PC VR News & Reviews
The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.
Easily Sharpen Vive and Rift Visuals With Supersampling Using ‘OpenVR Advanced Settings’
'OpenVR Advanced Settings' is a dashboard overlay that allows access to advanced functionality of any headset running SteamVR. The menu is accessible in VR, meaning you can easily adjust options such as supersampling without removing your headset.
Last year we...
Watch: IKinema’s HTC Vive Powered Full Body Motion Capture System is Impressive
Motion capture specialist IKinema has demonstrated its new in-development low-cost motion capture system which uses use 6 points of SteamVR tracking points to deliver a pretty accurate recreation of real world motion.
The potential diversity of uses for Valve's SteamVR...
‘Affected: The Manor’ Coming to Rift Oculus Rift & Touch this Month, Vive to Follow
A popular horror title on Gear VR, the latest instalment of the Affected franchise will be coming to Oculus Rift with Touch motion controller support in February, according to developers Fallen Planet.
The Affected series and developers Fallen Planet can...
Vive Consumer and Business Headsets Will Become Increasingly Differentiated VR Systems, Vive President Says
After launching the consumer HTC Vive in early 2016, the company began offering a $1,200 'Business Edition' version of the headset which is essentially the same system but with dedicated support, an enhanced warranty, and bulk buying options. Going...
‘Rec Room’ Studio Raises $5M “to continue to build the future of Social VR”
Seattle-based VR studio Against Gravity has today announced they have received $5M in seed funding to continue to build Rec Room, the studio's social VR platform.
Only launching last summer, the app has quickly become a success story, winning over fans on both Steam and Oculus Home with...
‘Project CARS 2’ Leaked Footage Shows Progress on Sequel to VR-capable Racing Sim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrrK92fQmk
New footage from upcoming racing simulator Project CARS 2 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One has surfaced on YouTube. Slightly Mad Studios’ new game is expected to launch later this year with support for virtual reality like its predecessor,...
‘rEvolve’ Vive Flip-Up Head-Mount is Nearing Six Times its Kickstarter Goal
The third-party head-mount for the HTC Vive from SynergyWiz quickly reached its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter, and is now approaching 6x the required amount. The rEvolve is designed to improve comfort and adds a visor-flip function.
We recently reported that...
‘Racket: Nx’ Early Access Review
Developer: One Hamsa, Waves Audio
Publisher: Keshet International Gaming
Available On: SteamVR (HTC Vive)
Reviewed on: HTC Vive
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Note: This game is in Early Access which means the developers have deemed it incomplete and likely to see changes over time. This review is an...
‘Sword Art Online’ Experience Coming to FOVE VR Headset
Sword Art Online (SAO), the VR-centric manga and anime series, will soon be gracing the eyeballs of Fove 0 owners in a new VR experience featuring the series' female protagonist, Asuna. The SAO experience was created to welcome new users...
‘SUPERHYPERCUBE’ Teases Vive Support, But Developer Protest Could Keep it From Rift
SUPERHYPERCUBE, a spatial reasoning puzzle game for PSVR looks to be soon headed to the Vive through SteamVR. And while SteamVR normally supports the Rift, a developer protest could exclude the headset.
SuperHyperCube is most succinctly described as a 'Tetris (1984)...
Watch: Crytek’s ‘Codename: Sky Harbor’ VR Experience is a Bombastic, Visual Treat
Launched as part of Basemark's VRScore benchmarking software, the Crytek developed VR tech demo Codename: Sky Harbor, is one of the most visually impressive examples of VR cinema around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrYworrQwmw
Direct from our time with Basemark's promising virtual reality benchmarking suite,...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s Free VR Experience is a Beautiful Glimpse at the Future
Deus Ex fans with VR hardware can rejoice as developer Eidos Montreal have launched a new, free VR experience based on their latest title in the series, Mankind Divided, and it's quite the looker.
Deus Ex has had its problems as...
Vive President Says Next-gen VR Headsets Likely to Come in 1 to 3 Year Cycles
Over the course of the last 50 years, capital markets have significantly codified a generational model approach consumer technology products. New "generations" of products are expected to come at a regular pace and provide increased features and reliability at the...
‘RaceRoom’ Racing Sim Gets Initial Rift and Vive Support Through SteamVR
RaceRoom Racing Experience has received a major update that introduces Vive and Rift support through SteamVR. The update also includes a number of improvements and adds new content to this often underappreciated racing sim.
Developer Sector3 has been largely silent...
Plex VR App ‘Plevr’ Shows Major Update with 3D Video Support, 360 Videos Coming Soon
Plevr is a third-party application in development which brings the popular personal media streaming platform Plex to VR. The app is due for an initial release by the end of the month, and a new devlog video shows a major...




















