Oculus Quest Sells Out Due to High-Demand, Backordered Until February

If you’re looking to get your hands on an Oculus Quest this holiday season you may be out of luck, as it appears that due to high-demand the popular standalone VR headset has sold out across several online retailers and … Read More

Oculus Quest Hand-Tracking Starts Rolling Out This Week

Oculus has announced that it is rolling out its much-anticipated hand-tracking feature for its Oculus Quest standalone virtual reality headset, starting this week.

Hand-tracking support for Quest was first announced earlier this year at Oculus Connect 6 and was initially … Read More

Adobe Acquires ‘Oculus Medium’ Immersive 3D Sculpting Tool

Oculus-parent company Facebook announced that Adobe, the company behind Photoshop, Illustrator, and other well-known creative tool applications, has acquired Oculus Medium, the company’s immersive 3D sculpting tool for an undisclosed amount.

Oculus Medium was first launched back in 2016 alongside … Read More

Facebook Acquires ‘Beat Saber’ Developer Beat Games, Now Part of Oculus Studios

Oculus-parent company Facebook announced that it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the popular virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber. The Czech Republic-based developer will continue operating as an independently operated studio in Prague, but now joining as part … Read More

Oculus Link Beta Now Available, Allowing to Play Rift Games on Quest

Oculus has announced that the beta version of its highly-anticipated Oculus Link software is now available, which will allow Quest owners to access the entire library of the Rift titles on a VR-ready PC.

With Oculus Link, Quest owners will … Read More

John Carmack Stepping Down as CTO of Oculus to Work on Human-Like AI

John Carmack has announced that he is stepping down as chief technology officer at Oculus, and will transition into a consulting role for the company as he devotes his attention to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which is an advanced form of … Read More

Oculus and Unity Team Up to Offer Free VR Development Course

Oculus and Unity have announced a partnership to launch a free intermediate VR game development course, aimed to give game developers the essential principles and skillset necessary to develop their own immersive virtual reality projects and experiences.

The new comprehensive … Read More

Oculus Connect 6 Developer Session Videos Now Online – Part 2

Oculus’ sixth annual developer conference, OC6, took place earlier this week at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, where developers and AR/VR enthusiasts from around the world gathered for the two-day event to share their passion for immersive technology and … Read More