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Oculus VR News | March 29, 2024

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Latest news on the Oculus Rift, and other cool VR stuff!

Increase Your Oculus Rift Image Resolution with the Oculus Debug Tool

June 8, 2016 |

If you’re looking to get an extra boost in image quality playing games using the Oculus Rift, then the Oculus Debug Tool could be your option to tap into that increased fidelity—just as long as you have a GPU powerful … Read More

Insomniac’s Oculus-Exclusive ‘Edge of Nowhere’ Available Now, June 6th

June 6, 2016 |

Insomniac Games, the makers of Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, and Sunset Overdrive, has finally released its Rift-exclusive survival horror game, Edge of Nowhere, available for purchase on the Oculus Store starting today, June 6th.

Edge of Nowhere is published by … Read More

Former EA and Oculus Exec David DeMartini Passes Away at 56

June 3, 2016 |

David DeMartini, an industry veteran who spent 15 years at Electronic Arts before joining Oculus VR at the end of 2013 as the head of worldwide publishing, passed away at the age of 56.

The sudden passing of De Martini, … Read More

Free Gear VR Bundle Promo is Back for Father’s Day

June 1, 2016 |

It’s that time again! Samsung is offering a new promotion to get its Gear VR, powered by Oculus to as many consumers as possible.

Between now through June 19th, Samsung will include the Gear VR headset for free with the … Read More

Microsoft Rumored to Upgrade Xbox One to Support Oculus Rift

May 26, 2016 |

Could Microsoft be preparing a new, more powerful version of its Xbox One gaming console to power the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset? Well, that seems to be the buzz reported ahead of this next month’s big E3 gaming conference.

According to … Read More

Oculus’ New DRM Actually Makes VR Piracy Easier

May 24, 2016 |

Earlier this week, Oculus rolled its 1.4 software update, which included improved “platform integrity checks” in an effort to combat against piracy to ensure that exclusive content could only be played on Oculus hardware. However, it now seems the company’s … Read More

It’s Official! We Changed our Name to OVRnews.com!

May 23, 2016 |

It’s official! We now have a new name. After three years of bringing you dedicated news and updates on the company we all know and love, Oculus VR, we’re now announcing the change of our blog site name from oculusVRnews.com … Read More

Oculus DRM Update Kills ‘Hack’ to Play Rift Exclusives on HTC Vive

May 21, 2016 |

If you thought you could keep playing Oculus Rift-exclusive titles on other rival headsets, then think again. It seems Oculus has officially put an end to the homebrew software called Revive, which allowed HTC Vive users to play games like … Read More

Oculus Responds to Senator Al Franken’s Privacy Concerns

May 19, 2016 |

Oculus has formally responded to U.S. Senator Al Franken’s questions regarding consumers’ privacy issues when it was revealed last month that the company will have access to monitor and collect data from users interacting with the Rift virtual reality headset.

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Gear VR Already Sold Over 300,000 in Europe in 2016

May 17, 2016 |

The Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset officially launched in November of 2015 and has already sold over 300,000 units across Europe this year alone.

Samsung has been offering a number of enticing Gear VR promotions with the launch … Read More