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.
Reality-bending VR Puzzle ‘Transpose’ Coming to Vive, Rift & PSVR Next Month
Secret Location, the studio behind Blasters of the Universe (2016) and Sleepy Hollow: VR Experience (2015), announced last month that they're heading back into VR territory with a new first-person, time-bending puzzle game. Dubbed Transpose, the game is said...
Firmware Update Brings Vive Pro Audio Improvements, HTC Looking into Reports of Screen Issues
Following a small rash of reports from new Vive and Vive Pro users, HTC says they're looking into issues regarding mismatched display brightness. Additionally, SteamVR's beta branch brings a firmware update to the Vive Pro which is said to...
‘Pool Nation VR’ Gets NVIDIA Multi-Res Shading Support and More in Latest Patch
Good news for NVIDIA GPU owners today as Pool Nation VR was updated to include support for Multi Res Shading alongside other feature additions and improvements.
Pool Nation VR is a firm Road to VR favourite, with our own Garret Bullard awarding the...
HTC Announces Vive ‘Business Edition’ for $1200
HTC today announced a new edition of the Vive headset targeted specifically at businesses looking to get into room-scale experiences. Called simply 'Vive Business Edition' (Vive BE), HTC says that the new enterprise-focused presentation of the headset will include "additional services...
Valve Introduces Auto Resolution Optimization to Squeeze the Most Detail From Your VR Headset
Valve today released an update to SteamVR Beta that introduces a new system that automatically adjusts the VR game's resolution in accordance with your GPU's rendering ability. Presented by Valve Graphics Programmer Alex Vlachos in an official announcement, the auto-resolution...
VR’s Favorite Mini Golf Game Gets Spooky with New Haunted Course
Walkabout Mini Golf has been on a roll ever since it launched in late 2020, now counting 22 courses strong with the addition of a very spooky level just in time for Halloween: 'Widow’s Walkabout'.
Developers Mighty Coconut say Widow's...
Heartwarming VR Puzzler ‘The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets’ to Launch in November
Fast Travel Games, the studio behind VR bow-shooting adventure Apex Construct (2018), announced their narrative-based puzzle game The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is officially due out in November, coming to PSVR, PC VR headsets, and Oculus Quest.
Update (October 23rd,...
‘EVE: Valkyrie Warzone’ Update Adding Non-VR Mode and PS4/PC Cross Platform Play
One of the earliest big exclusive releases for VR, EVE: Valkyrie from CCP Games, continues to evolve and with the latest free expansion dubbed 'Warzone' the developers have opened its particular brand of slick online space shooter to players...
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...
This Live Mixed Reality Solution Uses Kinect to Eliminate Green Screen
This project uses Kinect depth cameras to the fuse virtual and the real to produce real-time mixed reality footage with no green screens required, all using Microsoft's depth camera Kinect.
Mixed reality is all the rage and has become one...
Google’s ‘Tilt Brush’ Gets New Beginner Mode to Make VR Art Creation Easier
Google's Tilt Brush (2016) has shaped up to be a fully-featured VR creation tool since the app's initial launch in April 2016 on HTC Vive, adding things like support for Oculus Rift, integration with Google's other 3D VR creation tool Blocks (2017), and...
Deadmau5 Concert Experience Comes to Social VR Music Venue ‘Soundscape’
VR music venue Soundscape (2024) announced a collaboration with popular electronic dance music artist deadmau5, which brings a new deadmau5-themed concert experience to the app.
Initially released in 2017 as a companion piece for Burning Man, the new version of Soundscape is now...
After 3 Years in the Making, ‘Blade Runner 9732’ Fan Experience is Finally Coming to VR
More than three years in the making, Quentin Lengelé's Blade Runner 9732 VR fan project is finally set to hit Steam on January 7th. The experience, which lets you stroll a screen-accurate replica of Blade Runner (1982) neo-noir protagonist Rick Deckard's entire apartment,...
Hands-on: ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ is a Delightful Miniature Wonderland Filled with Puzzles
Cortopia Studios, the Stockholm-based team behind the spellcasting combat game Wands (2016), showed off their next entry into the realm of VR at Gamescom 2019 this week. Called Down the Rabbit Hole, I got a chance to go hands-on with...
Oculus Connect 4 Day 1 Roundup: Oculus Go, Rift Price Drop, New ‘Santa Cruz’ Prototype, and...
The opening keynote at the fourth annual Oculus Connect developer conference delivered several new product announcements from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, VP of Virtual Reality Hugo Barra, and others. This included new standalone VR hardware, a new price for...




















