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.

Remastered ‘Half-Life 2’ Coming to Vive & Rift with VR Controller Support via Revamped Mod

Praised as one of the greatest games ever made, the 13 year old Half-Life 2 is a lauded piece of gaming history. But soon you'll be able to revisit the perils of City 17 using the latest and greatest VR hardware...

Microsoft and Valve Announce VR for Windows 10 Relationship

E3 is underway here in LA and at Microsoft's press conference the software giant have announced that they're working closely with Valve on virtual reality for the Windows 10 platform. Just last week at Oculus' pre-E3 press event, Microsoft joined...

Crytek and Oculus on How VR Made “The Climb” Possible

Crytek just announced its new virtual reality rock climbing game The Climb, coming exclusively to the Oculus Rift platform next year. We sat down with Crytek and Oculus to discuss the new title. At a special event in California this...

Prolific VFX Artist Kevin Mack Brings Surrealist Sculpture to Life in ‘Blortasia’

Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an...

Oculus Sign “Largest Live-action VR Deal to Date” with Felix & Paul Studios

Cinematic 360 specialists Felix & Paul, the team behind Cirque Du Soleil's 'Zarkana' and Inside the Box of Kurios, have been signed by Oculus for a multi-project, multi-experience 'pact' to create 360 content for the Rift and Samsung Gear VR. Cinematic...

First HTC Vive / Steam VR Hands-On Preview Emerges “..it’s a massive game changer”

GDC 2015 has only just kicked off, but we're already starting to hear first-hand accounts of Valve's new HTC manufactured VR Headset, the Vive. HTC's Vive announcement at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, is barely a day old...

‘Tilt Brush’ Live Exhibition Paints VR in an Artistic Light

Tilt Brush's first painting exhibition, a gathering that took place last weekend in San Francisco, was organized to showcase a select group of artists using the made-for-VR painting program. Though VR headsets are largely known for enhancing immersion in gaming, Tilt Brush...
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Thorpe Park Reveals HTC Vive Powered Ghost Train, Opening Spring

UK theme park Thorpe Park has revealed that a virtual reality ghost train experience in development for some 3 years will finally open to the public this year, powered by the HTC Vive VR headset. Another UK theme park is...

‘Affected: The Manor’ Coming to Rift Oculus Rift & Touch this Month, Vive to Follow

A popular horror title on Gear VR, the latest instalment of the Affected franchise will be coming to Oculus Rift with Touch motion controller support in February, according to developers Fallen Planet. The Affected series and developers Fallen Planet can...

HTC Vive Now Available from Amazon in the US

Amazon have announced they've started selling the SteamVR powered HTC Vive VR system in their US online store. Consumer virtual reality systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are still just months old and already it feels like they're...

HTC Vive and Steam VR has Google, HBO and Lionsgate as Content Developers

Yesterday, Valve and HTC revealed the 'Vive' VR headset, and there's some pretty big names already working on content for the headset. According to the Vive website, Google, HBO, and Lionsgate are already working to create content for the new headset...

Kite & Lightning Raises $2.5M for ‘Bebylon’, a “mini-Sword Art Online”

Kite & Lightning, an LA-based studio known for some of the burgeoning VR industry's most polished experiences, today announced that their next big project, the VR vehicular melee party brawler Bebylon Battle Royale, has been funded to the tune of $2.5...
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Windlands Now Available on Steam Early Access

Windlands, a first-person exploration game from Psytech Games, is now available for purchase on Steam Early Access. The game is currently on sale for $15.99, and returns to the normal price of $19.99 after January 15th. After generating over $20k in a successful...
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Hands On: Insomniac’s ‘Feral Rites’ is a Vibrant VR Brawler

Frank He gets his hands on Insomniac's third virtual reality title for the Oculus Rift, and finds an unusual mix of adventuring and vibrant VR brawling. Feral Rites by Insomniac is said to be an adventure-brawler VR game, taking place on...
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Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival Heading to 10 Cities Worldwide

Kaleidoscope, the virtual reality and immersive film festival, is on the road again in 2016 - this time hitting 10 cities in 9 countries around the world to show case 30 VR works which demonstrate the power of the...
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