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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.

HTC’s Vive Wireless Adaptor to Support Both Vive and Vive Pro at Launch

During HTC's pre-CES event where the new flagship Vive Pro headset was revealed, the company also announced an official Wireless Adaptor for Vive. The optional accessory will allow for a tether-free VR experience, and will support both the Vive...

‘Virtual Virtual Reality’ Set to Launch on Vive via Steam Next Month

Virtual Virtual Reality, a VR gem which first launched on Daydream in 2017 and later on Oculus Go and Rift earlier this year, appears to be on its way to the HTC Vive via Steam. Though there doesn't appear to...

HTC Sweetens Viveport Subscription Deal with 75 More VR Games

HTC launched its interesting Viveport Subscription service back in April; for $7/month, the program lets users choose five VR games from a pool of available apps, and grants them unlimited access. The company is sweetening the deal with 75...
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‘Helldivers 2’ Fan Trailer Shows How Intense It Could be in VR

Helldivers 2 (2024) doesn't have VR support yet, official or otherwise, although this new fan-made trailer shows just how immersive it could be. Created by YouTuber 'DemoAkuroVR', the unofficial cinematic trailer reimagines the squad-based shooter action in a modded version of Blade...

Bigscreen Says Tariffs Will Not Increase Price of Beyond 2 PC VR Headset

Wide sweeping tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump have led to uncertainty in just how the XR hardware industry will react. Now, Bigscreen says its recently announced Beyond 2 PC VR headset will not see a price increase...
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Hands On: Crytek Unveils Oculus Rift Exclusive Title ‘The Climb’

Crytek is widely known for best-selling titles like Crysis and the Far Cry series, but today they’re announcing an exciting new VR-exclusive game called The Climb. When coupled with previously-announced VR games Robinson: The Journey and Dinosaur Island, it...

Hands-on: ‘Population: ONE’ is Poised to Become VR’s First Great Battle Royale

BigBox VR, the developers behind VR multiplayer shooter Smashbox Arena (2017), are making their way into new territory soon with their upcoming battle royale shooter Population: ONE. The studio showed off at this year's Gamescom what promises to be a full-featured...

‘Budget Cuts’ to Reemerge From the Shadows at GDC, On Track for 2018 Launch

It's been more than a year and a half since I first stepped into Budget Cuts, an instantly promising VR title from indie developer Neat Corporation with a novel and efficient locomotion system that blends perfectly with the game's throwing-knife...

NetEase’s Online VR RPG ‘Nostos’ Release Window Set for Q4 2019, Beta Confirmed

Nostros, the upcoming online RPG with VR support in development by NetEase Games, is now has a release date window of Q4 2019. Announced initially back in August, 2018, Nostos is promised to be an online open-world RPG, with VR...

‘Minecraft’ Officially Drops VR Support, But There Are Still a Few Ways to Play

Mojang announced last year that it was shutting down support for PSVR and PC VR headsets sometime after March 2025. Now, in the latest Bedrock update, the studio has officially dropped VR support, although there are still a few...

Valve Updates ‘The Lab’, Now with Global Leaderboards and More

Valve's The Lab, the ridiculously fun Portal-themed tech demo for HTC Vive, recently released a new update that will have you sharpening your skills against the best in the world. Called the Appliance of Science Update, Valve is now including global...

Meet Strangers in VR and Create Beautiful Things Together

What if you could take the magical sense of creativity evoked by Tilt Brush and share that with someone else, online, simultaneously, using nothing but your hands for input? That's the ethos behind developer Mike Harris' latest project, StrangersVR. If...

HTC Unveils PC VR Headset Vive Cosmos, Dev Kits Coming Early 2019

At a special CES event today, HTC unveiled their latest PC VR headset, Vive Cosmos. Unlike Vive Focus, the company's 6DOF standalone headset that launched first in China with a single 3DOF controller, Vive Cosmos is being advertised as a...

‘Ark: Survival Evolved’ VR Spinoff ‘Ark Park’ Aims for Educational Dino Experience

In a rather curious move, Chinese game developer Snail Games has announced that they’ve licensed the IP for the popular PC game Ark: Survival Evolved and are using it to create Ark Park, a dinosaur theme park VR experience. Ark: Survival Evolved is a...
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Long-Awaited ‘Vertigo 2’ DLC ‘Into the Aether’ Comes to PC VR This Week, Trailer Here

Zach Tsiakalis-Brown, developer behind the Vertigo series, announced that Vertigo 2 (2023) is getting its long-awaited DLC story expansion 'Into the Aether' this week. In late 2023, the studio announced it was pushing its “final content update” to the game with the the...
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