Oculus News
Oculus Celebrates One-Year Rift Anniversary with Huge Sale
March 28, 2017 | FRΛNK R.A year ago today, Oculus officially launched the first consumer version of its Rift virtual reality headset to the public. Now, to celebrate the marking of its one-year anniversary, the company is offering a huge sale on a wide range … Read More
Facebook Hires Apple Veteran Michael Hillman as Head of Oculus Hardware
March 27, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Facebook, the parent company of Oculus VR, has hired former Apple senior engineer and design lead, Michael Hillman, to oversee the development of its next-generation consumer VR products as the Head of Oculus Hardware.
During his 15-years at Apple, Hillman … Read More
Oculus Rift 1.13 Update Brings Tracking Fixes and Public Test Channel
March 23, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has just announced the release of its latest 1.13 software update for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, which offers additional fixes to improve tracking quality, as well as includes a few new features aimed at enhancing the experience … Read More
Virtual Reality Has ‘Real’ Games and More Big Titles Coming, says Oculus
March 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.As optimism about the future of virtual reality grows, one common criticism that still lingers on is the lack of full, high-quality games available in VR. In an effort to put this no ‘real games’ misconception to rest, Oculus is … Read More
Oculus Publishes Touch CAD Files for Custom and Third-Party Accessories
March 15, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has recently made available its Touch Accessory Guidelines for download, which provides hardware designers and manufacturers with the documentation and 3D CAD files necessary to develop custom accessories for the Touch controller.
The CAD files are in the .STEP … Read More
Judge dismisses TRT ‘Breach of Contract’ Lawsuit Against Oculus
March 13, 2017 | FRΛNK R.It looks like Oculus has one less legal battle to worry about after a northern California court dismissed a ‘breach of contract’ lawsuit filed against the company by Total Recall Technologies (TRT).
Total Recall Technologies had first filed the suit … Read More
Oculus Updates Rooms, Adds Events and Facebook Live Streaming
March 11, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus announced that it has rolled out some exciting updates to its mobile VR platform that brings a number of new features aimed at making the virtual reality experience much more social.
Starting with Oculus Rooms, which is now up … Read More
Oculus CTO John Carmack Hits Back at ZeniMax with $22.5 Million Lawsuit
March 10, 2017 | FRΛNK R.The ongoing legal feud between Oculus CTO John Carmack and his former employer ZeniMax Media continues with Camack now suing the company for $22.5 million, reports Dallas Morning News.
The complaint filed on behalf of Carmack alleges that ZeniMax wrongfully … Read More
Oculus Story Studio’s ‘Talking with Ghosts’ to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
March 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.The team at Oculus Story Studio announced that their latest virtual reality film project Talking with Ghosts will premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival next month on April 21st in New York City.
Talking with Ghosts features a collection … Read More
Early Oculus Touch Buyers Get $50 Store Credit
March 2, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Following the big news on the Rift and Touch price drop, Oculus is making sure that it takes care of customers who may have recently bought a pair of Oculus Touch controllers prior to the announcement.
According to Oculus, any … Read More