Oculus Showcases its VR Sculpting Tool ‘Medium’ at Comic-Con

July 23, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

During this week at Comic-Con in San Diego, Oculus gave attendees a closer look at its much-anticipated VR sculpting software tool, Medium.

With the help of some world-class artists, Medium, was put to the test and delivered some really impressive … Read More

Oculus SDK 1.6 Reveals New Touch Features and Additional Sensor Support

July 16, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

This week Oculus released its latest software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 1.6, which includes a number of key improvements to help improve the user experience, as well as two interesting features for the much-anticipated Oculus Touch controllers slated for … Read More

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Hints Touch Controllers Will Ship ‘In Volume Q4

July 13, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Yesterday, it was officially announced that Oculus finally caught up to fulfilling all pre-orders for its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The company also noted its long-awaited Touch controllers still wouldn’t ship until later this year, however they did confirm to … Read More

Oculus Finally Catches Up with Pre-Orders, Now Offers 2-4 Day Shipping

July 12, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

After months of long delays, Oculus just announced that all pre-orders of its Rift headset are now fulfilled and finally shipped to its customers.

This comes as good news to those who have been waiting patiently for their headset to arrive, so … Read More

Oculus Announces Connect 3 Developer Conference is Oct. 5th-7th

July 12, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Oculus announced its third annual developer conference, Oculus Connect, will officially take place this year in San Jose, California, from October 5th-7th. With much excitement surrounding the conference, Oculus says this will be their largest developer conference yet!

At … Read More

Oculus HapticWave Project Let’s You Feel in VR without Gloves

July 7, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

As Oculus gets closer to releasing its long-awaited Touch motion controllers to allow users to see their hands in the Rift, the company already has potential plans in the works to take VR input a step further to make virtual reality … Read More

Is the HTC Vive Really Outselling the Oculus Rift 2-to-1?

July 5, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Last week, a new survey published by Valve revealed some interesting data indicating HTC Vive’s popularity over the Oculus Rift. As a result, some reports are stating the HTC Vive is the current top leader in the VR industry…or is … Read More

Falcon Northwest Announces Oculus-Ready PCs featuring Nvidia 1080 GTX

June 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Back in April, Oculus announced its partnership with custom PC manufacturer, Falcon Northwest, as part of its ever-growing Oculus Ready PC program—joining alongside the ranks of top manufacturers Asus, Dell, Alienware, and Lenovo.

Now, Falcon Northwest has revealed its Tiki and … Read More

Oculus Rift Back in Stock at Amazon

June 28, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

If you’re looking to get your hands on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, you’ll be glad to know that Amazon once again has the Rift available in stock for $599, with one-day shipping!

After initially encountering a number of shipping issues … Read More

Oculus Removes its DRM Restriction, Vive Owners Can Play Rift Exclusives

June 24, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

In a surprising and unexpected turnaround, Oculus has reversed course on a controversial ‘platform integrity check’ DRM that prevented other VR platforms like the HTC Vive from playing Oculus games and apps without an Oculus Rift headset.

Earlier today, the … Read More