Oculus News
Oculus VR Wins ‘Technology Provider’ at Develop Awards 2015
July 16, 2015 | FRΛNK R.On Wednesday, during the 2015 Develop Industry Excellence Awards held in Brighton, England, Oculus VR was announced the winner of the ‘Technology Provider’ award for its contribution of hardware and technological support to developers.
According to Develop, more than 170 companies were … Read More
Oculus Wins E3 2015 Game Critics Award for its Oculus Touch
July 8, 2015 | FRΛNK R.The Game Critics Awards for E3 2015, comprised of a panel of journalists from 38 different media publications covering the gaming industry announced the award winners of its “Best of E3” 2015 on Tuesday—and Oculus VR takes home the prize … Read More
Oculus PC SDK v0.6.0.1 Beta is Now Available to Developers
June 28, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has released the latest update of its software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 0.6.0.1 Beta for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, available now for download directly from the Oculus VR website.
According to the Oculus changelog, the new … Read More
Oculus Invests $10M to Support Indie Game Development
June 12, 2015 | FRΛNK R.With the consumer version of the Rift set to release in Q1 2016, Oculus is ensuring a wide selection of innovative VR games, and experiences are made available on the Oculus platform.
Oculus announced a pledge of $10 million to help … Read More
Oculus VR Announces Partnership with Microsoft
June 11, 2015 | FRΛNK R. | One CommentIn a surprise announcement during the Oculus’ pre-E3 press conference, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe revealed the company has partnered with Microsoft to bundle a wireless Xbox One controller and adapter with every Oculus Rift headset when its officially released to … Read More
Oculus VR Livestreaming Pre-E3 Press Conference Today
June 11, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR’s pre-E3 2015 ‘Step into the Rift’ press conference takes place in San Francisco today, June 11th, and will be streamed live to the world via the Oculus website and on its Twitch channel.
The special event is scheduled … Read More
Oculus VR Expands to New Office in Seattle’s Stadium District
June 10, 2015 | FRΛNK R.With the consumer version of the Oculus Rift one step closer to becoming a reality, Oculus VR continues to rapidly expand its growing presence with a newly leased office in the Seattle area, home to other industry titans currently developing for VR/AR—like … Read More
Oculus VR Reveals New Logo, as Countdown to Pre-E3 Event Begins
June 9, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus VR officially began its 48-hour countdown to its ‘Step into the Rift‘ press event on June 11th, where we can expect to get the first-look at the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, and more information … Read More
Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 Winners Announced
June 4, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus announced the winners of the Mobile VR Jam 2015. With more than 1,000 developers from around the world participating, and over 300 entries competing for a chance to win $1,000,000 in cash prizes, a total of 27 winners … Read More
Oculus Announces Second VR Film ‘Henry’, and He Just Wants a Hug
June 2, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus announced its second VR film, Henry, which is the latest project produced by Oculus Story Studio, the company’s in-house cinema division. The animated film is directed by Ramiro Lopez Dau, who is known for his work on Pixar films like Brave … Read More