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.

Hands-on: ‘Metro Awakening’ on Quest 3S Brings Snappy Shooting and Smart Scavenging

Metro Awakening is one of the most anticipated VR games launching this year and we finally got a chance to try it for ourselves on Meta's newly revealed Quest 3S. Metro Awakening is coming to Quest 2, Quest 3S, and...

“Second Generation” HTC Vive Development Kit to Debut at CES in January

HTC today announced that it will be launching the "second generation" of the HTC Vive Developer Kit at CES 2016 in January. HTC made the announcement today via a blog update which confirmed a delay of the commercial launch of...

Valve Revamps Steam Survey to More Accurately Count VR Headsets

Valve's long running Steam Survey has been one of the most transparent data sources for gauging which VR headsets are the most used. Now the company says it's revamping the way it collects data to more accurately count VR...

Update: Steam Support for Windows VR Headsets to Arrive Before End of Year

Microsoft's Windows VR headsets (branded as 'Mixed Reality') are nearly ready to ship, coming alongside the launch of Windows Fall Creators Update in mid-October. Announced today at Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality event, the company says a "preview" of SteamVR...

Here’s How ‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Plays on Index and Vive via Revive

Released today, Asgard's Wrath is the latest title published by Oculus Studios, which also means it's technically exclusive to the company's Rift headset. Luckily, there's a free unofficial mod which makes most Oculus content available to non-Oculus headsets. We...

Valve Boss Gabe Newell: ‘For the last year I’ve spent most of my time with the...

At the opening ceremony of Valve's DOTA 2 tournament, Valve head Gabe Newell explained that he's been focusing much of his attention on the company's VR initiatives. While VR's potential is undeniably huge, it's still a small, if growing, market...

‘Rec Room’ Studio Raises $5M “to continue to build the future of Social VR”

Seattle-based VR studio Against Gravity has today announced they have received $5M in seed funding to continue to build Rec Room, the studio's social VR platform. Only launching last summer, the app has quickly become a success story, winning over fans on both Steam and Oculus Home with...

How to Sharpen Your HTC Vive’s Visuals with Supersampling

Want to substantially improve image quality whilst immersed in your HTC Vive? Here's details of a new tweak that allows you to engage supersampling in SteamVR and compatible games with the resulting differences impressive - as long as your...

First Ever Steam Awards Finalists Include Two VR-enabled Games

Tabletop Simulator (2015) and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (2015) are the two virtual reality-enabled games nominated for the very first Steam Awards. The winners will be announced on New Year’s Eve after a period of public voting. Introduced during the...

‘Alice VR’ Review

Virtual reality is a fitting medium for adventure games. When the atmosphere is right and the scene is set, you start to think about the world in a way that taps deep into your reptilian brain, the same one...

DiRT Rally VR Gets HTC Vive Support Via Revive

Less than 24 hours after release, DiRT Rally VR has received support from Revive, allowing HTC Vive owners to enjoy Codemasters' excellent racing title on their VR headsets. LibreVR, the developer behind Revive, has added support for Codemaster's DiRT Rally VR. The...

Ubisoft Extends IBM Watson Support for ‘Bridge Crew’ Through 2018

Watson, IBM's artificial intelligence platform designed to understand natural language, launched support for Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017) across all VR platforms back in June of last year. Last week, Ubisoft said in a forum post that it was...

‘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...

Previously Delisted, All of Insomniac’s Rift Games Are Now Back on the Store

Insomniac Games' most beloved Rift titles are all now back from being delisted, including Edge of Nowhere (2016), The Unspoken (2016), Feral Rights (2016) and Stormland (2019). Insomniac Games' VR titles have been delisted periodically over the years, however most recently all four of...

Valve is Selling a VirtualLink USB Type-C Adapter for Index

Valve announced that Index, the company's high-end, enthusiast-level VR headset, is going up for pre-order today. Not only that, but there's also a few extra accessories you might want if you're going to throw down the $1,000 for the...
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