Oculus Condemns Homebrew ‘Hack’ to Run Exclusive Rift Games on HTC Vive

April 14, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Yesterday, it was reported that a homebrew software called Revive made it possible for Oculus Rift exclusives like Lucky’s Tale and Oculus DreamHack to run on HTC Vive headsets. Well, it did not take long for the team at Oculus to … Read More

Oculus Rift Exclusive Games ‘Hacked’ to Run on HTC Vive

April 13, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the recent launch of the Oculus Rift a few weeks ago, consumers who purchased the $599 headset have a pretty strong lineup of exclusive titles to look forward to on the Oculus platform. However, a new third-party software is about … Read More

Oculus Rift Pre-order Customers Facing Month-Long Shipping Delays

April 12, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

For many early adopters who pre-ordered the Oculus Rift, it appears they will be waiting much longer than expected. After Oculus announced delays for its highly-anticipated VR headset due to an “unexpected component shortage,” customers with pre-orders are now seeing … Read More

Senator Al Franken Questions Oculus over Privacy Policy Concerns

April 9, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

There’s been some recent controversy surrounding the Oculus Rift and its new privacy policy, which revealed Oculus will have access to collect data on the way users interact with its Rift headset. Now, it appears some of those privacy concerns have reached their … Read More

Oculus Privacy Policy Raises Data-Mining Concerns

April 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

When it was first announced that Facebook was acquiring Oculus for $2 billion two years ago, it initially sparked a knee-jerk reaction within the VR community that raised some privacy and data mining concerns. Since then, Oculus and Facebook have … Read More

Oculus Rift Shipment Delayed Due to Unexpected Component Shortage

April 2, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The consumer version of the Oculus Rift officially started shipping on March 28th, but many early customers who pre-ordered the $599 headset have yet to receive any shipment updates. In an email sent to customers by the Oculus Team, the … Read More

Oculus Rift Review Roundup: What Are Critics Saying About the Rift?

March 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the consumer version of the Oculus Rift finally becoming a reality, we’re now beginning to see a number of reviews and first impressions coming in from around the web.

For the most part, while there are some criticisms out … Read More

Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney Criticizes ‘Open’ Oculus Storefront

March 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus storefront is designed to distribute a wide range of experiences, games, and immersive video content for Oculus Rift users to enjoy on its platform. There’s also an opt-in option for users to access VR content that is not … Read More

Oculus Confirms Devs Can Sell their Rift Games on Other Store Platforms

March 29, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

In the recent announcement of the Oculus SDK 1.3 update, Oculus revealed that developers creating virtual reality games and apps for the Oculus Rift do not necessarily have to put their content on the Oculus store to sell their content … Read More

CCP Games Release EVE: Valkyrie Launch Trailer for Oculus Rift

March 29, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the Oculus Rift finally shipping to consumers this week, a new trailer for EVE: Valkyrie was released by developer CCP Games. The footage highlights one of the most anticipated games to launch with the Rift featuring its intense space … Read More