Oculus News
Oculus ‘Guardian’ Boundary System Coming to the Rift
September 16, 2016 | FRΛNK R.One of the main differences between the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is that the Vive offers a room-scale experience out of the box, whereas the Rift currently focuses on a seated-VR experience. However, with the upcoming release of the … Read More
Oculus Fall Sale Begins with Discounts Up to 66% Off Rift and Gear VR Titles
September 15, 2016 | FRΛNK R.If you’ve been waiting to purchase some new VR content for the Rift and Gear VR to experience, now is the perfect time to get special discounts ranging up to 66% off.
Oculus is running its Fall Sale promotion on … Read More
Oculus Rolls Out Achievements for Oculus Rift and Gear VR Experiences
September 14, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus announced a key feature added to its Oculus Home platform that will allow all users to gain a sense of accomplishment in their virtual reality experiences.
Over the next few weeks, Oculus will begin rolling out “achievements” for the … Read More
Oculus Touch Alleged Price and Release Date Leaked by Retail Partner
September 10, 2016 | FRΛNK R.As we patiently wait for Oculus to finally reveal more information on its long-awaited Touch controllers, it appears one of its European retail partners might have accidentally jumped a bit too soon.
According to a listing from German retailer, MediaMarkt, … Read More
Palmer Luckey Responds to Reports of Oculus Rift and VR Sales ‘Flatlining
September 9, 2016 | FRΛNK R.This week raised some eyebrows with regards to the latest Steam hardware and software survey that appeared to indicate that virtual reality sales figures were heading on a downward spiral and “flatlining”. Some reports suggested that perhaps this is signifying the … Read More
Oculus Wins First Emmy for its VR Short Film ‘Henry’
September 8, 2016 | FRΛNK R.For the first time, Oculus is now among the prestigious list of winners of an Emmy award. Its highly-praised animated VR short film, Henry, created by the company’s in-house cinema division, Oculus Story Studios, won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive … Read More
Oculus Explains Why Touch Controllers Did Not Launch with the Rift
August 28, 2016 | FRΛNK R.When the Oculus Touch motion controllers were first revealed back at E3 2015, the initial hardware was well received and helped showcase a new, immersive sense of presence for Rift users to experience with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. … Read More
Oculus Debuts 360° Video of President Obama Touring Yosemite National Park
August 25, 2016 | FRΛNK R.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s National Parks Service, you can now embark on a VR trip through Yosemite National Park with the President of the United States Barack Obama from the comfort of your own home. This becomes … Read More
Best Buy Expands Oculus Rift Demos to 500 Stores this Holiday Season
August 24, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., is getting ready to do a massive push to bring mainstream exposure to virtual reality by significantly increasing the number of in-store demonstrations it currently has of the Oculus Rift … Read More
Oculus Responds Against ZeniMax’s Latest Lawsuit Allegations
August 22, 2016 | FRΛNK R.The lawsuit bought by game publisher ZeniMax Media against Oculus and its parent company Facebook doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. ZeniMax first filed its suit in May 2014 after Oculus was acquired by Facebook, but has since … Read More