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.
Valve VR Frontman Chet Faliszek Departs Company After 12 Years
Though there's surely many talents folks at Valve responsible for the company's VR initiatives, over the last several years Chet Faliszek has become a front-facing evangelist and go-to spokesperson for VR at Valve. Now after 12 years with the company,...
Surreal Experimental Art & ‘BLARP!’s Unique Physics-Based Game Mechanic
VR has the capability to take us into completely new realms, and experimental artist Isaac "Cabbibo" Cohen has been creating some of the most surreal and transportive experiences that I've seen. I had a chance to try out a...
‘Final Approach’ Goes Way Deeper Than an Arcade Flight Controller
When we first learned about Final Approach last year, we thought it looked a lot like a VR version of games like Flight Control (iOS, 2009). And while that wouldn't be a bad thing—as Flight Control is a great little...
‘Bigscreen’ Launches on Oculus Home, Update Brings Custom Avatars and More
Bigscreen, the social VR app which brings you and your computer's desktop into VR with your friends, is launching on Oculus Home today and getting an update with new features and better performance.
Bigscreen, which launched on Steam back at...
Ubisoft and MM Company to Bring ‘Trackmania’ Full-Motion VR Chair to Paris Games Week
Ubisoft has announced a partnership with MM Company, a Ukraine based start-up that has developed a chair specifically for use with VR headsets. The chair, called the MMOne, works along three axis and is able to rotate 45 degrees left and right, raise 45 degrees and revolve 360 degrees.
MM...
Why ‘Sightline: The Chair’ on the DK2 is My New VR Reference Demo
Virtual Reality is still so fresh, young and new that it's likely those VR Enthusiasts around since the inception of the Oculus Rift still have only a handful of moments that they can point to that convinced them virtual...
‘VR Duck Hunt’ Team Wants to Build Your Favorite Arcade Classic, Vote Now
Want to see your favorite classic arcade game realized in virtual reality? The makers of a VR prototype of Duck Hunt for HTC Vive are taking suggestions from the community to do just that.
The campaign is called VRcade Challenge, and there are more...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – August #2
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.
10. REPSOL Offshore VR
Did you ever fly on a helicopter to an...
HTC’s VP of Content on VR Industry Verticals & Game Genres
Joel Breton is the Vice President VR Content at HTC, and I had a chance to catch up with him at the Casual Connect conference in July to talk about the different industry verticals that they've identified. These include...
‘Waltz of the Wizard’ Update Adds Social Two Player “Troll Mode”
The immensely fun virtual reality wizarding simulator Waltz of the Wizard for HTC Vive has been updated with a new two player feature that lets a second non VR player join you in your spell-casting shenanigans.
Social features are seemingly...
‘Pinball FX2 VR’ Coming to Vive and PSVR Along with Walking Dead Table on November 29th
Pinball FX2 VR’s timed exclusivity with Oculus shortly comes to an end, with the game due to arrive on HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on November 29th. At the same time, the popular Walking Dead-themed table shuffles its way...
‘Evolution Pinball VR’ is the ’80s Style Pinball Showdown You Always Wanted as a Kid
Pinball machines are a dying breed, but Evolution Pinball VR: The Summoning aims to put you back in touch with the arcade classic with the help of virtual reality.
Now in its first Steam Greenlight campaign, The Summoning promises to deliver physics...
Valve Engineers Talk Lighthouse Evolution & Favourite VR Memories
At GDC this year, I had a chance to talk with Valve developer Jeremy Selan and tracking engineer Ben Jackson about the evolution of room-scale tracking technologies, as well as some of the oral history stories that include some...
HTC Vive / Steam VR Controllers Pictured – Appear to Use Similar Tracking to Headset
As hinted at during HTC's reveal on Sunday of it's Valve collaboration in VR, the Vive virtual reality headset, Steam VR does indeed have it's own specially designed controllers. This is what they look like.
Embargo's on Valve's new Steam...
Searches for “HTC Vive” Have Caught up with “Oculus Rift” and May Be Accelerating
When it comes to Google searches, "HTC Vive" has recently matched "Oculus Rift" and may be continuing to rise.
Google searches for "Oculus Rift" have enjoyed steady popularity since 2013 with major spikes hitting after the company's announcement that it...



















