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.

‘L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files’ is Officially Coming to Rift March 29th

Rockstar Games, the mega studio behind Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and plenty more, are officially bringing Oculus Rift support to its first VR title, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files. The game, which previously launched on HTC Vive via...

Valve Corrects Steam Survey Data Revealing Latest VR Population Growth

Valve this week updated its monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey to fix issues resulting in anomalous VR population data. The corrected figures return the survey to being one of the most useful pieces of public data about the...
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Acclaimed VR Puzzle Game ‘FORM’ Now Available for Oculus Rift

Release in June, FORM is a VR puzzle game which has received top marks for its imposing, dream-like architecture and geometric puzzles. Now the game is available for Oculus Rift via both SteamVR and the Oculus store with a...

‘World War Z VR’ Preview – A Solid Imitation of ‘Left 4 Dead’ (without multiplayer)

I got a chance to go hands-on with a beginning level of World War Z VR on Quest, the first VR entry into the storied zombie franchise. And like the novel, 2013 film and the handful of flatscreen games that followed,...

HTC, Valve and SteamVR: A 2015 Retrospective and CES 2016 Preview

CES is mere days away and as we edge into 2016, we take a look back at the surprise entry and stratospheric rise of the HTC Vive, Valve's SteamVR flagship virtual reality hardware and, what we might expect to...

‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Studio Has No Plans to Support VR for Upcoming Sequel

Ninja Theory, the studio behind award-winning VR-supported game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017), says there are currently no plans to bring its upcoming sequel to VR. Unlike the first game, which brought PC VR support in a free update in 2018,...

HTC Announces Vive ‘Business Edition’ for $1200

HTC today announced a new edition of the Vive headset targeted specifically at businesses looking to get into room-scale experiences. Called simply 'Vive Business Edition' (Vive BE), HTC says that the new enterprise-focused presentation of the headset will include "additional services...

Steam Frame ‘Ergonomic Kit’ and Modular Design Enables a Wide Range of Comfort Options

Last week Valve revealed Steam Frame, the company's new VR headset. Somewhat lost in the deluge of information is the existence of an 'ergonomic kit' which will improve comfort with the addition of a top strap and knuckles-style controller...
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New Elite Dangerous: Horizons Trailer ‘Lands’

Frontier Developments just announced a new expansion series called 'Horizons' bringing with it planetary exploration and a new loot system. Here's a new teaser trailer to whet your appetite ahead of the expansion's first instalment's release - set for Christmas...

VRChat Lays off 30% of Company, Citing Growing Pains Following COVID Platform Boom

VRChat, one of the oldest and most popular social VR platforms, announced it's laying off "around 30%" of its staff, citing issues with slower than anticipated growth, over-hiring during its boom in 2021, and the slow adoption of a...

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Roomscale Dimensions Compared

Ahead of the launch of Oculus Touch, the company has finally detailed its 'experimental' camera arrangements for 360 degree and 'roomscale' tracking, allowing us to take a look at how those tracking volumes compare with the HTC Vive. The Vive...

Acer Windows VR Headset ‘OJO 500’ Finally Launches After 1 Year Delay

Remember when Acer's OJO 500 launched last year? Yeah, we don't either. In a perplexing move, the Taiwanese tech giant quietly opened up sales for its business-friendly Windows VR headset today, something that was slated to launch back in...

HTC Vive Nominated for ‘Best Hardware’ in Gamescom 2015 Awards

Virtual reality hardware has set something of a trend at trade show awards over the last few years. Oculus in particular have traditionally cleaned up in the 'best hardware' category at shows like CES for example. Now it seems...

PSVR 2 Team Shooter ‘Firewall Ultra’ Gets Update to Attract Newcomers After Year-long Abandonment

Firewall Ultra (2023), the tactical team shooter, hasn't seen an update since developer First Contact Entertainment shut down in late 2023, or just four months after the game's release on PSVR 2. Now, Sony has dropped a patch out of...

HTC and Gaming Giant IGT Partner on VR Tournament Platform for Casinos

HTC is expanding its out-of-home VR entertainment reach with a new deal with gaming giant IGT that will see its Vive hardware and software power a new competitive VR initiative where players compete for real money stakes. The recent reveal...
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