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.
Steam VR GDC Content Partner VR Headset “V minus-1” Revealed
Valve is revealing the evolutionary steps its developer edition Steam VR headset the HTC Vive took before reaching GDC 2015.
As part of their Steam VR mini-museum, they've shown the headset that content partners demonstrating applications and software at GDC 2015...
A Look Inside HTC’s Steam VR Laser Tracking Base Stations
At GDC 2015, Valve and HTC are demo'ing their new virtual reality system which utilises a laser-based tracking system. We've got high-res images of those base stations for you now.
GDC is exploding with VR news, and as ever with new...
Valve Talks ‘Advanced VR Rendering’ – Live Blog @ 5pm PST
"Valve has been creating advanced prototype VR HMD's since mid-2013 that are more advanced than other developers currently have access to, and this head start has allowed us to gain a ton of VR-specific rendering knowledge that we'd like...
HTC Vive / Steam VR Controllers Pictured – Appear to Use Similar Tracking to Headset
As hinted at during HTC's reveal on Sunday of it's Valve collaboration in VR, the Vive virtual reality headset, Steam VR does indeed have it's own specially designed controllers. This is what they look like.
Embargo's on Valve's new Steam...
First Steam VR Controller Impressions “Utterly phenomenal”
HTC mentioned during their HTC Vive reveal yesterday that the new headset would be accompanied by new controllers, designed for VR. It seems that Scott Broock, VP of Content at Jaunt just got his hands on them, and was...
First HTC Vive / Steam VR Hands-On Preview Emerges “..it’s a massive game changer”
GDC 2015 has only just kicked off, but we're already starting to hear first-hand accounts of Valve's new HTC manufactured VR Headset, the Vive.
HTC's Vive announcement at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, is barely a day old...
HTC Vive and Steam VR has Google, HBO and Lionsgate as Content Developers
Yesterday, Valve and HTC revealed the 'Vive' VR headset, and there's some pretty big names already working on content for the headset.
According to the Vive website, Google, HBO, and Lionsgate are already working to create content for the new headset...
Unreal Engine is Now Free for Everyone
In a surprise move, Epic has announced that its cutting-edge 3D engine 'Unreal' is now free to everyone who wants it. So what's the catch?
Well, in short it seems there really isn't one. Epic's ethos is now "We succeed...
Speculation: HTC Vive’s Tracking Uses Inivisible, Projected Markers for 360 Degree Inside-Out Tracking
There's still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding HTC's Steam VR Headset the Vive, not least of which how exactly the tracking solution works. There is one theory that has emerged which does offer a plausible solution.
Yesterday, in the chaos...
HTC’s Vive Launch Trailer is Beautiful Hype, and that’s OK
The HTC Vive, a virtual reality headset for Valve's SteamVR platform, was launched yesterday and it was accompanied by a lavish, high-concept trailer extolling the wonders of the new platform.
As the virtual reality revolution has been built primarily by...
The Gallery to be Demo’d on Steam VR at GDC “You will not believe this tech”
Cloudhead Games, the developers behind the Kickstarter backed Oculus Rift adventure The Gallery have announced that not only have they been working on bringing their game to Steam VR and the freshly announced HTC Vive headset, but that they'll be...
HTC ‘Vive’ Tech Specs Revealed, Dual 1200×1080 Panels @ 90Hz plus “laser position sensor”
Now that the official website for the freshly announced HTC 'Vive' the new SteamVR based virtual reality headset built in partnership with Valve, we can dig a little into the onboard hardware. So far, it doesn't disappoint.
HTC 'Vive' technical...
Owlchemy Labs Announce New Valve Steam VR Based Project, Debuts at GDC 2015
Hot on the heels of HTC's suprise 'Vive' VR Headset announcement - a partnership with Valve, Owlchemy labs has teased it's newest virtual reality IP, to debut on Valve's Steam VR platform.
Owlchemy labs have been at the forefront of...
HTC and Valve Announces New VR Headset ‘Vive’ Partnership –Breaking
At HTC's 'Utopia' event at the Mobile World Conference, the company just announced a partnership with gaming giant Valve, seemingly including the production of a new VR headset. We're gathering info, but it seems the unit which comprises '70 sensors'...
This Stunning Virtual Realisation of Venice is Available for Oculus Rift Now
Virtual Architectural Visualisation is one of many non-gaming applications for virtual reality, and one that's seeing growth.
UE4Arch is a company dedicated to creating and selling hyper-realistic virtual creations that can be experienced in virtual reality. The company works in Unreal...












