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.
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Retro-inspired Adventure ‘Pixel Ripped 1989’ Headed to All Major VR Platforms This Month

If you've been following VR since the early developer kit days, you may recognize the ultra-retro nostalgia headtrip that is Pixel Ripped 1989. The multi-dimensional platformer-meets-VR adventure is slated to arrive on PSVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows "Mixed Reality"...

Following Success on Quest, VR Classic ‘Racket: Nx’ to Get Major Update, Likely Headed to PSVR

Racket: Nx, a virtual reality fusion of tennis and Breakout, is soon to get a major update with new features like co-op, avatar customization, and in-game tournaments. The studio has also teased that the game is heading to "another...

Roadmap for Mech Brawler ‘Underdogs’ Shows Multiplayer is a Possibility, But Not a Promise

UNDERDOGS (2024), the underground mech brawler from Racket: Nx (2019) studio One Hamsa, recently revealed the game's development roadmap, which could also include a multiplayer mode in the future. The studio outlined a number of future updates coming to Underdogs, which...

‘Until You Fall’ Dev Focuses on Supporting More Headsets, Quest & PSVR Likely Considered

Until You Fall launched in Early Access on Steam and Oculus back in August 2019; the game impressed us with its excellent VR melee combat system. Despite consistently high reviews, the game hasn't attracted a critical mass of players,...
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Guinness Record Set With 25 Continuous Hours in Virtual Reality

Guinness World Records, an organisation journalling the extraordinary (and often insane) stunts people will pull for notoriety, and now the book has its first virtual reality entry. Watch as Derek Westerman swaps reality for Tilt Brush inside the HTC...
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Developer Pushes Valve’s Lighthouse Tracking to its Limits

Developers Stress Level Zero, the team behind the HTC Vive shooter Hover Junkers, are known for their VR experiments. But their latest investigation pushes the theoretical limits of Valve's Lighthouse tracking system, as featured in the HTC Vive. Using just...

Index Will Return to Stock Ahead of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’, but “far fewer units” Due to Coronavirus

Valve today confirmed that the Coronavirus outbreak has impacted production of the Index VR headset and other hardware. While the company tells us it still expects that new stock will be available ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx on...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Launches Next Month But Index is Still Sold Out Across the Globe

Valve's first flagship VR title, Half-Life: Alyx, is now set to launch on March 23rd but unfortunately the company's Index VR headset is still just about impossible to buy direct. In the meantime, the shortage has seen secondary markets selling the...
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‘Silicon Valley’ VR Experience Lets You Explore Erlich Bachman’s Incubator, Now on Rift & Vive

VR headset users now have a chance to walk into an interactive version of HBO's Silicon Valley house. The Palo Alto home, which is owned by the series' eccentric startup guru Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), was lovingly recreated in VR,...
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First Look: Vive Chief Content Officer Phil Chen on VR’s Role in the Evolution of Storytelling

Virtual reality pushes the capabilities of computers like no other current technology; putting a 3D world in front of you and making it interactive requires a lot of power. But the payoff? A new medium that directly engages with...

Vive Pro 2 Gets Best Price Yet in Amazon Prime Deal

Here's a deal that should be on your radar if you're in the market for a PC VR headset. For the next two days Amazon Prime members can get Vive Pro 2 at its steepest discount yet. Vive Pro 2...

Ship Battler ‘Battlewake’ to Launch on VR Headsets in September, Quest Version Confirmed

Survios, the VR studio behind Raw Data (2017) and Creed: Rise to Glory (2018), today announced that their upcoming pirate ship battler finally has a release date; it's slated to arrive on September 10th for most major VR headsets. When the studio...

SteamVR Update Brings Major Improvements to Irksome Audio Issues

An update released today for SteamVR brings major improvements to one of the most frustrating parts of the platform: audio not always going to your headset on the first try. Update (November 5th, 2019): Previously available in beta, SteamVR 1.8.19...

Preliminary Oculus Rift DK2 Support Comes to Second Life and OpenSim

David Rowe, the developer behind the unofficial CtrlAltStudio Viewer for Second Life and Open Sim, has released a preliminary build to give Oculus Rift DK2 users their first glimpse into the popular virtual world. David Rowe developed the first unofficial...

‘Trover Saves the Universe’ to Get Free ‘Cosmic Jobs’ DLC in October

Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland loves VR, and his latest VR game, Trover Saves the Universe (2019), is getting its first DLC drop next month. Called 'Trover's Important Cosmic Jobs', the free DLC is headed to all supported platforms...
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