News & Reviews
Latest news on the Oculus Rift, and other cool VR stuff!
Oculus Rift DK2 Screen is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3
August 1, 2014 | FRΛNK R.While recent reports of Oculus working closely with Samsung on creating a VR headset for smartphones has been rumored, it turns out the Oculus Rift DK2 is already showing signs of a mutual relationship between the two companies.
iFixit, the … Read More
Facebook Acquisition of Oculus VR is Now Officially Complete
July 21, 2014 | FRΛNK R.In March of this year, Facebook announced plans to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. After being approved by the FTC in late April, and recently passing the California Department of Corporations fairness hearing, the Facebook acquisition of Oculus is now officially complete.
Oculus Reportedly Working on its own VR Motion Controllers
July 18, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR is reportedly developing its own first-party motion controllers for its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to give users a much more immersive experience for gaming and simulations, according to CNET.
While it seems like a great idea for … Read More
‘Too much cool stuff going on,’ Palmer Vows to Start Tweeting More
July 16, 2014 | FRΛNK R.After a long hiatus of not actively participating within the Twitterverse, the one and only Palmer Luckey, Founder of Oculus VR made a surprise “announcement” on Monday via his official Twitter account revealing that he is going to start tweeting more often, and … Read More
Oculus VR Cancelling Pre-Order Shipments of eBay Resellers
July 15, 2014 | FRΛNK R.If you’re thinking of reselling the Oculus Rift DK2 you’ve pre-ordered for a quick profit, then think again. Oculus VR is taking swift measures to cancel orders of anyone suspected of reselling the highly anticipated DK2 headset.
Following its recent … Read More
Samsung to Launch ‘Gear VR’ Headset at IFA 2014
July 9, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Back in June, rumors surfaced about Oculus VR and Samsung collaborating to develop a virtual reality headset for high-end smartphones. Now a new image of what appears to be a rendered concept design of Samsung’s VR headset gives us a glimpse of what … Read More
Oculus VR Acquires Game-Networking Engine RakNet
July 7, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR has announced today that it is acquiring RakNet, a cross-platform, C++ game networking engine. RakNet is recognized as one of the leading networking middleware systems in the gaming industry.
According to an official Oculus VR blog post, the … Read More
Oculus VR Announces ‘Oculus Connect’ Developer Conference
July 7, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR has announced today that it will hold its first-ever developer conference, known as Oculus Connect. The conference will be open to the public and take place in Los Angeles, California this September 19-20 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
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Oculus VR Suspends DK2 Sales in China due to ‘Extreme’ Reselling
July 6, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR has confirmed that sales of its Oculus Rift DK2 headset have been suspended in China due to “extreme reseller purchases.”
In a post published on Reddit, a Chinese customer expressed “disappointment” at Oculus for canceling its Oculus Rift … Read More
Oculus VR Hires Plants vs Zombies 2 Producer Bernard Yee
July 5, 2014 | FRΛNK R.The latest industry veteran to join the Oculus VR team is senior producer of PopCap games Bernard Yee. According to an exclusive interview with GamesBeat, Yee will take the role of producer or product manager for Oculus at its Seattle … Read More