Deadpool is back in gaming, baby! It’s been 12 long years since he graced our screens with his pixelated perfection in 2013’s Deadpool: The Game, a chaotic, fourth-wall-breaking blast of comic insanity.
And now, just when we thought it was safe to put the katanas away, Summer Game Fest 2025 drops a red-suited bomb: The Merc with a Mouth is returning! But there’s a major plot twist. Hold the excitement. Cancel the chimichanga.
Because this time, he’s making his grand comeback… in VR. That’s right, strap on a headset, get dizzy, maybe redecorate your carpet with nausea, and then enjoy. Fans at the event? Confused. Disappointed. Feeling all the feels, and not in a good way.
Meta Quest madness: Deadpool goes fully virtual
At Summer Game Fest, Marvel and Meta showed up all proud, like “Surprise! Deadpool VR is real!” and we were all like “Surprise! We wanted anything else!” Developed by Twisted Pixel (those fine folks who made Path of the Warrior), Deadpool VR launches later this year on the Meta Quest 3 and 3S.
That’s right, strap any one of these bad boys to your face and boom, you’re inside his skintight suit. (Sorry, no refunds on the mental image.) The plot? He get sucked into Mojoworld, sign a shady contract (classic him), and start slicing his way through Marvel’s greatest (and lamest) baddies.
There’s parkour, there’s bullets, there’s enough dismemberment to make Wolverine blush. Oh, and guess who’s voicing him now? Neil Patrick Harris. Yeah. That guy. Barney Stinson meets Wade Wilson. You’re welcome.
The trailer’s a great laugh and the gameplay looks good, but let’s not ignore the big sparkly elephant in the room: this thing is VR-only. No PS5. No Xbox. No PC. No Switch. Not even a Tamagotchi port (Sadness). So, unless you already own a Meta headset or feel like selling a kidney, you’re out of luck.
Wade’s chaotic world deserves a bigger sandbox
Let’s rewind to 2013. His first game? Kinda janky. Kinda loud. Kinda beautiful. Critics were confused. Players were divided. Some called it a masterpiece of meta-humor and mayhem. Others turned the volume down after five minutes of his delightful commentary (kind of rude).
But love it or hate it, it was an experience, the kind you remember for years to come. One thing’s clear: Deadpool doesn’t play by the rules. He breaks the rules, wraps them in duct tape, and mails them to Wolverine.
So what kind of messed-up timeline are we in where his triumphant gaming comeback is locked behind a virtual reality wall? Yeah, the trailer’s got all the signature charm: gory mayhem, explosive comedy, and a propeller-based facial massage (looked like the enemy was enjoying it).
But let’s face it, not everyone wants to wear a headset to play a game, especially not when The Merc with a Mouth belongs on every console, every PC, and probably a few smart fridges.
So yeah, He is back. Kinda. Sorta. Digitally. Virtually. And if you happen to be one of the few folks who can play it, congrats, you’re gonna have a blast. For the rest of us? Sorry. No Deadpool for you. And honestly, that’s the biggest tragedy since Happy rejected his application for joining the Avengers.
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