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.
Google Announces ‘Blocks’, a VR App Like ‘Tilt Brush’ for Modeling 3D Objects
Google wants to make it easier for VR/AR app developers to create 3D objects with its new app revealed today called Blocks, a program designed to let you build assets for the immersive mediums from within the VR headset itself.
Creating objects for...
‘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...
Ultra-violent Battle Sim ‘Gorn’ to Hit Steam Early Access July 10th
Gorn, the blood-soaked battle simulator from the makers of weird and wild games Broforce (2015) and Genital Jousting (2016), is officially coming to Steam Early Access on July 10th.
Free Lives, the studio behind the game, have developed Gorn on a unique, fully...
Developer Videos Show Valve’s Knuckles Controllers in Action
New footage of Valve’s new ‘Knuckles’ controllers has emerged over the past few days, as developers begin to test out the new device. The ‘next-gen’ SteamVR controller prototypes represent a major advancement over the current Vive motion controllers, with...
Oculus Founder Backs ‘Revive’—a Hack for Vive to Play Rift-exclusive Games—With $2K in Monthly Funding
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who left the company back in March, has backed a crowdfunding campaign for Revive—a hack which allows HTC Vive owners to play games from the Oculus platform—to the tune of $2,000 per month to support...
‘Drone Hero’ Makes You Feel Like the World’s Best Drone Pilot While Showcasing VR’s Strengths
With an intuitive control scheme and accessible gameplay, this simple and satisfying VR action game for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift and Touch turns out to be an excellent showcase of the fundamental benefits of using VR hardware for...
Valve’s Knuckles Controllers Get Ergonomic Improvements, Begin Arriving at Devs’ Doorsteps
Having done the core R&D for what would become the Vive controllers, Valve is continuing to iterate on VR input. The company's new 'Knuckles' controllers are not so much 'held' as they are 'worn', offering users a natural grab...
‘Front Defense VR’ Review – Room-scale War Will Bring You to Your Knees
Having announced 'Vive Studios' at the end of 2016, HTC is steadily building up its first-party VR content offering. After a number of relatively well received titles launched under the umbrella of Vive Studios, we take the latest, Front Defense...
‘Vive N Chill’ is a Cooling Solution for HTC Vive Users With Sweaty VR Faces
ViveNchill is a new bolt-on cooling system comprising two angled fans that the creators claim will banish foggy, sweaty headset issues for good.
Unsavoury headline aside, the folks at RedRotor (a company previously specialising in drone components and accessories) have...
Hands-on: ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Shows Improvements, but I’m Still Not Sold
Entering the Wasteland, sneaking up on a group of raiders and shooting them down with guns in your own two hands, tossing back a Nuka-Cola, hanging out with Dogmeat; these are some the things that get fans excited about playing Fallout...
Video: Watch Valve’s New ‘Knuckles’ VR Controller in Action
Knuckles, Valve's unique VR motion controller, is already in the hands of select developers who are no doubt designing ways to use the controller's 5-finger tracking. In the video published by Zulubo Productions, we get a better look at...
‘The SoulKeeper VR’ Gets August 15th Early Access Release Date, New Trailer
Since our preview with the graphically impressive VR RPG The SoulKeeper VR back in April, we’ve been looking forward to the launch of the game. Developer HELM Systems has finally announced that the game will launch in Early Access on...
Hands-on: IBM Watson Brings Voice Commands to ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’
IBM Watson, the artificial intelligence platform designed to understand natural language, today launched support for Star Trek: Bridge Crew (2017) across PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
Before the service launched today, lone players could control the ship's other posts—Engineering, Tactical, Helm—by clicking...
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...
SteamVR Home Gets Virtual Collectibles, an Intriguing Glimpse at the Future of Achievements & Digital Goods
Valve has added the first wave of SteamVR Collectibles to SteamVR Home, unlockable rewards which can be used to decorate your virtual Home space or modify your avatar. This new feature further expands the rich customisation and interactivity found...




















