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.

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.

Prolific VFX Artist Kevin Mack Brings Surrealist Sculpture to Life in ‘Blortasia’

Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an...

Valve Head Affirms Work on First-party VR Games and Interest in Future Technology

During a Q&A on Reddit, Valve head Gabe Newell affirmed that the company is continuing development its own first-party VR content, as well as exploring interests in new technologies which could play a part in Valve's future. After dodging a flurry...

Valve Confirms New Vive Base Station Coming This Year

Late last year at Steam Dev Days, Valve talked about a new and improved design for the SteamVR Tracking / Lighthouse base stations, a core component of the Vive's tracking technology. Now the company says it plans to launch...

‘Siegecraft Commander’ Review

Trebuchet, or not to trebuchet? There really is no question when it comes to Siegecraft Commander, a tabletop strategy game that combines traditional real-time strategy (RTS) elements with a unique base-building mechanic that's designed to significantly change the way you...

This Oculus Ready PC Costs $500 When Bundled with Rift

Looking to lower the barrier of entry for VR, CyberPower Inc., a custom PC manufacturer, recently announced a new Oculus Ready gaming system that could just convince you to take the plunge into virtual reality. Dubbed the 'Gamer Ultra VR Desktop', the...

HTC Vive GM on the New Vive Tracker & Privacy in VR

The most significant VR announcement from CES 2017 was the Vive Tracker, a modular Lighthouse-tracked 'puck' attachment that will enable users to track additional objects within VR experiences. It has the potential to drive a lot of new innovative...

Epic Games CEO: “HTC Vive is outselling Oculus Rift 2-to-1 worldwide”

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming's most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend...

SteamVR Tracking 2.0 Will Support 33×33 Foot Playspaces With 4 Base Stations

Valve plans to manufacture and sell new SteamVR Tracking 2.0 base stations in 2018. The new base stations will bring a number of improvements over the current tracking beacons, including the ability to support more than two base stations...

TPCAST Wireless VR Add-On Available Worldwide Q2 for $249

HTC has confirmed that the TPCAST wireless VR solution for the Vive VR headset will be available worldwide in Q2 this year at $249. As predicted in our recent VR retrospective, there were a lot of companies showing solutions that...
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Build and Race on Your Own Tiny Racing Track with ‘Tiny Wheels’

The days of setting up ludicrously long Hot Wheels tracks and launching the tiny diecast metal cars straight into the side of a hastily constructed LEGO fort are all but over—not when you can practically revisit the glory days...

HTC to Offer Monthly Subscription Service for VR Content

Starting in Spring 2017, you'll be able to pay a flat monthly fee for VR games using the Viveport digital distribution platform. HTC calls itself the first ever global app store to announce a subscription service for VR content. Announced...

‘Job Simulator’ Surpasses $3 Million in Sales, Becoming “most popular VR title to date”

Owlchemy Labs today announced that its tongue-in-cheek simulator game, Job Simulator (2016), has earned over $3 million in sales since its launch last April. According to Owlchemy Labs, this combined with the fact that Job Simulator has generated over 250...

Yes, TPCast’s Wireless VR Solution Does Work with Vive’s New Deluxe Headstrap

Wondering if Vive's newly announced powered up Deluxe Audio Strap upgrade will work with TPCast's promising wireless VR solution? Wonder no longer. With the huge wave of accessories announced by HTC for it's SteamVR powered Vive headset at CES yesterday,...

Vive Tracker Enables a Bevy of Bats, Guns, Gloves, and Other Tracked Accessories

Today at CES 2017 HTC announced the Vive Tracker, a standalone tracking module that's designed to attach to anything to become tracked in the virtual world. We heard at least as far back as the reveal of the HTC Vive...
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Google Announces Tilt Brush ‘Artist in Residence’ Program Featuring Over 60 Artists

Google have announced a new 'Artist in Residence' program which will see over 60 artists introduced to the emergent artistic platform of virtual reality via the company's own Tilt Brush application. As anyone who's tried it knows, Google's Tilt Brush...
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