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.
New Vox Machinae Trailer Shows Off Multi-player VR Mech Mayhem
Space Bullet have been quiet for a while, busy polishing their virtual reality mech combat game Vox Machinae. The studio have now released a trailer showing the world what they've been up to, featuring multi-player mechs blasting the hell...
‘Budget Cuts’ Demo Now Available for Download on HTC Vive
https://youtu.be/gbp7xX9QPOc
Budget Cuts, a first-person stealth assassin game from Neat Corporation, isn't out just yet, but HTC Vive owners can now dive into the formerly press-only demo.
Budget Cuts was one of the first VR games to weave a portal locomotion technique directly into...
Waltz of the Wizard Trailer Brings the Magic to VR and Motion Controllers
Asunder developer Aldin Dynamics has been creating VR content since 2013 and they're back, this time with an experience designed to demonstrate the magic of virtual reality by gifting your virtual self wizard's powers.
Aldin Dynamics have now been invested in...
Modbox Update Brings Room-scale VR Game Building with New Mod Support
Modbox, the physics sandbox title where you're free to create whatever insane contraptions you like, alongside a friend, has expanded its scope. The team are to deliver a big update in June that expands ability for users to mod the...
New Lunar Flight Images Reveal Detailed Cockpit Makeover
Lunar Flight from Shovsoft, is one of those OG's of virtual reality gaming, and a damned fine one too. We've not heard too much from the developer recently, but the game work on the game does continue. These new...
‘ABE VR’ is Now Available for Free, Becomes BBFC’s First Rated VR Title
ABE VR is a psychological horror experience recently released for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that puts you in the shoes of a serial killer's next victim.
Based on the 2013 short film ABE, a project written and directed by Rob McLellan, ABE...
‘Justice League’ VR Experience Comes to IMAX VR Centers Worldwide, Trailer Here
Continuing its diversification from pure, cinematic experiences, IMAX has announced that it's partnering with Warner Bros. to bring its forthcoming superhero movie franchises to virtual reality via multiplexes and it's dedicated VR centres.
Update (11/26/17): First teased back earlier this...
HTC Vive Delayed to 2016, 7,000 Additional Developer Kits Coming Early Next Year
In an update to the company's blog today, HTC has announced that the Vive VR headset for Valve's SteamVR platform will be delayed until April 2016.
Announcing back in March that the HTC Vive would launch to consumers starting in...
Big ‘Crystal Rift’ Steam Update Includes “Whole Game”
Psytec Games, the developers behind grid-based VR dungeon crawler Crystal Rift, have announced a big update to their Early Access release of the game, stating that all content planned for release is now present.
Psytec Games are having a busy...
Hands-on: Creating Magical Machines in ‘Fantastic Contraption’ on HTC Vive
Greetings from delightfully temperate Seattle! At this weekend's PAX Prime, I had my first experience in the HTC Vive and got to see the brand new Fantastic Contraption demo.
Christine Genova Porter caught the VR bug in late 2014. She's...
‘Rec Room’ Update Adds Private Lounge Space and Invite-Only Activities
A new update to popular Social VR app Rec Room adds a new invite-only space where friends can gather to play new activities in a private space. And now, players can host their own invite-only activities.
Normally, when you load into Rec...
‘VR Chat’ Used to Deliver One of the First University Lectures in Virtual Reality
VR Chat, the virtual reality social application, has been used to deliver one of the first university lectures through virtual reality. We talk to developer Jesse Joudrey about the project.
Remote, Immersive Education
Despite my belief that VR is a platform capable...
Critical ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Steam Bug Gets Patched
Robinson: The Journey's recent Steam release got off to a rocky start with a fatal bug which prevented players from even starting the game. Today, a 140MB patch from Crytek appears to have fixed the problem.
Yesterday we reported on Robinson:...
Speculation: HTC Vive’s Tracking Uses Inivisible, Projected Markers for 360 Degree Inside-Out Tracking
There's still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding HTC's Steam VR Headset the Vive, not least of which how exactly the tracking solution works. There is one theory that has emerged which does offer a plausible solution.
Yesterday, in the chaos...
‘Galaxy Golf’ Review
Galaxy Golf by developer Liftoff Labs disguises a fun physics puzzler as a game of arcade golf in virtual reality.
Galaxy Golf Details:
Official Site
Developer: Liftoff Labs
Publisher: Big Fish Games
Available On: Steam (Vive, Rift)
Reviewed On: HTC Vive
Release Date: August 24th, 2016
Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFV6vPHUCVY
The courses in this game are actually 3D...



















