Oculus Slashes Price of Rift and Touch Bundle to $399 for Limited Time

July 10, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

If you’ve been looking to jump into virtual reality, now is a perfect time to buy. Oculus has announced that starting today for a “limited time” the Oculus Rift headset and Touch controller bundle will cost just $399, which is … Read More

Oculus Adds Support for Native Mixed Reality Capture to Rift

July 3, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Trying to convey to others what it’s like to be totally immersed in a virtual reality experience has proven to be somewhat of a challenge to put into words, however, with the help of a green screen and an external … Read More

Oculus Sending Controller-Shaped Trophies to Touch Launch Partners

June 28, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus is showing its appreciation to developers who helped the Oculus Touch controllers kick-off to a great start last year by sending them silver controller-shaped trophies, as reported by UploadVR.

The Touch controllers launched on December 6th, 2016 with over … Read More

Oculus Announces Connect 4 Developer Conference is Oct. 11th-12th

June 22, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has officially announced that its fourth annual developer conference, Oculus Connect, will take place from October 11th-12th at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA.

Oculus Connect 4 will be a two-day event filled with an … Read More

Oculus Fights ZeniMax’s Injunction Demands in Court, Judge Calls for End to Legal Battle

June 21, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

After being awarded $500 million earlier this year in its lawsuit against Facebook-owned Oculus, ZeniMax Media was back in court wanting more.

ZeniMax had filed an injunction shortly after the trial to block the sale of any Oculus hardware and … Read More

Oculus Kicks Off ‘Summer of Rift’ Sales Event with Discounts Up to 60% Off

June 17, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus announced it has officially kicked off its Summer of Rift sales event, which features discounts up to 60% off a wide selection of Rift and Gear VR titles on the Oculus Store from June 17th through July 5th—so if you’re … Read More

Oculus 1.16 Update Adds New Home Environment, Mixed Reality Capture

June 16, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus is starting to roll out its latest update to the Oculus Rift software version 1.16, which adds a fresh new environment to the Oculus Home, support for mixed reality capture, as well as some additional features to improve the … Read More

Oculus Announces 2017 Creators Lab Participants and Advisory Board

June 15, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has kicked off its 2017 Creators Lab Summit by announcing the selected participants for this year’s program. As part of the Oculus VR for Good initiative, the Creators Lab aims to bring new voices to the field of virtual … Read More

Oculus, Intel and ESL Team Up to Bring Virtual Reality to eSports

June 13, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

At E3 2017, Intel announced a partnership with Oculus and the ESL to launch the VR Challenger League, an eSports competition dedicated to competitive virtual reality gaming—featuring Oculus Rift titles Insomniac’s The Unspoken and Ready At Dawn Studios’ Echo Arena.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 California Public Libraries for Free Access to VR

June 8, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that it will donate 100 Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets and Oculus-Ready PCs to 90 different libraries throughout the state of California as part of a new pilot program.

The program will roll out over the next … Read More