ZeniMax’s Lawsuit Against Oculus VR Will Move Forward

August 12, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The ZeniMax Media lawsuit filed against Oculus back in May 2014, will apparently have its day in court after a U.S. District Judge denied requests made by Oculus VR, its parent company Facebook, and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey to have the case dismissed.

According … Read More

Sharing VR Experiences ‘Will Become the Norm’, says Zuckerberg

July 1, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

It’s no surprise that Facebook believes virtual reality is destined to become the next big thing in social communication, and a platform for rich, immersive experiences. Last year, the company purchased Oculus VR for $2 Billion, and since then, the … Read More

Oculus Rift ‘Very Much in Development Stages’, says Facebook

April 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

There is no question that the highly-anticipated release of Oculus Rift is on the minds of many fans eager to get their hands on the first consumer version released to the public. However, Oculus has remained quiet about revealing any specific … Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Shares His Vision for Oculus

April 16, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

While the Facebook acquisition of Oculus back in early 2014 created quite a stir within the VR community, we have since then seen the benefits of the partnership begin to unfold with Oculus greatly expanding its team of talent with massive … Read More

UPDATE: Facebook CTO Hints Oculus Rift Will Ship in 2015

March 26, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

At today’s F8 Developers Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, Facebook’s CTO Mike Schroepfer may have given a subtly hint suggesting the consumer release of the Oculus Rift could very well be in 2015.

After demonstrating VR gameplay footage from the … Read More

Facebook Will Bring Spherical Video Support to Oculus Rift

March 25, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Today, during its annual F8 Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that it will support spherical videos, as part of its new way to deliver immersive 360-degree content to its social networking platform, including support … Read More

Facebook Is Working on Virtual Reality Versions of Its Apps

February 18, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Almost a year after Facebook invested $2 Billion to acquire Oculus VR, the social networking giant revealed that it has been working on developing versions of its own applications for use in virtual reality.

During Tuesday’s Code/Media conference in Laguna … Read More

Oculus VR Would Not Partner with Microsoft, Sony, & Google

December 3, 2014 | Staff Writer

When Oculus VR announced it was partnering with Facebook the tech community was taken by complete surprise. A swift flurry of interviews and articles followed the announcement with Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe explaining the reasons behind the decision to … Read More

Facebook’s Long-Term Bet in Oculus to Sell 50-100 Million Units

November 1, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this week during a Q3 2014 earnings conference call with investors, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly discussed its long-term commitment to Oculus VR and reaffirmed his belief in the Oculus Rift and VR becoming the future of computing — however, Zuckerberg … Read More

Facebook offering Cash Bounty to Find Bugs in the Oculus Rift

August 21, 2014 | Staff Writer

In what is likely a feature of the average gamers’ fantasy, Facebook has recently announced a bounty program as part of the vetting process for its recent acquisition of Oculus VR. Facebook is offering a minimum payout of $500 dollars for … Read More