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Oculus VR Plans to Emulate Android as Model for Expansion
June 28, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR has big plans to bring virtual reality to the masses. After being acquired by Facebook back in March for $2 billion, the company has hired some of the best talents in the industry, including a recent acquisition of Carbon … Read More
Oculus VR Officially Responds to ZeniMax Lawsuit
June 25, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Back in late May, ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary id Software filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR accusing the company of stealing and “illegally misappropriating” intellectual property used in the development of the Oculus Rift VR headset.
In a 30-page … Read More
Oculus Acquires Design Team Behind Xbox 360 Controller
June 24, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR announced today that it has acquired Carbon Design Group, a Seattle-based product design and development firm, best known for designing the popular Xbox 360 controller, and the original Microsoft Kinect motion sensor.
According to an official blog post, Oculus revealed … Read More
Oculus CEO Says VR Will Be in ‘Almost Every Household’
June 21, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR is focused on delivering a virtual reality platform that will change the world. With Facebook’s $2 billion partnership acquisition, a dream-team roster of the gaming industry top talent joining forces, and superior technological advancements in VR hardware, it … Read More
Nintendo on Virtual Reality: Shigeru Miyamoto Tries Oculus Rift
June 18, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, best known for creating iconic games like Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, and Pikmin series — was spotted at E3 2014 finally trying out the Oculus Rift virtual … Read More
Sony’s Relationship with Oculus is ‘Very Friendly’, says Shuhei Yoshida
June 16, 2014 | FRΛNK R.While it may seem Sony’s Project Morpheus VR headset is competing directly against the Oculus Rift, according to a recent interview with Bloomberg, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe expressed quite the opposite.
“We don’t really look at them [Sony] as a … Read More
Oculus VR Hires Supergiant’s Senior Programmer Chris Jurney
June 16, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Supergiant Games’ senior programmer Chris Jurney revealed on Twitter that he will be joining the Oculus VR team to “help make VR awesome.”
After two years as senior programmer at Supergiant Games’, Jurney worked on popular indie games like Bastion, and … Read More
Oculus Expects Consumer Rift V1 to Sell Over a Million Units
June 12, 2014 | FRΛNK R.While the anticipation for the release of the Oculus Rift (CV1) headset is running high within the gamer community and VR enthusiasts, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe is keeping his expectations somewhat conservative for its first-generation consumer model to the mass public.
According … Read More
Oculus Plans to Sell Consumer Rift at the ‘Lowest Cost Possible’
June 11, 2014 | FRΛNK R.When Facebook announced plans to buy Oculus VR in March for $2 billion, there were many questions raised on how this partnership would ultimately benefit Oculus and the future of VR.
Well, much of those initial concerns are slowly being … Read More
Naughty Dog Co-Founder Jason Rubin Joins Oculus VR
June 10, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus VR announced another high-profile gaming industry veteran to join the ranks of its ever-growing team of talent. Former THQ president and Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin will take on the role as head of worldwide studios for Oculus.