Oculus Rift Shipment Delayed Due to Unexpected Component Shortage

April 2, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The consumer version of the Oculus Rift officially started shipping on March 28th, but many early customers who pre-ordered the $599 headset have yet to receive any shipment updates. In an email sent to customers by the Oculus Team, the … Read More

iFixit Scores the Oculus Rift 7 out 10 for Repairability

March 31, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Now that the first consumer version of Oculus Rift (CV1) was released this week, the team at iFixit got their hands on taking one apart for a closer look at the internal components and seeing how this game-changing hardware was … Read More

Oculus Rift Prices Hiked Up on eBay, starting at $1,000

March 31, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

It did not take long for the first batch of the Oculus Rift consumer headsets to already begin popping up on the popular online auction site, eBay. In fact, listings started going up on the site less than 48 hours after … Read More

Oculus Rift Review Roundup: What Are Critics Saying About the Rift?

March 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the consumer version of the Oculus Rift finally becoming a reality, we’re now beginning to see a number of reviews and first impressions coming in from around the web.

For the most part, while there are some criticisms out … Read More

Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney Criticizes ‘Open’ Oculus Storefront

March 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus storefront is designed to distribute a wide range of experiences, games, and immersive video content for Oculus Rift users to enjoy on its platform. There’s also an opt-in option for users to access VR content that is not … Read More

Oculus Confirms Devs Can Sell their Rift Games on Other Store Platforms

March 29, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

In the recent announcement of the Oculus SDK 1.3 update, Oculus revealed that developers creating virtual reality games and apps for the Oculus Rift do not necessarily have to put their content on the Oculus store to sell their content … Read More

CCP Games Release EVE: Valkyrie Launch Trailer for Oculus Rift

March 29, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the Oculus Rift finally shipping to consumers this week, a new trailer for EVE: Valkyrie was released by developer CCP Games. The footage highlights one of the most anticipated games to launch with the Rift featuring its intense space … Read More

Oculus PC SDK 1.3 is Now Available to Developers

March 28, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Developers of virtual reality content will be very pleased with the news that Oculus has released the latest version of its software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 1.3, which is available now for download directly from the Oculus website.

The … Read More

Oculus Rift VR Headset Officially Launches Today

March 28, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today marks a major milestone for virtual reality with the official launch of the long-awaited Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.

After nearly four years since Oculus founder Palmer Luckey started the company, which was later acquired by Facebook for $2 billion … Read More

Palmer Luckey Hand-Delivers First Oculus Rift Headset

March 26, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The long-awaited Oculus Rift is set to arrive on consumer’s doorsteps this Monday, March 28th, however, one lucky customer from Anchorage, Alaska received an early surprise visit from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey himself, who personally made the trip to hand-deliver … Read More