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.

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.

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...
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Thorpe Park Reveals HTC Vive Powered Ghost Train, Opening Spring

UK theme park Thorpe Park has revealed that a virtual reality ghost train experience in development for some 3 years will finally open to the public this year, powered by the HTC Vive VR headset. Another UK theme park is...

HTC Considering Separating Vive VR into Standalone Business, Report Suggests

HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang may be considering spinning off the VR side of the business into a separate entity, causing stock prices in the Taiwanese company to rise sharply today. HTC's having a tumultuous time right now, with rapidly diminishing cash...
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‘Spellbound’ Lets You Cast Virtual Magic with your Real Hands

Spellbound is a new made-for-VR game which uses Leap Motion and the Oculus Rift DK2 to allow your actual hands to perform some nifty spell-casting in the virtual world, amongst other things. In this intriguing new title from Seattle based developer...

Hands On: The Martian VR Experience is a Triumph in Motion

We went hands on with the new, real-time, VR experience inspired by the Ridley Scott movie 'The Martian' and found its mix of high production values, motion controllers combined with motion chairs seriously compelling. Ridley Scott's The Martian is a...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #2

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. This is a combat racer on the moon designed for VR. Trick...
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This Co-op HTC Vive Game Uses Kinect to Project Players into VR

This experimental game not only allows two players, both immersed in VR via an HTC Vive headset, to share the same virtual space, it also projects their real world image into the application. And, it's all possible over an...
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‘Budget Cuts’ Uses Portals to Solve Room-Scale Locomotion Problem

Large tracking volumes, like the type afforded by Steam VR's Lighthouse system, are a godsend for fans of virtual reality. But what about when you reach the edge of the wall? Where do you go then? Neat Corporation, an indie game and tool...
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‘Hover Junkers’ Pre-order Now Available on Indiegogo

Hover Junkers is a multi-player first-person shooter set aboard customizable hovercrafts, and if you've followed any of Stress Level Zero's recent video updates, you've seen just how cool it looks. Hover Junker superfans can now pre-order through the studio's Indiegogo campaign, which is set...
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This Video Does a Great Job of Showing What It’s like to Be Inside Virtual Reality

You'll hear the mantra time and again "you have to use virtual reality to understand what it's like." And for the most part that's true. VR is so new and different that using old media like text, photos, or...

Vive Pre-orders to Open February 29th as HTC Pivots From Smartphones to VR

Speaking with The Telegraph, HTC CEO Cher Wang confirms that pre-orders for the company's Vive VR system will open February 29th. Wang also indicates that HTC is turning its focus primarily to virtual reality. The Telegraph reports HTC CEO Cher Wang...
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HTC Shows Vive Pre Working Great for Seated VR at CES

While the HTC Vive is known for its 'room-scale tracking space, the company maintains that it works just as well for seated VR experiences. At CES 2016, HTC showed just that, using Elite Dangerous running great on the new Vive...
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Windlands Now Available on Steam Early Access

Windlands, a first-person exploration game from Psytech Games, is now available for purchase on Steam Early Access. The game is currently on sale for $15.99, and returns to the normal price of $19.99 after January 15th. After generating over $20k in a successful...
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Hands On: Audi’s Stunning Next-gen Showrooms are Powered by Vive and Rift

We went hands-on with Audi's new room-scale VR showroom experience that the company is hoping will add new dimensions to the car buying experience whilst also introducing entirely new demographics to VR. Audi are serious about VR it turns out, very...

Hands-on: HTC Vive Pre Brings Notable Improvements to Visuals, Tracking, and Ergonomics

Although the HTC Vive saw a significant delay, pushing its expected delivery date way back from Q4 2015 to April 2016, development of the headset has not stalled. The new Vive Pre, the second Vive development kit, makes improvements...