Oculus News
Oculus Announces Major Price Drop for Rift and Touch
March 1, 2017 | FRΛNK R.During the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC), Oculus announced a significant price cut for both the Oculus Rift headset and Touch motion controllers in an effort to make high-end VR more affordable and help push it into the mainstream.
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Oculus Releases 1.12 Update to Improve Tracking Quality
February 27, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has officially started to roll out its much-anticipated 1.12 update, which promises to fix many of the tracking issues reported by Rift owners since the 1.11 update was released earlier this month.
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ZeniMax Seeks Injunction to Halt Sales of Oculus Products
February 24, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Following an intense legal battle between ZeniMax Media and Oculus which resulted in a $500 million judgment in favor of ZeniMax, the company has now taken steps to request an injunction against Oculus to block the sale of any products using … Read More
Oculus is Committed Towards an Open Standard for VR
February 23, 2017 | FRΛNK R.During this week’s 2017 DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Oculus Head of Content Jason Rubin expressed the company’s belief and commitment to an open standard for the virtual reality industry, however, noted that the concept of a truly open platform … Read More
Oculus Addresses Persistent Room-Scale Tracking Issues, Promises Fix
February 15, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Earlier this month, Oculus released its 1.11 update in an effort to improve the platform’s ‘experimental’ room-scale tracking performance with multi-sensor setups. However, following the update, some users are now experiencing more problems with tracking, as reported by Road to VR.
Zuckerberg Teases Glove-Based VR Controller Prototype for Oculus Rift
February 10, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently visited the Oculus Research lab in Redmond, Washington, where a team led by chief scientist Michael Abrash works on next-generation hardware. Zuckerberg shared a glimpse into the facility, including some upcoming new tech being developed. … Read More
Oculus Closes 200 Best Buy Rift Demo Stations to Prioritize in ‘Larger Markets’
February 8, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus is scaling back on the number of Oculus Rift virtual reality demo stations at Best Buy locations nationwide, Business Insider reports. Apparently, 200 of its 500 Rift demo stations are shutting down due to poor “store performance” and underwhelming … Read More
Oculus Rift 1.11 Update Improves Roomscale and Multi-Sensor Support
February 4, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has released its latest 1.11 update for the Rift headset and Touch motion controllers, which promises to improve the ‘experimental’ roomscale and 360º support with multi-sensor setups and brings fixes for the guardian boundary system.
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John Carmack Slams ZeniMax’s Expert Analysis After Oculus Verdict
February 2, 2017 | FRΛNK R.In the wake of a Dallas jury’s verdict on Wednesday, which resulted in a $500 million judgment against Oculus in the ZeniMax lawsuit, Oculus CTO John Camack took to Facebook to publicly express his frustration with the situation and the court’s decision.
Oculus Not Guilty of Stealing Trade Secrets, but Ordered to Pay $500 Million in ZeniMax Lawsuit
February 1, 2017 | FRΛNK R.In the legal battle between ZeniMax Media vs. Oculus VR, a Dallas, Texas jury came to a verdict on Wednesday and found Oculus did not misappropriate trade secrets related to ZeniMax’s VR technology.
However, the jury did find that Oculus … Read More
