Oculus Rolls Out $15 Store Credit to Rift Owners Affected by Software Error

March 14, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

On Wednesday last week, nearly every Oculus Rift headset around the world was temporarily rendered useless due to an issue with an expired security certificate, leaving Rift owners without access to any of their games all day. Oculus has since … Read More

Six Oculus-Supported VR Projects Heading to Tribeca Film Festival 2018

March 9, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

This year’s 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival is set to showcase an impressive lineup of immersive storytelling content by artists who are pushing the boundaries and using cutting-edge technology to tell stories and create new experiences. Among the immersive lineup, … Read More

Oculus Fixes Rift Runtime Error, Offers $15 Store Credit to All Affected Users

March 8, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

There is good news for Oculus Rift owners who discovered that their headsets stopped working yesterday, thanks to an expired security certificate. It appears that Oculus has finally resolved the issue that affected nearly every Rift headset around the world. … Read More

Software Error Causes Oculus Rift Headsets to Stop Working Worldwide

March 7, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

If you’ve tried to use your Oculus Rift headset today, you may have experienced a major problem that has affected Rift owners all around the world. It seems that an expired security certificate in the Oculus Runtime service to access … Read More

Oculus Rolls Out Rift 1.24 Software Update, Adds Feature to Move Apps

March 6, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus announced that it has started rolling out its latest Rift 1.24 software update, which includes a number of performance improvements and bug fixes to Rift Core 2.0, and adds a new feature that allows users to move installed applications … Read More

Oculus Rift Takes Lead Over HTC Vive in Market Share on Steam for First Time

March 2, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

For the first time since its launch in early 2016, the Oculus Rift has finally managed to surpass the HTC Vive as the most used VR headset on the Steam platform, according to the latest data from Steam’s Hardware and … Read More

‘Lone Echo’ Wins Big in Two VR Categories at the 2018 DICE Awards

February 23, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) held the 21st ceremony of the D.I.C.E. Awards in Las Vegas last night, with developer Ready At Dawn and publisher Oculus Studios taking the top prize with their critically-acclaimed Rift title, Lone … Read More

Facebook Makes it Easier to Share Richer, Higher-Quality 3D Content

February 22, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Last October, Oculus-parent company Facebook introduced a new feature to the platform that would allow users to post interactive 3D objects to their News Feed. Now, the company announced on Tuesday that it is adopting the industry-standard 3D file format (gITF … Read More

Gallery Apps Section Removed from the Oculus Store in New Update

February 20, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus is always working on ways to improve the discovery of new, quality apps in its Oculus Store, so today in a new update the company announced the removal of its ‘Gallery’ apps section to its storefront.

The Gallery section was introduced … Read More

Oculus Introduces Four Action-Packed Rift Game Bundles, Up to 25% Off

February 12, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

If you’re looking to add some new Rift games to your growing VR library, then now is a great time to take advantage of Oculus’ latest game bundle deals. The company has just recently announced that now running through March 9th, … Read More