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.

GDC 2018 ‘Day 1’ Roundup – Vive Pro Pricing, Magic Leap SDK, Nvidia RTX, and More

Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day one’ of our GDC 2018 coverage. Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia's real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Vive Pro headset launches April 5th for $800, original Vive drops to...
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‘Sprint Vector’ Big Bang Update Brings New Map & Characters, Now Live on All Supported Platforms

Sprint Vector (2018), the Mario Kart-style VR foot racing game from Raw Data (2017) developers Survios, just got new content update called the 'Big Bang Update' which includes a new map, two new playable characters a new leaderboard for racers. The new...
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Bowshooter ‘In Death’ Launches Out of Early Access With ‘Paradise Lost’ Update on October 2nd

Sólfar Studios, the Iceland-based studio behind roguelike VR archery game In Death, has announced that the game is set to launch out of Early Access on October 2nd, accompanying the 'Paradise Lost' update which will bring new enemies and...
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Rube Goldberg-inspired Physics Game ‘Gadgeteer’ Heads into Early Access Today, Trailer Here

Metanaut, the developer behind early VR experience MSI Electric City (2016), is releasing its first bonafide game today in Early Access, the very Rube Goldberg-inspired gadget game Gadgeteer. Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game that tasks players with building massive...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Trailer Revealed, Release Date Set for March 2020

Valve today announced Half-Life: Alyx a "full-length VR entry in the award winning series." A new trailer gives the first glimpse of the game, and Valve has also revealed the Half-Life: Alyx release date, price, and headset compatibility.  Half-Life: Alyx is one...
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‘Pistol Whip’ VR Tournament Kicking Off in March with $10,000 Prize Pool

SpringboardVR, the content distribution platform for VR arcades, has partnered with Cloudhead Games and eSports organizers The Virtual Athletics League (VAL) to bring a Pistol Whip (2019) tournament next month to more than 500 arcade locations as well as...

Why You Shouldn’t Play ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Without a VR Headset

Half-Life: Alyx (2020), Valve's made-for-VR entry into the fabled Half-Life series, launched late last month on SteamVR-compatible headsets to near-universal praise. If you don't own a VR headset but still want to play though, I'd caution you against playing it...

Hands-on: ‘PresenZ’ Tech Converts Cinema-quality CGI into Volumetric Video on PC VR & Quest

PresenZ is a professional-grade tool for converting cinema-quality CGI content for 6DOF viewing in VR. With the recently updated Immersix app for PC VR headsets, you can demo the tech with a fresh batch of newly released content. A streaming...

Hands-on: Vive Wireless Adapter Debuts With Robust Connection but Latency Too

Revealed this week at CES 2018, HTC has announced their own Vive Wireless Adapter which promises to break the tether on the Vive and Vive Pro. We went hands-on to see how it handles. One year after announcing their intent...

Rift Claims Steam’s ‘Most Popular’ Headset Designation as Windows VR Gains Ground

According to the just-released December figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has for the first time claimed the 'Most Popular' designation on the platform. Meanwhile, Windows VR is starting to make a mark in marketshare...

Save 50% on ‘Battlezone’ During Weekend Steam Sale – Now Including HOTAS Support

Looking to pick up one of Steam's most polished VR titles? Battlezone (2016) is on sale for 50% of the usual asking price through August 7th. Battlezone, inspired by the original 1980 game of the same name, initially launched on PSVR back in...

‘DiRT Rally’ VR Racer Currently 75% Off, Sale Ends Next Week

DiRT Rally (2015) started out as an exemplar of a PC rally racer, but after adding Oculus Rift support last year, the game has since become a hit in the VR community for its varied tracks, cars and true-to-life driving...
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‘Beat Saber’ to Launch in Early Access on May 1st, Developers Tease New Track

After getting our hands on VR rhythm lightsaber game Beat Saber at GDC 2018 last month, we've been looking forward to more information on the game's release date, which is now confirmed for May 1st. Last week developer Hyperbolic...

‘Beat Saber’ Gets Green Day Music Pack, Long-awaited 360 & 90 Degree Levels

Everyone's favorite block-slashing rhythm game, Beat Saber (2018), just got a new music pack featuring the tunes of Green Day. The newly released Green Day music pack comes alongside a free update for all supported platforms that includes the...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-op Adventure Comes to ‘Rec Room’ This Week

Social VR platform Rec Room is getting ready to launch another co-op game this week, this time taking you to the sewers with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtled-themed adventure. Called 'Trials of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', you'll soon be...
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