Oculus VR is now trying to tap into a new market to boost the sales of its high-end virtual reality device. The company is now launching Oculus Business, effectively sweetening the deal for companies to snap up its Oculus Rift…
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Wants To Build Donald Trump a Virtual Border Wall
If Donald Trump can’t build his wall across the border to Mexico, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey will build him one—at least in the virtual sphere. Luckey, who is a known Trump supporter, has been putting his genius and resources…
Google Unveils Standalone VR Headset to Rival Oculus Rift
Just seven months after the launch of its Daydream View, Google has introduced the latest evolution of its virtual reality (VR) headset. Unlike Daydream View, where the user needs to be attached to a smartphone or computer, this new device…
Facebook Opens Up Oculus Rift Pre-Orders
Facebooks’ Oculus announced that pre-order day for the Oculus Rift virtual reality device is here. You can now pre-order one for $599 on Oculus.com. This includes the headset with built-in headphones and mic, sensor, and an Xbox One controller and…
Oculus Rift Pre-Orders Begin Later This Year, VR Device Ships Early 2016
The Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus has announced that its headset, the Oculus Rift, is almost ready to go. You’ll be able to pre-order an Oculus Rift later this year and the device will ship early next year. The finished…
GoPro Is Getting Serious About Virtual Reality
GoPro is getting serious about virtual reality. The camera-maker has agreed to acquire French company Kolor, a startup that specializes in immersive 360-degree videos. Kolor takes multiple photos and videos and pieces them together to form an interactive virtual experience.…
Ok, Who Gave Grandpa Virtual Reality Porn?
Virtual reality porn is sure to be the next big thing in personal entertainment, and the amount of it out there will only increase as the Oculus Rift (and similar technologies) permeate the market. But while it’s still a novel…
Facebook Closes Oculus Acquisition
Facebook has closed its acquisition of virtual reality technology makers Oculus VR. The deal gained FTC approval in April, and has now completed its final steps. The Wall Street Journal shares this statement from both companies: “We’re looking forward to…
Oculus Acquires the Team That Designed the Xbox 360 Controller
The Facebook-owned Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift, have just announced the acquisition of Carbon Design, whom they call “one of the premier industrial design and product engineering teams in the country.” Exact terms of the deal were not…
Facebook’s Impact on Oculus Rift? Cost, Says CEO
To the people who invested the most in Oculus VR and their nascent virtual reality company – the ones who donated to its Kickstarter campaign and eagerly followed the technology as it matured – Facebook’s surprise acquisition was a walk…
Facebook/Oculus Deal Gets FTC Approval
The Federal Trade Commission has given the thumbs up to the $2 billion deal which sees social media giant Facebook acquiring nascent virtual reality company Oculus VR. The U.S. regulatory agency granted the transaction, clearing it of any possible antitrust…
Notch Cancels Minecraft For Oculus Rift, Says Facebook ‘Creeps’ Him Out
The reaction from the Internet over Facebook buying Oculus VR has been all over the place. Some are saying it’s great for the Oculus VR guys as it now gives them the resources to build the platform they’ve always wanted.…
Facebook Acquires Oculus VR For $2 Billion
When you woke up this morning, did you think Facebook would be acquiring the leader in virtual reality technology? Me neither, but here we are. Mark Zuckerberg announced this afternoon that Facebook would be acquiring Oculus VR – the makers…
Sony Brings VR To The PS4 With Project Morpheus
The Oculus Rift was the first piece of hardware to make virtual reality cool. The only problem is that it’s not coming to consoles any time soon. That won’t be a problem for the PS4 as Sony is making its…
Sony’s VR Tech Will Be At GDC Next Week [Report]
After years of sloppy execution and terrible movies, the Oculus Rift finally made virtual reality viable in 2013. Going into 2014, Oculus won’t be the only VR player anymore as Sony is expected to enter the arena with its own…
The Best Zelda Game Gets Ported To The Oculus Rift
Last month, a coder made dreams come true when he ported the original Legend of Zelda to the Oculus Rift. It was pretty amazing, but it was also a reminder that it was only a matter of time before the…
Now Pokemon Is Getting The Virtual Reality Treatment
There seems to be a new trend of porting older games to the Oculus Rift to see if traditional gameplay can be adapted to virtual reality. We first saw it last week with one developer’s efforts to port the original…
The Original Legend Of Zelda Goes First Person In Virtual Reality Remake
The Oculus Rift has proven to be really cool if not the future of gaming. We’ve seen a lot of cool experiments coming from Rift developers, but there’s not been a lot of effort put into converting existing games for…