‘Minecraft’ for the Oculus Rift is Finally Available Now

August 15, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Microsoft and Mojang announced that the highly-popular game franchise, Minecraft, is now finally available for the Oculus Rift. The game was previously released for Samsung’s Gear VR back in April, and a number of unofficial mods, such as Minecraft … Read More

Oculus PC SDK 1.7 is Now Available to Developers

August 13, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

As Oculus gets closer to the highly-anticipated release of its Touch motion controllers, the company is ensuring that its platform is up-to-date and ready to support its upcoming new hardware in the latest version of the Oculus PC software development kit (SDK)—version 1.7.0, … Read More

New Gear VR Pre-Orders Now Available

August 12, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The latest iteration of the consumer Gear VR, which was unveiled at Samsung’s Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Note 7 earlier this month, is now available to pre-order on Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from the Samsung priced at $99.

The … Read More

Oculus and Getty Images Partner to Bring 360-degree Photos of the Rio Olympics

August 10, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the 2016 Summer Olympics officially underway in Rio de Janerio, a new partnership between Oculus and Getty Images will now allow fans from around the world to immerse themselves into the action from the comfort of their home with … Read More

Oculus Connect 3 Registration Now Open, starting $199 for Early Bird Pass

August 5, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

For those planning to attend this year’s third annual developer conference, Oculus Connect 3, registration for the big event is currently underway. OC3 registration officially opened earlier this week, as Oculus prepares to deliver one of its highly-anticipated events of the year … Read More

New Gear VR Headset Features USB-C Support and Wider Field of View

August 2, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, during Samsung’s Unpacked 2016 event the company announced its newest version of its Gear VR headset, powered by Oculus.

The new headset is designed to support Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone the Galaxy Note 7, which uses the new USB Type-C … Read More

‘Minecraft’ Oculus Rift Support Coming in Next Few Weeks

July 28, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

While Minecraft is already available for the Gear VR, Oculus Rift owners can now soon expect to jump into the fun! With the one-year anniversary of Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition upon us, the long-awaited promise for Oculus Rift support is finally on … Read More

Oculus Showcases its VR Sculpting Tool ‘Medium’ at Comic-Con

July 23, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

During this week at Comic-Con in San Diego, Oculus gave attendees a closer look at its much-anticipated VR sculpting software tool, Medium.

With the help of some world-class artists, Medium, was put to the test and delivered some really impressive … Read More

Oculus SDK 1.6 Reveals New Touch Features and Additional Sensor Support

July 16, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

This week Oculus released its latest software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 1.6, which includes a number of key improvements to help improve the user experience, as well as two interesting features for the much-anticipated Oculus Touch controllers slated for … Read More

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Hints Touch Controllers Will Ship ‘In Volume Q4

July 13, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Yesterday, it was officially announced that Oculus finally caught up to fulfilling all pre-orders for its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The company also noted its long-awaited Touch controllers still wouldn’t ship until later this year, however they did confirm to … Read More