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.

Valve’s Standalone XR Headset ‘Deckard’ Reportedly Launching This Year at $1,200, Leaker Claims

Valve's rumored standalone XR headset, codenamed 'Deckard', is practically the stuff of legend at this point, with speculation brewing since data miners first discovered mention of the alleged device in January 2021. Now, leaker and data miner 'Gabe Follower'...

Valve Cancels VirtualLink Adapter Accessory for Index, Cites Technical Issues & Laptop Adoption

Alongside the company's new Index headset, Valve offered an optional VirtualLink adapter which would replace the three plugs on the end of the headset's tether with a single VirtualLink port for use with compatible GPUs. This week the company...

HTC Quietly Opens Flagship Vive Store in China

Earlier this month, HTC quietly opened their first Vive flagship store in Shenzhen, China. The company's first official Vive Store conducted a soft open on October 1st, located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center (CEEC) in Shenzhen. The store sells all...

Valve Says New Calibration Software Makes Lower-Cost LCD Panels Viable for High-End VR

New SteamVR optical technologies now available to VR hardware manufacturers includes the use of both LCD and OLED custom panels. According to the press release provided to Road to VR, Valve’s work with display manufacturers and recent advancements in...

‘Driver4VR’ Emulates Vive Trackers With Kinect for Cheap VR Body Tracking

A new SteamVR mod from the developer behind WalkinVR now allows body tracking by emulating Vive Trackers via Kinect’s motion sensing data, enabling an inexpensive solution for full body motion tracking in VR. The driver, available at the official...

‘FORM’ Developers Confirm Work on New VR Project

It's been a good week for fans of FORM: the game has made its way to the Oculus store (and received Rift support on Steam), and now the developers have confirmed work on a new VR project. Form is the impressive first...
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‘Luna’ to Launch October 17th on Rift, Vive, and Windows VR

Luna is an intriguing looking title coming from indie studio Funomena, and backed by some of the minds behind indie PS3 blockbuster Journey (2012). The studio has announced a launch date for October 17th and that the game will...

‘L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files’ is Officially Coming to Rift March 29th

Rockstar Games, the mega studio behind Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and plenty more, are officially bringing Oculus Rift support to its first VR title, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files. The game, which previously launched on HTC Vive via...
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‘The Room VR’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Early 2020, Trailer Here

Fireproof Games, the studio behind VR game Omega Agent (2016) and critically-acclaimed The Room series of puzzle games, recently unveiled its next VR game called The Room VR: A Dark Matter. The game, which will only be playable in VR, is slated...

Valve Shipping Knuckles to “Hundreds” of Developers, Mass Production Could Be Next

Alongside the reveal of the revamped Knuckles controllers that Valve shared last week, third party developers have confirmed they've begun receiving the new EV2 version of the controller. Valve says that "soon, hundreds of developers will get their hands on...

‘Job Simulator’ Gets ‘Infinite Job Overtime’ Update & Permanent Price of $20

Job Simulator (2016), Owlchemy Labs' madcap workplace sim from the future, is pushing a free content update called 'Infinite Overtime mode' that lets you play endless, randomized tasks. Owlchemy is also permanently dropping the price of Job Simulator to $20. Now...

Hands-on: ‘Starbear: Taxi’ is an Unbearably Cute Arcade Taxi Game with RC Spaceships

Funktronic Labs, the studio behind Cosmic Trip (2017), today launched their latest title, an arcade remote-controlled taxi game dubbed Starbear: Taxi (2018). Starbear: Taxi launched today on Rift, Vive, and Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets. The year is 3064 CE. For whatever...
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Stress Level Zero’s New Game ‘Boneworks’ Revealed, Striving for “Hyper-realistic” Physics-based Interactions

Indie VR studio Stress Level Zero has been quietly working on their new title, Boneworks since going into stealth development after showing off an intriguing tech demo last year which featured rich, physics-based interactions. Today the studio is revealing Boneworks as a...
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Co-op VR Shooter ‘After the Fall’ to Launch on PSVR & PC VR Next Year

Vertigo Games, the studio behind Arizona Sunshine (2016), announced that its previously revealed co-op VR shooter After the Fall is also headed to PSVR in addition to PC VR headsets. Update (September 25th, 2019): First unveiled for PC VR headsets at...

‘Gadgeteer’ Early Access Review – Tinker to Your Heart’s Content

In all the time I’ve spent mucking around in Oculus Home and Rec Room—both physics-based sandbox environments that promise to let me do as I please in VR—I always felt like there was a significant time gap involved with...
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