Hulu VR Now Adds Oculus Rooms, Avatars and Touch Support

February 9, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Hulu has announced a major update to its official virtual reality app for both the Oculus Rift and Gear VR that will make your video streaming experience much more social in VR.

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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

‘Rock Band VR’ Coming to Oculus Rift in March, Pre-Orders Now Open

February 6, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Oculus and Rock Band developer Harmonix announced the much anticipated Rock Band VR is set to make its exclusive debut for the Oculus Rift on March 23rd, with pre-orders for the game available now through Amazon for $69.99.

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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.

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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

Facebook Appoints Hugo Barra to Lead VR Efforts as New Head of Oculus

January 26, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that former Google and Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra will lead all virtual reality efforts at Facebook as VP of VR, including taking charge of the Oculus team.

Barra’s new appointed position comes as … Read More

Oculus Reveals Details to SUPERHOT VR ‘Forever’ Update

January 24, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Yesterday, Oculus teased fans of the highly-acclaimed, Touch-supported first-person shooter SUPERHOT VR with a tweet about an upcoming update for the game. Now, the Oculus team has revealed more details today regarding what new modes and challenges are expected to … Read More

Oculus Story Studio’s ‘Dear Angelica’ Debuts at Sundance Film Festival

January 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus Story Studio’s much anticipated virtual reality short film, Dear Angelica, debuted today at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and it will be available to download for the Rift on the Oculus Store for free.

Dear Angelica tells the story … Read More

Oculus Store Implements IARC Age and Content Ratings System

January 19, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has confirmed that it will be using International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) in curating and rating VR games and experiences that appear on its Oculus Store. This means for developers that are planning or already have content published on … Read More