Oculus Touch Controllers will be Available on December 6th for $199

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Finally, Oculus today announced during a keynote speech at the Oculus Connect 3 developer conference the official price and shipping date of its Oculus Touch motion controllers for the Oculus Rift.

The Touch controllers will cost $199 and will begin … Read More

Oculus is Working on a Standalone VR headset, codenamed ‘Santa Cruz’

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

During the keynote presentation at Oculus Connect 3, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on stage that Oculus is working on a new, standalone virtual reality headset, which would eliminate the need for users to be tethered to a PC.

The … Read More

Facebook and Oculus Commit Millions in Funding for VR Content, Education, and Diversity

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, during the first keynote of Oculus Connect 3, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on stage the company’s ongoing commitment to invest in the development of high-quality VR content for the Oculus platform by developers in the community.

Over the … Read More

Amazon UK Lists Oculus Touch Pre-Orders, Price Leak and Release Date

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

As we begin to gather more official details on how much Oculus Touch will cost and when it will begin shipping to consumers, it seems as though Amazon UK might have posted its retail listing a bit too early ahead … Read More

Oculus Announces Connect 3 Developer Conference Schedule

September 29, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has announced its full line-up of speakers and presentations scheduled for its third annual developer’s conference, Oculus Connect 3, which is scheduled to run from October 5th-7th 2016, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, … Read More

Oculus in Talks with MSI to Offer VR PC-based Backpack for the Rift

September 27, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this month, during the Tokyo Game Show gaming convention, MSI unveiled its VR One backpack that is specifically optimized for the HTC Vive headset. However, new reports seem to suggest Oculus is now in talks with MSI to develop … Read More

Palmer Luckey Issues Statement Amid Backlash for Funding Pro-Trump Group

September 24, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The media had a field day against Oculus founder Palmer Luckey after a report by The Daily Beast on Thursday evening claimed that he had anonymously funded a non-profit, pro-Trump political organization called Nimble America, which supposedly involved circulating anti-Hillary … Read More

Oculus Touch Controllers Priced at £189.99 in the UK

September 21, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

There are new reports that appear to confirm the long-awaited Oculus Touch controllers will cost £189.99 in the UK. This is according to Engadget reporter Nick Summers who spotted the price on a store display at UK’s major video game … Read More

Oculus Rift is Now Available in the UK and European Retail Stores

September 20, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been available in-store at local Best Buy’s throughout the United States for some time, but now it has finally made its way to retail stores in the UK and Europe for the first … Read More

Oculus ‘Guardian’ Boundary System Coming to the Rift

September 16, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

One of the main differences between the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is that the Vive offers a room-scale experience out of the box, whereas the Rift currently focuses on a seated-VR experience. However, with the upcoming release of the … Read More