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.

Rhythm Game ‘Synth Riders’ Gets Cross-platform Multiplayer in New Update

Synth Riders (2018), the VR rhythm game from Kluge Interactive, initially launched on PC VR and Oculus Quest as a single-player game. Now, the studio has released a cross-platform multiplayer mode that lets you create private and public lobbies for...

New Views of HTC’s Unannounced VR Headset Emerge

After confirming the upcoming reveal of "game-changing VR headsets" at the VIVECON event next week, HTC continues to ramp up the teasing with new glimpses of an unannounced VR headset. Spotted by Road to VR commenter Andrew Jakobs in promotional emails...

Valve: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Dev Team is the ‘single largest we’ve ever had’

Today during a Q&A session with Valve developers working on Half-Life: Alyx, the group confirmed that the development team behind the title is the largest to have ever worked on any Valve game. Responding to a question regarding how many people...

Windows VR Will Soon Run Regular Desktop Apps like Photoshop in VR

The first chunk of February came with good news for those with Windows VR headsets. On February 1st, Microsoft released a preview version of Windows which comes with a slew of new features including the ability to run regular desktop...

Melee Combat Game ‘GORN 2’ Coming to Quest & PC VR Next Week, PSVR 2 This...

Free Lives announced the comically violent combat sim GORN (2019) is getting its long-awaited sequel next week on Quest and SteamVR headsets, bringing even more bloody melee mayhem. Developed by Free Lives and Cortopia, and published by Devolver Digital, GORN 2 is all...

‘Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR’ Beta Updates Hint at “Upcoming hardware releases”

Updates to the beta version of Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, the official integration which allows Windows VR headsets to be used with SteamVR, hint at "upcoming hardware releases." Update (September 2nd, 2020): A Microsoft developer says the reference to...

HTC Experiments With 16 Base Stations Linked for Connected Multi-room Tracking

HTC has been experimenting with some new features in a recent SteamVR beta update which allows up to 16 SteamVR Tracking 2.0 base stations to be linked together to form a continuous tracking volume. When the original Vive first in...
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‘Archangel: Hellfire’ Update to Bring Off-rails Multiplayer June 28th, Beta Starts May 25th

Skydance Interactive, the studio behind arcade mech shooter Archangel (2017), officially announced today that their next update, Archangel: Hellfire, will bring an off-rails multiplayer mode to the base game, which at launch was exclusively an on-rails, single player experience. Archangel: Hellfire will...

Review: ‘Downward Spiral: Horus Station’ is a Visual Feast, But Skimps on Story & Gunplay

Downward Spiral: Horus Station is a sci-fi adventure that puts you aboard a vast, abandoned space station that was cleared out of all life after military-grade robots turned on the station's human inhabitants. There's a lot to admire about the full...

PSVR 2 Gets Its Biggest Sale Yet Ahead of PC VR Adapter Release

PSVR 2 has landed its biggest sale yet, dropping the price by a solid 37%, less than two weeks ahead of its forthcoming PC VR adapter. PSVR 2 launched in early 2023 with a $550 baseline pricetage. While the headset...

‘Band Space’ is Bringing ‘Rock Band’ Style Multiplayer Rhythm Gaming to Quest and PC VR This...

Smartmelon Games and Fast Travel Games announced its multiplayer VR rhythm title, Band Space, is set to launch on Quest and PC VR this month, bringing some very Rock Band-inspired gameplay to VR. Come October 24th, Smartmelon is launching Band...

VR’s Most Popular Fishing Game is Finally Coming to PC VR, Five Years After Quest Launch

Devs United Games, the studio behind Quest exclusive Real VR Fishing, announced they're finally bringing the popular VR fishing game to PC VR headsets next month. Coming to SteamVR headsets in early December, Real VR Fishing is set to follow the same pricing...

Valve Index Surges Back into Stock Worldwide

Throughout 2020, Valve's Index headset has been at times significantly backordered or out of stock entirely. Heading into 2021, Index stock appears to be strongly returning, with all regions presently estimating shipment within two weeks for most kits. Updated –...

HTC Reveals Vive Proton, a Compact Standalone VR Headset Prototype

As if announcing three new Cosmos headsets wasn't enough, HTC today also revealed Vive Proton. The company is calling this a "prototype" headset with two different flavors: a standalone VR headset and a 'VR viewer' which would be powered...

SteamVR Update Improves Oculus Link & Air Link Reliability as Quest 2 Exceeds 30% of Headsets...

The latest update to SteamVR, version 1.18.5, brings improvements to error handling of Oculus Link and Air Link which is meant to improve reliability. The update comes as Quest 2 reaches 31.07% of all VR headsets in use on...
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