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Home • PC Game Hardware • PC Game News • Half-Life: Alyx • The Valve Index headset is back in stock. There, that’s the post. Seriously though, it’s been a bit of a ride the last few weeks watching the upcoming VR-only Half-Life game creep closer as Valve’s own VR…

A project developed by mechanical engineers Florian Auté and Alexis Roseillier resulted in a 3D-printed paddle, grip, and holder for an Oculus Touch controller. The grip replicates the feel of a real racket for use in the VR table tennis game Eleven. Eleven was already available on PC VR but just launched…

Half-Life 2, Valve's magnum opus, was released in 2004. Continuing the story that began in 1997's Half-Life, the sequel made history for the company, and the industry at large, because it introduced the public to Source, Valve's in-house game engine. Featuring impressive leaps forward in lighting and animation, a robust…

The coronavirus outbreak may hurt supplies for weeks.Apple reportedly warns stores of iPhone replacement shortagesApple has briefed retail staff that replacement phones will be in short supply, due to the effects of the coronavirus. This could last between two and four weeks. So what if your iPhone no-worky? Geniuses will…

If you own a Valve Index VR headset then you can now preview two locations from Half-Life: Alyx. If you don't own one then the good news is that they'll be back in stock next week. Valve released the two Half-Life: Alyx preview environments through SteamVR Home so all you…

LA Noire has been a bit of a cult classic in the gaming world since its debut introduced a ton of exciting and thrilling detective mechanics and gameplay features. Years after its release, it would get a remaster for modern systems that showed how resilient those same mechanics were to…

When it's released on March 23, Half-Life: Alyx will be a notable moment in the timeline of VR gaming – perhaps the medium's first true blockbuster. It's led to a rush of first-time VR buyers, eager to play the first full Half-Life game in 16 years. However, the outbreak of…

Ahead of an official price and release date reveal, Microsoft recently announced new details in regards to its upcoming next-gen console, the Xbox Series X. In a blog post, Xbox head Phil Spencer focuses on a handful of key areas: hardware power, variable-rate shading and ray-tracing, an improved quick resume…

While Oculus Quest users have been able to play PC VR games via the Oculus Link service since late last year, there's always been one glaring issue with the way Oculus Link works. Simply put, the microphone on the Oculus Quest was disabled any time you hooked it up to…

Dell While much of the world has moved on from desktop PC, for many people -- myself included -- laptops will never be enough. Only a tower PC has the power, expandability, and upgradeability to accommodate high-performance gaming, VR and graphics work. If you're nodding your head in agreement, then you…