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.
‘Portal Stories: VR’ Brings 10 Made-for-VR Puzzles to the World of Aperture Science
When I loaded up Portal Stories: VR I was greeted with familiar sights and sounds from the Portal universe. A disembodied voice told that I was about to take part in an Aperture Science Virtual Reality Experiment, words I was...
‘Disney Movies VR’ Needs More Real VR Content and Less Blatant Brand Engagement
Virtual reality is growing at an enormous pace, and while we live in a time where more than a million monthly Gear VR users actively consume VR content, and dedicated VR shops pop up in China—it's no wonder that a...
HTC Will Install Your Vive For $250, Now in Select U.S. Cities
Are you the sort of person that has a hard time installing surround sound stereo equipment, or building IKEA shelves? Well, HTC is now offering customers a premium installation service to take the hassle out of setting up the Vive, a...
HTC Vive Orders Halted in U.S. “Due to Extraordinary Demand” [Update]
The HTC Vive has recently become listed as "out of stock" for U.S. orders. The company says it's no longer taking orders for the headset in the region "due to extraordinary demand."
Update (5/14/16, 7:59 PM): HTC has confirmed via...
‘Negotiator’ is Like a High-Stakes Action Flick for VR, Kickstarter Now Live
Negotiator is a first-person strategy-based narrative that action fans will especially resonate with. Like something straight out of Patriot Games (1992) or ... well ... The Negotiator (1998), the game promises to deliver high-stakes missions that test your reasoning and manipulation skills, but more importantly,...
Dirt Rally to Get Consumer Oculus Rift Support in Next Patch
One of the best driving games in recent years, Dirt Rally from Codemasters, will soon patch their virtual reality support to work on the recently release Oculus Rift consumer edition.
Dirt Rally is, in this writer's opinion, the finest Rally...
My Unopened Oculus Rift and Why the Vive Stole My Heart
I have a confession to make: my Rift CV1 arrived two weeks ago and I only just opened it. You see... I was busy the night it arrived, and then the next day the Vive arrived, and it has...
Preview: ‘Ghibli VR’ Offers a Virtual Tour of Some of the World’s Most Beloved Anime
Fans of the prolific anime production house Studio Ghibli, known for iconic films like Princess Mononoke (1997) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), are probably already well aware of developer Nick Pittom and his Ghibli-inspired demos. Following a recent update, you can now...
Guinness Record Set With 25 Continuous Hours in Virtual Reality
Guinness World Records, an organisation journalling the extraordinary (and often insane) stunts people will pull for notoriety, and now the book has its first virtual reality entry. Watch as Derek Westerman swaps reality for Tilt Brush inside the HTC...
SteamVR Now Lets You Skin Your Controllers and Base Stations
OK, so perhaps not the most revolutionary of updates, but certainly a fun feature addition to the latest SteamVR build is the ability to customise the look of your SteamVR controllers and, should the mood strike you, your base...
‘NewRetroArcade: Neon’ Bringing Multiplayer and “Huge Amount of New Content” to HTC Vive
Developer Digital Cybercherries has today announced plans to develop a new version of their acclaimed virtual arcade. NewRetroArcade: Neon will be built for SteamVR and will include multiplayer, motion-controls, and room-scale capability for the HTC Vive.
Launched all the way back in 2014, NewRetroArcade is a...
Review: ‘ABE VR’ Puts You at the Mercy of a Robot’s Bloodthirsty Search for Love
Hammerhead VR is soon to launch their début VR film experience ABE VR, a horror experience based on the striking short film ABE (2013) from Writer / Director Rob McLellan. I find out what it's like to be the object of affection for a...
Developer Teases Room-scale Version of ‘New Retro Arcade’ for HTC Vive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouwgk2mNIvU
New Retro Arcade is easily the best virtual reality arcade experience we've seen yet, but it was released prior to the introduction of motion controls from HTC and Oculus and before room-scale gameplay. Somehow the game seems like it was designed...
Watch: ‘High Fidelity’ Live Demo at SVVR 2016, Beta Client Access Available Now
High Fidelity describes itself as an "open source, shared Virtual Reality" application which gives people a virtual platform to build whatever universe they want and share it with others. The app just opened its door to beta testers, and...
Review: ‘Fated’ is a Viking Age Adventure That Plays a Number on Your Heartstrings
I try not to let my emotions get the better of me, but in Fated: The Silent Oath, a first-person action-adventure game recently released for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, there's really nothing I could do to ward off the strange feeling...



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