Facebook Acquires ‘Lone Echo’ VR Developer Ready at Dawn Studios

June 22, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ parent company Facebook announced that it has acquired Ready at Dawn Studios, the developer team behind acclaimed VR titles including Lone Echo, Echo Arena, and Echo Combat, all of which were published by Facebook’s Oculus Studios.

Ready at Dawn has … Read More

Oculus Quest Surpassed Facebook’s Expectations, says Zuckerberg

April 30, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

On a quarterly earnings call last week, Facebook revealed that the company made $297 million in non-advertising incoming throughout the first quarter of 2020, which was driven largely by sales of Oculus VR hardware and software.

According to Facebook CFO … Read More

Facebook Signs Exclusive Deal with AR Display Maker Plessey

March 30, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus parent-company Facebook continues to take key strategic steps towards developing and releasing its own viable lightweight augmented reality (AR) headset for the consumer market, as the company has just signed an exclusive deal with Plessey, a UK-based microLED technology … Read More

Facebook is Hosting Online Game Developers Showcase for Oculus Titles

March 14, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

After withdrawing from this year’s 2020 Game Developer Conference (GDC) due to coronavirus concerns, Oculus-parent company Facebook is hostings its own online digital event showcasing an exciting lineup of upcoming VR titles.

The Facebook: Game Developers Showcase is scheduled to … Read More

Facebook Acquires Computer Vision Startup Scape Technologies

February 11, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus parent-company Facebook reportedly has acquired Scape Technologies, a London-based computer vision startup, according to regulatory filings uncovered by TechCrunch.

While the price and specific terms of the deal are yet to be disclosed, some trade analysts estimate that the … Read More

Facebook Acquires ‘Beat Saber’ Developer Beat Games, Now Part of Oculus Studios

November 26, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook announced that it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the popular virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber. The Czech Republic-based developer will continue operating as an independently operated studio in Prague, but now joining as part … Read More

Oculus Reveals New Compact ‘Half Dome’ VR Prototypes

September 25, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

At Oculus Connect 6 (OC6), Facebook Reality Labs Chief Scientist Michael Abrash took to the stage and revealed two new versions of the ‘Half Dome’ prototype the company showed off last year, which uses a varifocal display to automatically adjust … Read More

Facebook Confirms AR Glasses in the Works, Reveals Plan for LiveMaps

September 25, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

At Oculus Connect 6 (OC6), Facebook has officially confirmed after months of speculation that the company is developing its own dedicated pair of consumer-focused augmented reality (AR) glasses.

Facebook’s VP of AR/VR, Andrew Bosworth, revealed on stage during his OC6 … Read More

‘Facebook Horizon’ is a New Social VR App Coming to Quest & Rift in 2020

September 25, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Today at Oculus Connect 6 (OC6), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s next big push into social VR by unveiling its new social VR experience, called ‘Facebook Horizon‘ for both the Oculus Quest and Rift platform launching in 2020.

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Oculus Adding Hand-Tracking to Quest in Early 2020

September 25, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced today at Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) that the Oculus Quest standalone headset will support full hand-tracking in a software update to the Quest’s built-in camera sensors early next year, as an alternative to using … Read More