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.

‘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...

“World’s First Virtual Reality Painting Exhibiton” Takes Place 12-13th June, Presented by Tilt Brush

Tilt Brush, the made-for-VR painting program that lets you create anything and everything with the stroke of a virtual brush, have announced "the world's first VR painting exhibition" to take place June 12-13th, 2015 in San Francisco. Skillman & Hackett,...

Closeup with the HTC Vive Developer Edition Headset for SteamVR

The first Vive Developer Edition headsets and controllers for SteamVR are arriving and Owlchemy Labs have been kind enough to provide us with high resolution shots of the system, including the new wireless Lighthouse tracked controllers. The road to consumer...

Valve ‘Vive’ Developer Edition Kits Have Arrived – First Unboxing Images Appear

Valve’s first ‘Vive’ Developer Edition VR headsets and controllers are now shipping and some lucky devs already have them. We take an early look inside the box. Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in March this year,...
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‘Arizona Sunshine’ is a Room-Scale Zombie Shooter for HTC Vive, Teased for Release Later This Year

Vertigo Games has recently released a teaser trailer for Arizona Sunshine, a made-for-VR zombie shooter targeted for a 2015 release on HTC Vive. We've been asking ourselves the same question ever since Valve announced their partnership with HTC to produce the Vive:...
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‘Courage’ is a Beautiful, Co-op VR Game Made in 12 Weeks by Students

A group of students at designed and developed this stunning looking 2 player co-op game in just 12 weeks with a team of 11. The title was created as part of a Game Design module at the University of...

Valve’s Lighthouse Base Station in Action, Inner Workings Explained

Some of the inner workings of Valve's Lighthouse base station, an infrared laser-emitting device used for 'room scale' positional tracking, were revealed today by Valve developer Joe Ludwig. Ludwig's SVVR Conference talk entitled "OpenVR and You" addressed a number of issues dealing...

AltspaceVR’s Social VR App Officially Launches, Now Open to All

AltspaceVR, a social VR app which allows users to connect and communicate in real time within virtual reality, is breaking free of its invite-only beta chains and officially opening its doors to the world for good. AltspaceVR has been in...
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Yes, You Can Juggle in VR with the HTC Vive

When Alex Schwartz told people he could juggle in VR with the HTC Vive and SteamVR controllers, they didn't believe him. But now he has video proof: not only can he juggle quite effectively with the system, he thinks that it...

VR Devs Experiment With Virtual Locomotion at HTC Vive VR Jam in Austin

Last weekend, Owlchemy Labs and VR Austin hosted an event in conjunction with Valve, HTC, Nvidia, Epic, and Unity, that gave VR developers a chance to created rapidly prototyped VR experiences for the brand new HTC Vive headset that works...
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