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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.
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This Video Shows Oculus Touch SteamVR Integration in Action

We just reported that SteamVR now official includes support for Oculus' Touch motion controllers, this new video from Reality Check VR shows them in action inside Steam itself. Caleb Eubanks of Reality Check VR has posted a video demonstrating the...

Valve Confirms ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, Its “Flagship VR Game” – Full Reveal Coming Thursday

Valve has confirmed that that rumored Half-Life: Alyx is indeed real. A full reveal is planned for Thursday. Valve has been teasing its work on several full VR games for years, but beyond that we had only rumors to go on....

Rift and Windows VR Continue Growth Streaks at Expense of Vive in Latest Steam Survey

The latest data from Valve's Steam Survey shows the Rift and Windows VR headsets continuing growth streaks in their share of monthly-connected headsets on Steam, snatching share mostly from the Vive and Vive Pro. Each month Valve collects info from...

A Company Serving 100 Million Gamers Wants to Help Bring Your VR Game to China

As the country with the single largest population in the world (1.4 billion people), China's gaming market is quite massive, but it's also a massively different marketplace than what we see in the West. Shunwang is the leading platform...
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Valve Releases First SteamVR Developer Roundtable Discussion Video

Filmed as part of the recent SteamVR developer showcase in Seattle, Valve have released the first in what appears to be a series of discussions with developers working on titles for the SteamVR platform and the HTC Vive. Headed by...

HTC’s New ‘Link’ Mobile VR Headset is (bizarrely) Not Part of the Vive Brand

In a curious move, HTC has revealed a new mobile VR headset called Link that is not part of the company's Vive brand. The move comes just a week after the company announced a mobile standalone Vive headset in...

Tundra Tracker Passes $1.1M in Funding with 1 Month Left in Kickstarter

Tundra Tracker, the SteamVR-based tracker in development by Tundra Labs, exploded past its Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, securing the company well beyond the $250,000 it initially hoped for back at its late-March launch. The company has...

Smart Solution Makes Handheld VR Cinematography Easy with a Real Virtual Camera

VFX professional Kert Gartner has been pioneering new ways to make capturing virtual worlds as compelling as filming in the real world. His latest technique makes a real virtual camera out of an extra Vive controller and a smartphone. You may...
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New Elite Dangerous: Horizons Trailer ‘Lands’

Frontier Developments just announced a new expansion series called 'Horizons' bringing with it planetary exploration and a new loot system. Here's a new teaser trailer to whet your appetite ahead of the expansion's first instalment's release - set for Christmas...

‘Skyrim VR’ vs. ‘Fallout 4 VR’ – The Best Bethesda RPG in VR

Bethesda's recent flatscreen-to-VR ports, Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR, face a few common challenges in terms of immersion. Neither are perfect, but at this point in time, both games represent something VR users haven't had yet: vast and rich open-world...

Valve is Open to Bringing SteamOS to Third-party VR Headsets

Valve's newly announced Steam Frame VR headset will be the first running SteamOS, the company's Linux-based operating system. But it may not be the last. In the same way that Valve is open to other companies building traditional devices that run...
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‘Elements Divided’ Launches Today on Quest & PC VR, Bringing ‘Last Airbender’ Inspired Fighting Action

Avatar: The Last Airbender doesn't have an official VR game, although you'd be forgiven for double-taking as you bend all four elements in the multiplayer action game Elements Divided, now available on Quest 2 and above and PC VR headsets. Developed by Loco...

‘Luna’ is a Beautiful Introduction to VR for Gaming Novices

A little while back, Oculus issued a $15 credit to many Rift users after an issue which prevented the headsets from working for a day or two. Seeking out something worthy to drop this credit on, I scrolled through...

After Building One of VR’s Most Successful Games, ‘Beat Saber’ Founder Plans to Take a Break...

Jan 'Split' Ilavsky, founder of Beat Games and creator behind VR's favorite block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018), left the studio late last month, stepping down from his position as the game's Creative Director. Now, Ilavsky tells Road to...

Valve’s Jeep Barnett on Designing ‘The Lab’ for HTC Vive

Jeep Barnett is a programmer at Valve Corporation who has been on the VR team for the last couple year. He was at GDC showing off The Lab, which is a series of mini-games demonstrating different design principles within...
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