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.
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Overlaid Videos Show Just how Accurate Oculus Touch Controls Are

Oculus Touch tech demonstration 'Toybox' made its public video debut a couple of days ago and highlighted the sheer fun that can be had in VR with intuitive motion controllers. The videos used a side-by-side in-game and real-world POV...

‘Dota 2’ Releases Social Spectator Mode ‘VR Hub’

Dota 2 today released free DLC that lets you watch live and recorded matches from SteamVR compatible headsets. The new VR Hub adds a social component to the game that lets you and your friends watch Dota 2 together like never...

“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...
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John Carmack’s Brilliant Oculus Connect Keynote Goes ‘off Message from the Standard PR Plan’

There are two sorts of people in this world: those that have listened to John Carmack talk and those who are unenlightened. One of the key minds behind Doom and Quake is a most unlikely orator, but one who...

HTC Expands Vive Financing Program – Get a Headset and VR PC Interest Free

Announced today via the official Vive blog, HTC now has three VR bundles available with 6, 12, and 24-month financing plans in an effort to help customers afford the high upfront cost of the system and the required hardware. Bundles...

‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Now on HTC Vive, Joins Rift and PSVR Players

EVE: Valkyrie has now launched on the HTC Vive, completing its full roll-out on the three major VR headsets, allowing cross-platform dogfighting. Update (11/18/2016): EVE: Valkyrie has now launched on the HTC Vive. The original article, published before the launch, stated...
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First Look: ‘TheWave’ Lets DJs Drop the Beat in VR

DJs looking to hone their musical craft in front of a live audience - or perhaps those looking for a more stimulating way to mix music - can rejoice. TheWave from developer WaveVR is looking to provide DJs with a psychedelic...

‘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...

HTC Will Install Your Vive For $250, Now in Select U.S. Cities

Are you the sort of person that has a hard time installing surround sound stereo equipment, or building IKEA shelves? Well, HTC is now offering customers a premium installation service to take the hassle out of setting up the Vive, a...

The HTC Vive Will Let You Call and Text in Virtual Reality

HTC Today unveiled the price and launch date of its SteamVR powered VR headset the Vive. They also revealed a new feature to launch with the Vive 'Consumer Edition', HTC Phone Services, a service which lets you make calls whilst...
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VR Puzzler ‘Dimensional’ Has Interesting VR Locomotion Ideas, On Kickstarter Now

Dimensional from UK developers is a built-for-VR puzzle platformer for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift which leverage's experimental locomotion ideas to tackle nausea and enhance presence. The project has just hit Kickstarter, so we thought we'd take a...

Ubisoft’s ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ VR Game Includes Oculus Touch Support

A recently released press shot confirms that the new Star Trek: Bridge Crew title from Ubisoft has been built for the Oculus Rift headset and forthcoming Oculus Touch controllers. It seems that the previously leaked information on the forthcoming Star...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – October #1

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. Follow the story of Null as he embarks on an epic adventure;...
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Preview: ‘Buzludzha VR’ Gives New Life to an Abandoned Soviet Megastructure

The imposing Buzludzha Monument in central Bulgaria once invoked infallible power, a power that once rested with the nation's Communist Party. The brutalist megastructure, opened to the public in 1981 and later abandoned after the lifting of the iron curtain, now lies in ruins, with...
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‘Myst’ Spiritual Successor ‘Obduction’ Gets Street Date, Supports New Nvidia VR Tech

A street date for the long-awaited VR-enabled Obduction, created by Cyan, a development studio set up by some of the team behind classic PC adventure Myst, has finally been announced. Obduction was one of the very first titles we covered...
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