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.

The HTC Vive is Coming to Gamescom 2015, Register Now to Try it

The HTC Vive is on the move. As part of the company's 'World Tour', they're bringing their Steam VR flagship VR headset to Cologne, Germany so that attendees of Gamescom can see what all the fuss is about. The HTC Vive,...
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This Full Video of Valve’s ‘Aperture Science’ VR Demo is Wonderful and Spoilerific

*** Warning: This Video Contains Spoilers *** Watch as an anonymous player works through Valve's Aperture Science demo, built to demonstrate the capabilities of Valve's new virtual reality technology - HTC Vive. At the PlayHubs game jam in London last week...

Oculus Sign “Largest Live-action VR Deal to Date” with Felix & Paul Studios

Cinematic 360 specialists Felix & Paul, the team behind Cirque Du Soleil's 'Zarkana' and Inside the Box of Kurios, have been signed by Oculus for a multi-project, multi-experience 'pact' to create 360 content for the Rift and Samsung Gear VR. Cinematic...

Radial-G Update #4 Adds Oculus SDK 0.6.0 Support, “Gruelling” Single Player Campaign

Tammeka Games' Radial-G, the futuristic 'Wipeout' inspired racer built from the ground up for VR support, has just been updated with Oculus SDK 0.6.0 support and the addition of a challenging new single player campaign. The latest update to Radial-G has...

‘Blocked In’ Creator Daniël Ernst on the Art of the Virtual Reality Diorama

Daniël Ernst is the founder and sole member of The Shoebox Diorama, a production company dedicated to exploring the brand new artistic possibilities of a new genre, the virtual reality diorama. Ernst has thus far eschewed VR's early rush for cheap thrills...

GameFace Mobile VR Headset Will Also Tether to PCs Through Valve’s OpenVR

GameFace Labs showed off their latest prototype mobile VR headset at E3 last week, a device that promises to deliver both a standalone Android-based mobile VR experience and a tethered PC experience in the same headset. GameFace calls their prototype headset a head...

CryEngine 3.8.1 Released, Adds Oculus Rift and Linux Support

Crytek have announced the launch of the latest iteration of their CryEngine game engine. The big news is, it finally includes native support for the Oculus Rift VR headset. CryTek are another company seemingly reinvigorated in the face of the...

‘Tilt Brush’ Live Exhibition Paints VR in an Artistic Light

Tilt Brush's first painting exhibition, a gathering that took place last weekend in San Francisco, was organized to showcase a select group of artists using the made-for-VR painting program. Though VR headsets are largely known for enhancing immersion in gaming, Tilt Brush...
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Crytek’s ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Prototype Playthrough Video

Crytek's new virtual reality demo prototype which debuts at E3 this week, is an impressive testament to Crytek's renewed commitment to VR. Here's a video playthrough and some thoughts from my time with the 'Robinson: The Journey' Prototype. Arguably late to...

‘Paranormal Activity’ VR Game Coming to All Major Headsets in 2016

Paranormal Activity, Paramount Pictures' horror film franchise, is soon to be made into a VR video game set to release on all major headsets next year. Paranormal Activity VR, a creation from Beast Media's VRwerx, will be coming to HTC Vive, Sony...

Microsoft and Valve Announce VR for Windows 10 Relationship

E3 is underway here in LA and at Microsoft's press conference the software giant have announced that they're working closely with Valve on virtual reality for the Windows 10 platform. Just last week at Oculus' pre-E3 press event, Microsoft joined...

Valve’s Lighthouse Room-Scale Tracking Illustrated IRL

SFX house Stress Level Zero recently received their Valve Vive Developer Edition kit and have now published a useful image demonstrating just what Valve's 15x15 feet 'room scale' tracking looks like when applied in reality. Valve and HTC's Vive virtual...

Oculus ‘Home’ Brings VR Enabled Games Portal to the Consumer Rift

Oculus showed off their solution for virtual reality enabled software delivery platform today when they gave us a glimpse of the latest version of Oculus Home. Oculus' press event in San Francisco today may have been short, but it was packed...

Oculus and Microsoft to Offer Xbox One VR Streaming, Native Rift Support in Windows 10

At Oculus' special event in San Francisco today, Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox at Microsoft - announced a close partnership with Oculus to offer VR streaming of Xbox One games and native Windows 10 support for the Oculus Rift. Phil...

HTC Vive Setup Guide Reveals IPD, Eye-relief Adjustments, and More

With deliveries of the HTC Vive Developer Edition now arriving, Valve has released the 'Setup guide pamphlet' that's included in the box. Filled with classic subtle humor from Valve, the pamphlet also confirms IPD and eye-relief adjustments on the HTC Vive...
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