Oculus VR Cancelling Pre-Order Shipments of eBay Resellers

July 15, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

If you’re thinking of reselling the Oculus Rift DK2 you’ve pre-ordered for a quick profit, then think again. Oculus VR is taking swift measures to cancel orders of anyone suspected of reselling the highly anticipated DK2 headset.

Following its recent … Read More

Samsung to Launch ‘Gear VR’ Headset at IFA 2014

July 9, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Back in June, rumors surfaced about Oculus VR and Samsung collaborating to develop a virtual reality headset for high-end smartphones. Now a new image of what appears to be a rendered concept design of Samsung’s VR headset gives us a glimpse of what … Read More

Oculus VR Acquires Game-Networking Engine RakNet

July 7, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has announced today that it is acquiring RakNet, a cross-platform, C++ game networking engine. RakNet is recognized as one of the leading networking middleware systems in the gaming industry.

According to an official Oculus VR blog post, the … Read More

Oculus VR Announces ‘Oculus Connect’ Developer Conference

July 7, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has announced today that it will hold its first-ever developer conference, known as Oculus Connect. The conference will be open to the public and take place in Los Angeles, California this September 19-20 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.

According … Read More

Oculus VR Suspends DK2 Sales in China due to ‘Extreme’ Reselling

July 6, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has confirmed that sales of its Oculus Rift DK2 headset have been suspended in China due to “extreme reseller purchases.”

In a post published on Reddit, a Chinese customer expressed “disappointment” at Oculus for canceling its Oculus Rift … Read More

Oculus VR Hires Plants vs Zombies 2 Producer Bernard Yee

July 5, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

The latest industry veteran to join the Oculus VR team is senior producer of PopCap games Bernard Yee. According to an exclusive interview with GamesBeat, Yee will take the role of producer or product manager for Oculus at its Seattle … Read More

Oculus Begins Shipping DK2 this Month to Developers

July 2, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

If you pre-ordered the highly anticipated Oculus Rift Development Kit (DK2) back in March we have great news! Oculus has officially confirmed that the first batch of DK2s have left the manufacturing facility and are currently on their way to distribution … Read More

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 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