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.

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...
video

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...

‘Elite Dangerous: Horizons’ Expansion to Offer Planetary Landings, Crafting and Looting

Frontier Developments, creators of intergalactic trading and combat title Elite Dangerous have today announced a series of expansion packs which will bring planetary landings and will offer new crafting an looting systems. Elite Dangerous was one of the first triple-A studio release...

Crystal Rift’s 2 Year Journey, Psytec Games Talk Valve, Vive and Being a VR Launch Title

We caught up with Nick Pittom and John Hibbins of Psytec Games at EGX 2015 to dig a little deeper into the story behind the virtual reality retro-styled dungeon crawler Crystal Rift, set to release alongside the first wave...
video

Watch a Disney Animation Legend Learn to Draw in VR

In a short film exploring the evolution of storytelling, veteran Disney animator Glen Keane, creator of some of the most iconic characters of all time, steps into virtual reality to learn how to draw in virtual reality, with Tilt Brush and...

‘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...

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...

Paul Bettner on the Launch of ‘Lucky’s Tale’ for Oculus Rift

When most people think about the types of things that want to do in virtual reality, then they almost always think of experiences that are from the first-person perspective. But Lucky's Tale proved to me that there are going...
video

New ‘Pollen’ Footage Demonstrates Gameworld Interactivity

Mindfield Games, a Finland based games studio, have given Road to VR exclusive new footage showing pre-alpha gameplay of their soon-to-launch sci-fi themed exploration VR title, Pollen. Update: At the request of Mindfield Games we've removed the video footage of Pollen as...

One of the Best Early Examples of Educational VR Experiences Now Updated for Oculus Rift DK2

Titans of Space is one of the classic Oculus Rift DK1 experiences. It takes users on a tour through the solar system, with a particularly amazing star size comparison at the end which is unlike anything you've ever seen...
video

‘The Gallery: Call of the Starseed’ Launches April 5th, New Trailer Revealed

After 3 years in development, Cloudhead Games are finally set to bring the first instalment of their made-for-VR series The Gallery to the HTC Vive, with release set for April 5th. To celebrate, they've released a trailer which reveals...

Survios to Live Stream New HTC Vive FPS ‘Raw Data’ at VRLA Winter Expo

Survios, formerly Project Holodeck, is emerging from stealth proper at VRLA on Saturday as it prepares to unleash its new 'Active' VR first person shooter build for 'free roaming' co-op 'Raw Data', a launch title for the forthcoming HTC...

Valve’s Chet Faliszek on HTC Vive Launch Title Highlights

Valve's Chet Faliszek has been a key virtual reality evangelist & developer relations liaison over the past couple of years for the HTC Vive, and I had a chance to sit down with him at GDC as they were...

Crytek’s David Bowman “We’re One of the Largest VR Teams on the Planet”

Revealing one of the most polished VR demos we've seen to date, CryEngine and Crysis developer Crytek were in fighting form at E3 in Los Angeles this year. We speak to Director of Production David Bowman who was bullish about...

AltspaceVR Now Supports HTC Vive, Making for 3 VR Headsets in Cross Platform Space

AltspaceVR today announced that the social VR platform will be receiving official support for HTC Vive, the first consumer VR headset to integrate large-scale positional tracking. After yesterday's announcement that the VR social space would soon be getting mobile support via...
39,929FansLike
13,574FollowersFollow
66,541FollowersFollow
27,800SubscribersSubscribe

Latest Headlines

Features & Reviews