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VR Racing Simulator

VR Racing Sim ‘DiRT Rally’ Available Free From Humble Bundle

Digital game storefront Humble Bundle is offering DiRT Rally for free, now through September 1st. The version of the game being given away is via Steam with official support for the Oculus Rift, though unofficial support for other SteamVR headsets should...

Steep Weekend Discounts on VR Sim Racers: ‘Project Cars 2’, ‘Dirt Rally’ & ‘Assetto Corsa’

Interested in jumping into the VR racing scene? This weekend you can snag discounts up to 80% on some of the best VR sim racing games out there. Courtesy of gaming deal and charitable giving site Humble Bundle, now through...

LeanGP Home Motorcycle Sim Doubles Crowdfunding Goal With 3 Weeks to Go

Described as the “first affordable and foldable motorcycle simulator,” LeanGP is a dedicated gaming controller and chassis for bike enthusiasts, compatible with various VR-supported gaming platforms. Valencia-based startup LeanGP reached their Kickstarter goal within the first 48 hours of...

The 5 Best VR Racing Sims for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

As one of the first game genres to embrace VR, sim racing has successfully transitioned from the ‘very early adopter’ stage (using Oculus development kits) to the ‘early adopter’ stage (the first-generation consumer headsets). Now that the majority of...

Four Kits to Get Into VR Sim Racing on Any Budget

Virtual reality is a natural fit for the sim racing genre, bringing high visual immersion in line with detailed and realistic driving physics. But if you're playing with a controller (or worse, a keyboard!) you're missing out the depths...

Best Steering Wheel & Pedals for Newcomers to VR Sim Racing

Haptic feedback is one of the toughest challenges for general-purpose VR input, but for the driving simulation genre, dedicated controllers have been addressing the problem for over two decades. Now that 'cockpit view' makes so much sense for VR...
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‘rFactor 2’ Beta Adds Vive & Rift Support, and it Looks Intense

It's been a long time coming for a racing simulator originally released in 2013, but rFactor 2 has just taken an exciting new step for VR fans as the game's latest beta not only adds DX11 support for enhanced...
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It’s Ok to Be Jealous of This $25,000 VR Racing Rig, We Are Too

What do you do when you want to push VR racing simulation to the limit of immersion? This. Played with just a headset and a controller, Dirt Rally in VR is a pretty awesome experience. But if you veer off of down...

‘Driveclub VR’ Confirmed Exclusively for PlayStation VR in 2016

Following the unfortunate closure of developer Evolution Studios earlier this year, the fate of the VR version of their 2014 PS4 exclusive Driveclub was unclear, but thankfully work has continued by an internal Sony team, and the game is...

‘iRacing’ to Expand VR Support to HTC Vive in September Update

With a couple of weeks remaining in the current season, sim racing enthusiasts are beginning to anticipate iRacing’s next quarterly update, and Road to VR has received confirmation that it will include expanded VR support. Having rolled out its...
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‘DiRT Rally VR’ Launches July 11th, New Oculus Rift Update Trailer Here

DiRT Rally, the off-road racing sim from Codemasters, just got a brand new Oculus Rift trailer. Even better news: the VR version is officially coming to both the Oculus Store and pushing out to existing PC users simultaneously on July 11th. Codemasters...
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‘DiRT Rally VR’ Coming Soon to Oculus Store, Steam to See VR Update “this month”

DiRT Rally, the racing sim from Codemasters, doesn't have an official launch date for the Oculus Rift just yet, but in an Nvidia blog post announcing new optimized drivers for the game, we learned that the racer is coming soon to the Oculus Store and...

Hands-on: ‘iRacing’ Gets Initial Oculus Rift CV1 Support

iRacers almost missed out on VR support in the last update. According to Shawn Nash, the software engineer responsible for implementing VR into iRacing, it was a very close call. “We ported the support from DX9 into our new...

‘iRacing’ Oculus Rift Support Arrives Next Week

Early-adopters of VR headsets turned to Live For Speed and Project CARS for their VR-enabled sim racing fix, which both have solid support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but we’re finally seeing movement elsewhere. Assetto Corsa’s pre-alpha support...
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This Assetto Corsa Mixed Reality Video Shows VR Racing’s Potential

This enthusiast video which uses green screen video capture to fuse virtual reality footage, demonstrates how impressively accurate VR racing games are becoming. The trend set by the excellent mixed reality videos from Northway Games, showcasing their excellent room-scale title Fantastic...
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