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.
‘Obduction’ Adds Motion Control, Coming to Vive and Oculus Touch This Month
Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. The game originally released on Steam in August 2016, receiving initial VR support for the Rift in October.
Following...
‘Waltz of the Wizard’ ‘Ghostline’ Analytics Reveal Some Surprising Player Behaviour
Aldin Dynamics has released a detailed breakdown of user data gathered during over 300,000 sessions of Waltz of the Wizard gameplay. Launched in May 2016, the motion-controlled VR game was developed with the insights gained from using Aldin's own...
‘AirMech: Command’ Gets Major Oculus Touch Update, Launches on Steam VR
VR motion control comes to AirMech: Command, and the game has been released on Steam with support for multiple VR headsets and controllers through OpenVR. The game originally appeared as a launch title for the Oculus Rift in March...
‘Bigscreen’ Social Computing Space Metrics Show Big Value for VR Power Users
Bigscreen VR announced that they raised $3 million dollars for their "social utility" VR application. Bigscreen gives you access to your computer screen in VR, which is a deceptively simple idea but one that is unlocking new ways of...
Students Hack Positional Tracking onto Gear VR with SteamVR Tracking
In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only.
The popular forms of...
Photogrammetry Showcase ‘Realities’ Update Brings New Content, Touch Support, and Improved Visuals
Realities, a ‘virtual travel’ title that presents near photo-realistic VR captures of real-world locations, has received a major update. In addition to a new explorable location, the software has been overhauled to support forward rendering and improved support for...
Hands-on: Reactive Grip Haptic Controller Prototype with Vive Tracker, Touch, and Custom SteamVR Tracking
Tactical Haptics, developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and a custom-built SteamVR Tracking solution. The controller employs a unique solution to haptic feedback which aims...
Watch: Tobii Reveals Vive VR Eye Tracking Examples, Including ‘Rec Room’
After hyping everyone up recently with a short teaser video, eye-tracking specialists Tobii have revealed more details and video examples their eye tracking in action at GDC, including integration with social VR application Rec Room.
We wrote recently about Tobii's...
Watch: ‘Robo Recall’ is Playable on HTC Vive Using ‘Revive’ Mod, Here’s How
Oculus Rift exclusive title Robo Recall - which launched just yesterday - can already be played on the HTC Vive, using the infamous Revive mod. And, as you can see in this video, the game seems to work remarkably well.
Oculus' approach...
Valve and SMI are Working to Add Eye-Tracking Support to OpenVR
Eye tracking experts SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) have collaborated with Valve to bring their technology to OpenVR. Eye tracking-enabled HTC Vive units are being shown at GDC 2017, as part of an R&D effort to integrate eye-tracking support into Valve’s...
Watch: Six Minutes of ‘Mage’s Tale’ Gameplay Shows Real Promise
Mage’s Tale is a VR Action RPG set in the world of classic fantasy RPG The Bard’s Tale. It is being shown at GDC 2017 for the first time on Oculus Rift and Touch and here's six minutes of...
AMD GPUs to Support Asynchronous Reprojection via SteamVR
Announced at AMD’s GDC 2017 press conference, Radeon GPUs will support Asynchronous Reprojection on SteamVR in the next update. The technology helps to maintain smooth head motion when framerate drops below the headset's refresh rate.
Roy Taylor, Corporate Vice President...
‘Twisted Arrow’ Puts a Superpowered Bow at the Center of Phaser Lock’s Next VR Title
Whereas traditional FPS titles have settled on the gun as a primary weapon, it seems the bow & arrow is increasingly becoming a favorite of the VR FPS. Twisted Arrow, the next title from Phaser Lock (the studio behind...
Watch: This is ‘Sparc’, CCP’s Striking New Futuristic VR Sports Title
CCP games, the developers behind EVE: Valkyrie, have revealed their next made-for-VR title Sparc, a futuristic TRON-esque sports title for HTC Vive, PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift & Touch.
This is Sparc, a new multiplayer sports title from the developers that...
‘Raw Data’ is Coming to Oculus Home with Reworked Touch Support & Cross-Platform Play
Survios, the developers behind the impressive first person VR action title Raw Data, has announced that the game is coming to Oculus Rift with fully "re-engineered" Touch motion control support and the ability to play online with your HTC...

















