Gaming A smaller, lighter Oculus Quest with a better display is reportedly in the works Sources say Facebook will upgrade the 60Hz panel for one that is either 90Hz or 120Hz By Cal Jeffrey, May 5, 2020, 4:27 PM 9 comments
Gaming Oculus Link beta allows Quest users to play Rift games via PC connection Still need VR-capable hardware By Cal Jeffrey, December 10, 2019, 1:52 PM
Electronics Oculus founder Palmer Luckey says Rift S is only suitable for about 70 percent of the population Non-adjustable IPD could really hinder your viewing experience By Shawn Knight, March 25, 2019, 10:18 AM 7 comments
Gaming Oculus Rift S arrives this spring for $399 with updated Touch controllers Improvements and compromises make up the new Oculus Rift S By Shawn Knight, March 20, 2019, 12:42 PM
Electronics Palmer Luckey is sending out free audio repair kits to Oculus Rift owners Fixing what Luckey calls a design flaw By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2019, 5:16 PM
Gaming Tech Culture Groundhog Day finally gets a sequel, but it's a bizarre VR game "With over 8 hours of hilarious puzzles and branching narrative gameplay" By Isaiah Mayersen, February 4, 2019, 7:49 AM
Gaming Wearable Tech Oculus shuts down movie purchases for Rift users, says the device is 'primarily for gaming' Bad news for fans of the Oculus Video app By Cohen Coberly, October 23, 2018, 4:27 PM 16 comments
Industry HTC Viveport opens its doors to Oculus Rift owners Effectively doubling the target audience for Viveport content By Shawn Knight, September 4, 2018, 3:35 PM
Industry This VR controlled backpack turns the wearer into your robotic slave Didn't Doc Ock already create something like this? By Cal Jeffrey, August 7, 2018, 6:11 PM
Industry Oculus to pay $250 million in infringement case, but it's a win US District Court overturns half of original judgment awarded By Cal Jeffrey, June 28, 2018, 5:22 PM
Gaming Stormland is an open-world VR shooter from Insomniac Games The game is exclusively for Oculus Rift ... For now By Cal Jeffrey, June 7, 2018, 3:03 PM
Industry Opinion: The unseen opportunities of AR and VR Sales and adoption of AR and VR products so far has been modest. What's the problem? By Bob O'Donnell, April 17, 2018, 11:09 AM
Gaming Oculus Rift headsets knocked offline due to software error An expired certificate looks to be the likely culprit By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2018, 2:44 PM
Hardware Gaming February Steam hardware survey: Rift moves ahead of Vive, GTX 1060 remains top GPU And Windows 7 is still the most popular OS! By Rob Thubron, March 5, 2018, 9:21 AM
Gaming Leaked Oculus Go packaging suggests over 1,000 VR apps and movies will be available at launch Still no firm release date for the headset By Cal Jeffrey, February 5, 2018, 6:36 PM
Hardware Oculus permanently discounts Rift and Touch bundle to $499 The Oculus Rift + Touch bundle is now $300 cheaper than the HTC Vive By Jose Vilches, July 14, 2017, 5:15 PM 14 comments
Hardware Oculus temporarily slashes Rift + Touch bundle to $399 That's the same as Sony's PlayStation VR unit By Jose Vilches, July 10, 2017, 1:42 PM 14 comments
Industry Software Facebook makes virtual reality a social experience with Spaces By Shawn Knight, April 18, 2017, 7:30 PM
Hardware HTC announces one-day Vive sale, launches subscription service for VR apps Vive Day: $100 off the Vive, a free month of Viveport subscription By Jose Vilches, April 3, 2017, 2:00 PM
Electronics Gaming Oculus slashes Rift + Touch bundle by $200, offers $50 store credit to recent buyers By Shawn Knight, March 1, 2017, 5:00 PM 7 comments
Electronics Mobile HTC's next VR device will be of the mobile variety (but not in the traditional sense) By Shawn Knight, February 15, 2017, 12:30 PM
Electronics The Web Mark Zuckerberg tours the Oculus Research lab, brings a camera By Shawn Knight, February 10, 2017, 6:15 AM
Industry Oculus ordered to pay ZeniMax $500 million in lawsuit Oculus plans to appeal the decision By Shawn Knight, February 1, 2017, 4:56 PM 10 comments
Gaming Industry Zuckerberg will testify in trial over Oculus and stolen technology By William Gayde, January 17, 2017, 7:45 AM 7 comments
Industry Gaming State of the Game Industry shares developers' thoughts on Switch, VR, console upgrades Only 3% of developers polled said they were actively working on titles for the Nintendo Switch By William Gayde, January 13, 2017, 1:30 PM