Microsoft Preparing VR Project to Take on Oculus in 2015

December 24, 2014 | Staff Writer

It doesn’t seem like Microsoft is all that worried about the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook, as the software giant appears to have plans of its own in place for a VR headset. As Forbes reported in March, Microsoft’s VR … Read More

Samsung Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’ Available Now for $200

December 8, 2014 | Staff Writer

Samsung announced the release of its Oculus-powered Gear VR headset for under $200 and is now available directly from the Samsung website and AT&T. The Gear VR “Innovator Edition” is designed to be plug and play, and transform your Samsung Galaxy Note … Read More

Artist Mark Farid Will Wear Oculus Rift Headset for 28 Days

November 20, 2014 | Staff Writer

UK-based artist, Mark Farid, plans to wear the Oculus Rift headset 24/7 for 28 days. The concept involves Farid wearing the Oculus Rift headset all day and night, and experiencing life from the point of view of another stranger.

With … Read More

Oculus-Powered Samsung Gear VR Headset Coming in December

November 13, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

The Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, a mobile virtual reality headset powered by Oculus, will be released early next month, according to a blog post on the Oculus VR website.

While the Gear VR uses a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … Read More

Mozilla Launches MozVR with Oculus Rift Support

November 10, 2014 | Staff Writer

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its popular web browser Firefox, Mozilla just announced the launch of its new website MozVR.com — an experimental ‘native VR’ experience built from the ground up to help show off the immersive capabilities … Read More

Short 360-Degree Horror Film for Oculus Rift Released

October 31, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Just in time for Halloween, 11:57 is a virtual reality short horror film that gives viewers the feeling they are inside the terrifying scene. 

The 4-minute long horror film was made specifically for the Oculus Rift and mobile in mind, offering … Read More

Minecraft Creator ‘Notch’ No Longer Upset About Facebook Buying Oculus

August 17, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this year when Facebook announced it was acquiring Oculus VR for $2 billion, some early supporters reacted with a sense of shock, and dismay. Most notably creator of Minecraft Markus ‘Notch’ Persson when he announced he will cancel plans on … Read More

Nintendo on Virtual Reality: Shigeru Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift

June 18, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, best known for creating iconic games like Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, and Pikmin series — was spotted at E3 2014 finally trying out the Oculus Rift virtual … Read More

Sony’s Relationship with Oculus is ‘Very Friendly’, says Shuhei Yoshida

June 16, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

While it may seem Sony’s Project Morpheus VR headset is competing directly against the Oculus Rift, according to a recent interview with Bloomberg, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe expressed quite the opposite.

“We don’t really look at them [Sony] as a … Read More

Sony Project Morpheus VR headset Goes Up Against Oculus Rift

March 19, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Well, the rumors were true…After months of speculation, Sony has finally revealed its virtual reality headset, codenamed Project Morpheus, for the Playstation 4 during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2014 in San Francisco. As reported by The Verge, Shuhei Yoshida, … Read More