As someone who's into survival horror games and virtual reality, I've been burned many times before by titles that either don't make the most of the genre, or the medium, or sometimes both. There are a lot of middling-at-best VR horror expe...

Global superstar Hatsune Miku is set to join roving 'n' raving reporter Ulala in the recently released Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash. The Vocaloid star will feature in upcoming DLC, as announced by developer Grounding Inc.It's ...

Ever since Half-Life: Alyx was revealed late last year, demand for the Valve Index virtual reality headset skyrocketed. It shot to the top of Steam's best-sellers list, and quickly sold out in every region where it was available. As of...

Hello Games has released the latest in a long line of updates for its interplanetary exploration title No Man's Sky. Along with a huge list of bug fixes and mechanical tweaks, the "Living Ship" update adds some very strange new vessels, shi...

During last December's stacked State of Play presentation, Sony dropped a trailer for a strange and esoteric-looking VR title, Paper Beast. Now developer Pixel Reef is peeling back the layers on this stylistic release, with a new trailer sh...

After all these years, the next chapter in Valve's unshakable sci-fi saga is nearly upon us. Half-Life: Alyx will release on March 23, 2020, with support for the Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift headsets. "Pre-order bonuses for anyone...

Prince of Persia makes its return this spring after a decade-long absence, as Ubisoft is adapting the beloved-yet-ignored franchise into a virtual reality escape room. That's the Prince of Persia news you wanted, right? Prince of ...

If there's one thing you'll quickly (and continuously) learn as a new VR owner, it's that sales are crucial. After breaking through that initial financial barrier to entry, it's important to build out your early library with restraint. When...

After several false starts, it appears that everybody's favourite swingin' news reporter Ulala is, at long last, ready to bring you the hot scoops once again. Sega has confirmed that Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! will finally ...

I've given so many hours to Stardew Valley, but I don't regret the time I've invested in the game – not for a second. The same can't be said of other time-sinks I put up with, most of which come with at least a tinge of regret. Stard...

I've had the good fortune of testing just about every facet of consumer-side VR in the past four years. Not only have I donned every major headset, but I've also embarked upon numerous VR experiences, like the ambitious room scale eigh...

You could say that The Walking Dead franchise is a volatile beast in terms of quality. I'll spare you the rhetoric of the ups and downs of the television show, but even the flagship Telltale games took a dip eventually and fell into ov...

It's tough to know what to expect from Half-Life: Alyx. It's Valve's first Half-Life game in well over a decade, it's only available in a virtual reality format, and it's the first time Gordon Freeman isn't the protagonist. You couldn'...

An alarming amount of 2020 games have been pushed back until later in the year. It makes sense, it happens annually. But we've also had a few last-minute pushes like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Avengers and Cyberpunk 2077. Now we can add...

You don't need an official Oculus Link cable to run Oculus Rift games on your standalone Oculus Quest headset, but if you want a no-fuss option that's guaranteed to work and work well, here it is. The company has started selling a five-mete...

Labo...remember that product line? While I'm sure everyone with kids is letting out a collective "yes" chant right now, a lot of folks still don't know what it is: or it completely passed them by after the initial furor and they forgot abou...

Beat Saber and Green Day – what a peculiar pairing. Announced after a live performance at The Game Awards 2019, the band is bringing six of its songs to the realm of VR saber slashing. The Green Day Music Pack will cost $9 and it's la...

Twisted Pixel just stealth-released its newest game. Path of the Warrior is a VR brawler and it's out right now. As part of The Game Awards, Twisted Pixel got a quick reveal trailer in the middle of the show. One look at it and you're...

At the top of most every VR-owner's wishlist is Half-Life: Alyx, the new VR-only chapter in the Half-Life universe. In March 2020, it's coming to SteamVR. After that? It's tough to say. Half-Life: Alyx designer Ron Coomer was rec...

At this morning's State of Play presentation, Sony revealed a new trailer for Pixel Reef's esoteric looking VR title, Paper Beast, that features folded creatures, much like the ones created in origami art, existing within a huge sandbox wor...

The Oculus Quest just got that much more enticing. With update v12, the standalone VR headset now has motion tracking – a taste of it, at least. The functionality is currently limited to "select first-party apps" (like the browser and...

For better or worse, Twin Peaks VR is about what you'd expect: a chance to spend a bit more time in David Lynch and Mark Frost's subversive universe. It doesn't look particularly great, even by virtual-reality graphics standards, but I coul...

Blooming Japanese developer Mikage LLC has announced that it has signed with publisher Aksys Games to work on a mystery project for the upcoming PlayStation 5 platform, along with ports for PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch and VR.Mikage is the deve...

Those of you hoping to get fully immersed in the world of Ulala's Swingin' Report Show (and I'm assuming that's everybody) will unfortunately have to wait a little longer. Developer Grounding Inc. has announced that Space Channel 5 VR: Kind...

It's Turkey Day and if you're one of those lucky PC gamers who don't have a potato for a system, you may just be shopping for a VR head-mounted display this holiday season - especially because Valve has suddenly decided to start printing mo...