
