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.
Fantasy VR Adventure ‘Karnage Chronicles’ Gets 4-Player Co-Op in Latest Update
Karnage Chronicles, the sword and sorcery VR adventure in Early Access from Beijing-based Nordic Trolls, recently received a long-awaited update that now includes multiplayer co-op for up to four players.
The co-op mode lets players team up with friends or strangers...
‘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...
‘Beat Saber’ Has Sold 2 Million Copies & 10 Million Songs for an Estimated $67M
As VR's best-selling title, Beat Saber is showing no signs of slowing down. Today Facebook, which now owns the studio behind the game, announced that Beat Saber has sold more than 2 million copies and 10 million songs via DLC.
Beat...
Cross-platform Shooter ‘Space Junkies’ Launches on PSVR, Vive & Rift Today
Space Junkies, the upcoming Unreal Tournament-style VR shooter from Ubisoft Montpellier, is headed to all major VR platforms today, March 26th.
Update (March 26th, 2019): Space Junkies is set to launch on all platforms soon. It's already live on the PlayStation...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-op Adventure Comes to ‘Rec Room’ This Week
Social VR platform Rec Room is getting ready to launch another co-op game this week, this time taking you to the sewers with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtled-themed adventure.
Called 'Trials of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', you'll soon be...
Valve Reveals More Detail on ‘Knuckles’ Motion Controllers
Valve has lifted the veil somewhat on its Knuckles controllers, first revealed as a prototype last October at the company's annual Steam Dev Days conference. In a blog post today, Valve showed off some specs of the Knuckles dev kit...
People Are Playing the Piano in ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ and It’s Magnificent
Did you know there's a working piano in Half-Life: Alyx? You may be surprised to see just what talent this 1:1 recreation of a baby grand piano has attracted.
Playing the game's virtual piano is a pretty difficult task, what with...
NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset
NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring 'room scale' positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR 'compatibility' through remote play via Riftcat's VRidge software, all with...
VR Games Showcase Starts at 12PM ET with 30+ Mins of VR Game Announcements for Quest,...
The next show from friends at VR Games Showcase is nearly here, with more than 30 minutes of trailers and info on upcoming VR games and updates for Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. Watch the premiere starting at...
Mindshow’s VR Movie-making Helped Me Rediscover the Joy of Play-acting
Frank He rediscovers his childhood and finds a new talent for improvisational performance as he goes hands on with Mindshow, a new virtual reality application that lets you create and act in your own interactive movies.
A childhood experience some of us...
Somnium Begins Shipping VR1 PC VR Headset in the US, Announces Incoming Price Hike
Somnium Space, the Prague, Czechia-based social platform creator, has officially begun launching its PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, in the US. Additionally, the company announced its streamlining the number of available variants, bringing it to just three consumer-focused versions,...
‘Blacktop Hoops’ Graduates from Early Access After Racking up Over 15,000 Reviews
Blacktop Hoops (2024), the popular VR basketball game, is out of early access on Quest, now serving up multiplayer and single player streetball on standalone platforms and PC VR headsets too.
Developed by Vinci Games and first released in April...
‘Noda’ is a Mind Mapping Tool for Spatial Thinking in VR
Gaming in VR is great, but there's huge potential for the tech to be used for productivity too. One early stab at that is Noda, a mind mapping tool for the Vive and Rift.
A mind map is a type...
Playful’s Paul Bettner on Defining the VR Platformer with Lucky’s Tale
Paul Bettner is anxiously waiting for the Oculus Rift to launch so that he can finally see how real people react to what he's been pouring his heart into over the past three years. Playful Corp's Lucky's Tale is...
‘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,...



















