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Valve: 300 Companies Already Planning to Use SteamVR Tracking Tech

Valve have revealed that their room-scale tracking technology SteamVR has now been licensed to over 300 companies, many of which plan to release products integrating the tech in 2017. Valve's pseudo-annual developer focused event 'Steam Dev Days' will kick off...

Valve Boss Gabe Newell: ‘For the last year I’ve spent most of my time with the...

At the opening ceremony of Valve's DOTA 2 tournament, Valve head Gabe Newell explained that he's been focusing much of his attention on the company's VR initiatives. While VR's potential is undeniably huge, it's still a small, if growing, market...
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Inside the ‘DOTA 2 VR Hub’

Dota 2 released free DLC yesterday that lets you join a sort of multi-user VR spectator lounge where you can watch live and recorded matches from a movie theater-sized screen, or get down on the ground right in the midst...

‘Dota 2’ Releases Social Spectator Mode ‘VR Hub’

Dota 2 today released free DLC that lets you watch live and recorded matches from SteamVR compatible headsets. The new VR Hub adds a social component to the game that lets you and your friends watch Dota 2 together like never...

Valve’s Only VR Title, ‘The Lab’, is the Highest Rated Game on All of Steam

Among more than 9,000 games on Steam, Valve's VR title The Lab is heading the platform's list of top rated games. Valve's The Lab is a free VR-only title that offers players eight short room-scale experiences which range from photogrammetry to castle...

What to Expect in VR This Week at E3 2016

E3 2016 kicks off this week; it's the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony's PlayStation VR headset. What does the year's biggest consumer gaming show...

Valve Releases ‘Destinations’, a Free VR Creation Tool Built on Source 2 Engine

Valve has today released a new VR content creation tool suite called Destinations, a free program that lets you create, share and view community-created photogrammetry scenes, game worlds, and other 3D models. Both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users can take advantage...

Valve & Lionsgate Bringing 100 Feature Films to Steam That You Can Watch in a VR...

In an interesting announcement today which sees Valve's Steam platform becoming increasingly competitive toward video distribution platforms like Amazon Video, Lionsgate will be making more than 100 films available for purchase through the platform, and you'll be able to...

Valve is Bringing the Steam Library into VR with SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode

Valve today confirmed the existence of SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode which will effectively allow players to play any game from their Steam library inside of VR on big virtual display. For the best VR experience, games need to be designed from...
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Valve Releases First SteamVR Developer Roundtable Discussion Video

Filmed as part of the recent SteamVR developer showcase in Seattle, Valve have released the first in what appears to be a series of discussions with developers working on titles for the SteamVR platform and the HTC Vive. Headed by...

Valve Shows off Miniscule Lighthouse Sensors

Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system relies on an array of sensors which detect laser sweeps from the accompanying base stations. Valve has shown a glimpse of the latest iteration of the sensors which are remarkably small compared to earlier prototypes. Valve's...

Valve’s Chet Faliszek on HTC Vive Pre, Content Showcase Surprises and Ninja Cats

I sit down with Valve Writer, Game Developer and seemingly omnipotent VR Evangelist Chet Faliszek to discuss the new Vive Pre, Valve's focus on a safe VR experience, expectations for the upcoming VR content showcase and his startlingly sneaky cat. On...

“Second Generation” HTC Vive Development Kit to Debut at CES in January

HTC today announced that it will be launching the "second generation" of the HTC Vive Developer Kit at CES 2016 in January. HTC made the announcement today via a blog update which confirmed a delay of the commercial launch of...

HTC Vive Delayed to 2016, 7,000 Additional Developer Kits Coming Early Next Year

In an update to the company's blog today, HTC has announced that the Vive VR headset for Valve's SteamVR platform will be delayed until April 2016. Announcing back in March that the HTC Vive would launch to consumers starting in...

Valve Adds Support for Latest Oculus Rift SDK in SteamVR Update

Amidst ongoing development of Valve's SteamVR platform, a recent update has brought support for the latest version of the Oculus Rift SDK and Runtime. Apparently in an effort to ensure continued support for the Oculus Rift through SteamVR, a November...
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