Valve SteamVR
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...
Oculus Rift Growth Spurt Halts HTC Vive Market Share Expansion
There's been a lot of talk about the latest data from Valve's latest Steam Hardware & Software survey, most of it drawing erroneous conclusions about overall market share of VR headsets while missing out on a very interesting data...
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 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...
HTC Will Install Your Vive For $250, Now in Select U.S. Cities
Are you the sort of person that has a hard time installing surround sound stereo equipment, or building IKEA shelves? Well, HTC is now offering customers a premium installation service to take the hassle out of setting up the Vive, a...
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...
How to Use the Oculus Rift With SteamVR in 4 Steps
Although Valve is now prompting Rift users to install SteamVR, there's more steps to actually get the Oculus Rift working with Steam. In a few quick steps you can use your Oculus Rift to play Steam and SteamVR games....
Valve Now Prompting Rift Owners to Install SteamVR
Although Valve has buddied up with HTC to create the Vive as SteamVR's flagship headset, the company has made it clear that they want SteamVR to be headset agnostic. Now Steam is identifying Rift users and prompting them to install...
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...
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...
Steam Expands VR Game Listings With Supported Headsets, Play Area, and More
In preparation for the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Valve has enhanced the categorization of VR games listed on Steam.
Steam first added a basic 'VR Support' category all the way back at the end of 2013,...
The HTC Vive Costs $799 and Ships April 1st
HTC have finally officially announced the price of the 'Consumer Edition' of their Valve SteamVR powered virtual reality solution. The HTC Vive will cost a cool $799.
Those eagerly awaiting news on how much they can expect to have to lay...
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...




















