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.
Hack Makes ‘Google Earth VR’ Compatible With Rift and Touch
Google Earth VR was launched this week to great excitement, except to Rift users who found out that the game wouldn't work with their headset. Little more than a day later, a hack surfaced that adds compatibility for the...
New SteamVR Home Environments Are Your First Look Inside ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
For those that pre-ordered the game, Valve has brought two Half-Life: Alyx environments to SteamVR Home, giving players their first chance to step inside the game. Even if you didn't pre-order the game, it's still easy to check out the...
Hands-on: Reactive Grip Haptic Controller Prototype with Vive Tracker, Touch, and Custom SteamVR Tracking
Tactical Haptics, developers of the Reactive Grip controller, are showing their latest prototypes now with attachments for the Vive Tracker, Oculus Touch, and a custom-built SteamVR Tracking solution. The controller employs a unique solution to haptic feedback which aims...
‘Battlewake’ Review – Explosive Nautical Combat in Need of Deeper Waters
Battlewake is a pirate ship combat game that seems to have it all; not only does it boast a campaign for both solo and two-player co-op, but also online PvP and a co-op 'ongoing missions' mode—certainly nothing to sneeze at in...
EVE: Valkyrie is Coming to HTC Vive this Year, CCP Confirms
It seems that the game people most associate with and indeed shipped alongside the Oculus Rift, is coming to the HTC Vive this year.
EVE:Valkyrie has evolved alongside the Oculus Rift since the early days and the association with the...
‘Angry Birds VR’ Review — Redefining a Mobile Powerhouse for the Virtual Age
With several mobile titles in Rovio's Angry Birds series using the winning formula of 'fling the bird to kill the pig', I wasn't sure what I was in for with Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs—an honest-to-goodness game, or a cleverly...
Facebook Acquires ‘Beat Saber’ Studio Beat Games
Facebook today announced it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018). Beat Games is joining Oculus Studios as an independently operated team based out of Prague.
Facebook didn't release any further info in regards to...
‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Update Rebalances Combat After “Controversial” Reception, Patch Notes Here
Skydance's Behemoth (2024) just got a major patch which looks to address what developer Skydance Games calls an admittedly "controversial" response to the game's combat.
It looks like we were among those who didn't mind the game's combat at launch,...
HTC Vive GM on the New Vive Tracker & Privacy in VR
The most significant VR announcement from CES 2017 was the Vive Tracker, a modular Lighthouse-tracked 'puck' attachment that will enable users to track additional objects within VR experiences. It has the potential to drive a lot of new innovative...
Here’s What 100 Hours of VR Drum Practice Gets You
Virtual reality drumming app Paradiddle recently accepted submissions for VR drummers to show off their skills. One drummer, who says they've never played drums in the real world, submitted a killer cover of 'Assassin' by MUSE.
Yet another case for the power...
This VR Training Simulation is One of the Best We’ve Ever Seen
One of the best we've seen, this video, demonstrating a dangerous workplace simulation for train operators, shows how virtual reality and motion controllers might revolutionise training in the work place.
Anyone who's experienced the torture of mandatory safety training and...
Mech Brawler ‘UNDERDOGS’ Coming to Quest & PC VR This Month
One Hamsa, the studio behind VR sports game Racket: NX (2018), announced that their upcoming single player physics-based mech brawler UNDERDOGS is set to launch later this month.
Update (January 12th, 2024): One Hamsa says UNDERDOGS is launching on Quest and SteamVR headsets...
‘Arizona Sunshine 2’ Review – Head-popping Fun With Friends
Seven years after its predecessor, Arizona Sunshine 2 is back to bring you more head-popping fun, and thanks to its co-op capability and wide release on all major VR platforms, you'll be able to have a friend join you for this...
‘Mindshow’ Update Lets You Collaborate on Creations with Your Steam Friends
Mindshow, the app that lets you make animated movies in VR, just pushed an update that now lets you collaborate with your Steam friends to create something truly unique.
The new 'VR Sharing' function lets you share and remix shows from inside the...
MSI Details VR One Backpack PC: 7.9 Pounds, GTX 10-series GPU, Hot-swappable Batteries
The ‘VR One’ from MSI debuts at the Tokyo Game Show this week. The backpack provides tetherless VR gameplay powered by NVIDIA's 10-series GPUs with a hot-swappable battery for extended VR gaming without a tether.
Each time we try mobile VR,...



















