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.
‘Quill’ is Oculus’ Professional VR Paint Package, Powered by Touch
At the Sundance Festival today, Oculus launched a new virtual reality application that harnesses the motion controlled accuracy of the company's Oculus Touch controllers to let you paint in virtual 3D space. The results, are quite impressive looking.
Tilt Brush...
Waltz of the Wizard Trailer Brings the Magic to VR and Motion Controllers
Asunder developer Aldin Dynamics has been creating VR content since 2013 and they're back, this time with an experience designed to demonstrate the magic of virtual reality by gifting your virtual self wizard's powers.
Aldin Dynamics have now been invested in...
Ghost Vector Looks Set to be a ‘FTL’ Inspired Visual Feast
Thomas Kadlec, the talented developer behind the impressive Star Trek Voyager Bridge VR experience, has turned his attention to his own sci-fi creation in the form of a new project which aims to fuse the mechanics of FTL with eye-catching...
Valve Shows off Miniscule Lighthouse Sensors
Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system relies on an array of sensors which detect laser sweeps from the accompanying base stations. Valve has shown a glimpse of the latest iteration of the sensors which are remarkably small compared to earlier prototypes.
Valve's...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #3
Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences.
Pre-release experience inspired by the film Blade Runner, in particular the balcony...
New Investigative VR Horror Title ‘Ghost Theory’ Hits Kickstarter
Czech developers Dreadlocks, the company behind crowd funded RPG Dex, have launched their latest Kickstarter campaign for Ghost Theory, a VR focussed horror title that casts you as a clairvoyant paranormal investigator.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/ghost-theory
The latest horror title to take advantage of virtual...
Survios to Live Stream New HTC Vive FPS ‘Raw Data’ at VRLA Winter Expo
Survios, formerly Project Holodeck, is emerging from stealth proper at VRLA on Saturday as it prepares to unleash its new 'Active' VR first person shooter build for 'free roaming' co-op 'Raw Data', a launch title for the forthcoming HTC...
Valve’s Chet Faliszek on HTC Vive Pre, Content Showcase Surprises and Ninja Cats
I sit down with Valve Writer, Game Developer and seemingly omnipotent VR Evangelist Chet Faliszek to discuss the new Vive Pre, Valve's focus on a safe VR experience, expectations for the upcoming VR content showcase and his startlingly sneaky cat.
On...
Thorpe Park Reveals HTC Vive Powered Ghost Train, Opening Spring
UK theme park Thorpe Park has revealed that a virtual reality ghost train experience in development for some 3 years will finally open to the public this year, powered by the HTC Vive VR headset.
Another UK theme park is...
HTC Considering Separating Vive VR into Standalone Business, Report Suggests
HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang may be considering spinning off the VR side of the business into a separate entity, causing stock prices in the Taiwanese company to rise sharply today.
HTC's having a tumultuous time right now, with rapidly diminishing cash...
‘Spellbound’ Lets You Cast Virtual Magic with your Real Hands
Spellbound is a new made-for-VR game which uses Leap Motion and the Oculus Rift DK2 to allow your actual hands to perform some nifty spell-casting in the virtual world, amongst other things.
In this intriguing new title from Seattle based developer...
Hands On: The Martian VR Experience is a Triumph in Motion
We went hands on with the new, real-time, VR experience inspired by the Ridley Scott movie 'The Martian' and found its mix of high production values, motion controllers combined with motion chairs seriously compelling.
Ridley Scott's The Martian is a...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #2
Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences.
This is a combat racer on the moon designed for VR. Trick...
This Co-op HTC Vive Game Uses Kinect to Project Players into VR
This experimental game not only allows two players, both immersed in VR via an HTC Vive headset, to share the same virtual space, it also projects their real world image into the application. And, it's all possible over an...
‘Budget Cuts’ Uses Portals to Solve Room-Scale Locomotion Problem
Large tracking volumes, like the type afforded by Steam VR's Lighthouse system, are a godsend for fans of virtual reality. But what about when you reach the edge of the wall? Where do you go then? Neat Corporation, an indie game and tool...

















