Sony Project Morpheus VR headset Goes Up Against Oculus Rift

March 19, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Well, the rumors were true…After months of speculation, Sony has finally revealed its virtual reality headset, codenamed Project Morpheus, for the Playstation 4 during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2014 in San Francisco. As reported by The Verge, Shuhei Yoshida, … Read More

Oculus VR Strategically Opens New Office in Seattle

March 13, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR, the company behind the highly-anticipated Virtual Reality headset, the Oculus Rift announced that it will be opening a new Research and Development Office in the Seattle area.

With over $100 million in funding, Oculus VR, which is currently … Read More

Former Valve Lead VR Engineer Joins Oculus, dev kit ends sales

March 12, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has announced that former Valve VR engineer, Atman Binstock, will be joining the Oculus team as its new chief architect. Atman will have the new role of leading the Oculus Research and Development team based in the Seattle … Read More

Oculus VR Files for ‘RiftCon’ Trademark to Host Its Own VR Convention

February 28, 2014 | Staff Writer

Oculus VR is poised to change the gaming industry perhaps in the biggest and most earth-shattering way since the introduction of video games back in the 1970s with their new Oculus Rift immersive virtual reality headset.

Virtual reality, it seems, … Read More

Oculus Rift Production Stalls Due to Component Shortage

February 20, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

According to an Oculus community manager on Reddit, there’s a shortage in the Oculus Rift developer kits (DK1) because some of the headset’s components are no longer being manufactured.

“Certain components used in the Oculus Rift developer kit are no longer … Read More

Oculus VR Wins Best Hardware Startup Award & Gains Huge Support

February 10, 2014 | Staff Writer

Oculus Rift has a lot of people excited. And with good reason. The new system, while yet to be released to a commercial audience, has consistently wowed developers and game convention attendees alike with its immersive VR head-controlled environment. Other … Read More

Oculus Rift ‘Crystal Cove’ Prototype is Voted Best of CES 2014

January 10, 2014 | Staff Writer

Virtual reality is the newest and most talked about step for the future of gaming. The success of the Oculus Rift’s Kickstarter page is bringing the idea of virtual reality to the community’s attention. The latest prototype of the Rift … Read More

‘Crystal Cove’ Adds Positional Tracking and Eliminates Motion Blur

January 8, 2014 | Staff Writer

The Oculus Rift has undergone major changes recently with new prototypes and developer’s kits. Changes to the Rift have recently been made to eliminate motion blur.

The newest version is promised to be the next step toward the final version … Read More

Oculus Scores Even More Funding for Oculus Rift – $75M to Be Exact

December 14, 2013 | Staff Writer

As if Oculus VR hadn’t already gotten enough funding, with their $16 million in Section A funding, and the $2.4 million made with their initial Kickstarter campaign. Now, they have received even more funding for Oculus Rift, and have over … Read More

The Winners of the VR Jam 2013

September 20, 2013 | Staff Writer

The VR Jam 2013 winners have been chosen! There are hundreds of gaming developers out there that devote their time to creating games that people are sure to love, and they are able to participate in the annual VR Jam, … Read More