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.
‘Rez Infinite’ Gets Surprise Launch on PC Today With VR Support and 20% Discount
Happy day for Rez (2001) fans—with no prior announcement, the modern remake, Rez Infinite (2016), launches today on PC with optional support for both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. In addition to a 20% launch discount which prices...
Google is Exploring Ways to Let You Animate Your ‘Blocks’ Creations
Google’s team at Daydream Labs have been prototyping ways of animating objects and characters in Blocks, the company’s recently released VR modelling tool. In a recent entry on the Google Blog, senior UX engineer Logan Olson describes how it...
Save 55% on ‘Batman: Arkham VR’ Through August 22nd
Batman: Arkham VR (2016) is both the first VR Batman game, and the first VR title from developer Rocksteady Studios'—you wouldn't know it though, given the game's excellent visuals and well crafted VR design. If you haven't had a chance...
NASA-backed ‘Mars 2030’ Now Available – A Beautiful, Educational Trek That’s Rough Around the Edges
The education-focused Mars 2030 launches today on SteamVR for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, soon to come to PSVR. With 40 square kilometers of explorable terrain, the experience successfully achieves its main objective: to make the user feel like they...
Save 50% on ‘Battlezone’ During Weekend Steam Sale – Now Including HOTAS Support
Looking to pick up one of Steam's most polished VR titles? Battlezone (2016) is on sale for 50% of the usual asking price through August 7th.
Battlezone, inspired by the original 1980 game of the same name, initially launched on PSVR back in...
Valve Sends ‘Knuckles’ Controller Dev Kit to Revive Developer
Valve isn't being shy about their support for Jules "LibreVR" Blok, the developer behind Revive, a hack which allows the Vive to play games from the Oculus store. Having patched SteamVR on more than one occasion to ensure Revive's...
VR Design Tool ‘Gravity Sketch’ Launches in Early Access
VR-optimised 3D creation tool Gravity Sketch is now available on Steam Early Access. Developed by a group of design engineers at the Royal College of Art, the software is ‘for everyone’, but its feature set has particular relevance to...
Modest Gains Bring Rift’s Share of Headsets on Steam to a New High Amid Sale
According to the latest figures from Valve's Hardware & Software survey, Rift has reached its highest historical market share on Steam thanks to modest gains amid an ongoing sale. Despite the new high point, the HTC Vive still holds the...
HP’s New Commercial VR Backpack PC Smartly Docks to Double as VR Desktop
Scheduled for release in September starting at $3,300, the HP Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation is aimed at the commercial market, with high-performance components including an Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia Quadro GPU. It features a smart docking...
Co-op VR Shooter ‘Gunheart’ Launches in Early Access, From Minds Behind ‘Gears of War’ and ‘Halo’
Gunheart, Drifter Entertainment's co-op VR shooter, launches today in Early Access on Steam for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
In Gunheart, you step into the shoes of a robotic bounty hunter looking for cash, something you can grab throughout each level as you squash...
VR MMORPG ‘OrbusVR’ Open Alpha Weekend Has Begun
OrbusVR, the upcoming VR MMORPG for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, is going into a limited-time open alpha starting on July 28th, 2017 at 12 pm CT (your local time) and will last for approximately 60 hours.
Update (7/29/17): The OrbusVR Open Alpha weekend...
New ‘Ark Park’ Trailer Reveals a Lot Less “Education” and a Lot More Dino Destruction
When Ark Park was first revealed back in 2016, we were told it would be an educational experience allowing players “the opportunity to truly appreciate and understand dinosaurs in their natural habitat." That seemed odd at the time, given...
‘Rec Room’ Update Adds Hundreds of New Items, Increases Level Cap, Squashes Bugs
The impressively popular social VR game Rec Room recently received a ‘Fancy Pants’ update, adding more than 100 new items for players to customize their avatars. As detailed on the game’s Steam news page, the update fixes a number of...
Rave in VR at Tonight’s Free HEAVYGRINDER Show in ‘TheWaveVR’
TheWaveVR, a social music platform for VR performances, debuts its third major show, this time bringing EDM duo HEAVYGRINDER into VR for a live and interactive virtual reality concert. You can join the fun for free tonight, July 26th, at...
‘The Wizards’ Spellcasting Combat Game Launches in Early Access Friday – Launch Trailer
The Wizards is a single-player spellcasting combat game from Carbon Studio, the makers of Alice VR. The game is set to launch in Early Access on Steam for the Vive and Rift this Friday, July 28th. A new Early Access launch...




















