Oculus Archives

Facebook Welcomes Developer of VR Shooter Onward

Posted By: C. Anthony Riveraon: May 01, 2021In: Gaming, News, VRTags: Oculus, OnwardVRNo Comments

The Social Media Giant Brings Home Another VR Gaming Studio The development team over at Downpour Interactive has seen tremendous success with just their first game, the VR shooter Onward. Not only is it still popular in the stores, but it has also become a staple in VR gaming. Now, the team is ready for […] Read more

Oculus Gaming Showcase April 2021: Schedule and Where to Watch

Posted By: Sidharta F. Rasidion: April 20, 2021In: Events, Gaming, PC, VRTags: Oculus, VRNo Comments

Virtual reality enthusiasts would not want to miss out on this particular event! Facebook is going to host the first-ever Oculus Gaming Showcase tomorrow. The April 2021 Oculus showcase will reveal new updates about the Oculus VR headset and the brand new upcoming game titles, including Capcom’s latest survival horror remake, Resident Evil 4 VR. […] Read more

Oculus Will Soon Require You to Login With Facebook

Posted By: Ash Williamson: August 19, 2020In: Gadgets, Gaming, News, VRTags: Facebook, OculusNo Comments

Hot take here: Facebook isn’t the highest regarded company out there. Many people have concerns with the way their private (or public, depending on your perspective) data is used. When Oculus was bought by Facebook in 2014, initial concerns grew into fears that the social media company would influence the direction that Oculus would go […] Read more

Rockstar Is Making An Unannounced VR Game

Posted By: Oliver VanDervoorton: July 06, 2020In: Gaming, News, PC, PS4, VRTags: Oculus, RockstarGamesNo Comments

Rockstar Games is apparently working on a brand new, unannounced virtual reality project. The news comes not from the company itself but from one of its partners. Video Games Deluxe posted a job opening on its LinkedIn profile last week, but that listing is now getting the attention it so richly deserves. Having finished the […] Read more

John Carmack Stepping Down From Oculus

Posted By: Bailey MeCeyon: November 14, 2019In: Gaming, News, VRTags: Oculus, VirtualReality1 Comment

John Carmack, a veteran game and virtual reality developer, will step down from his position at Oculus. He will transition to a consulting position while taking the time to work on artificial general intelligence. Carmack announced the transition on his Facebook page, which has had thousands of reactions to the news. Carmack Transitions to Artificial […] Read more

Facebook’s Next Oculus Push Includes Exclusive Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell VR Games

Posted By: Oliver VanDervoorton: July 10, 2019In: Gaming, News, VRTags: Facebook, OculusNo Comments

Facebook might not be a name that is synonymous with gaming just yet, but the company is reportedly going to be taking steps to fix that in the near future. Sources inside the company recently talked to The Information about the firm’s future plans for Oculus VR. Those plans could make Assassin’s Creed and Splinter […] Read more

Michael Pachter Predicts Which VR Headsets Will Succeed

Posted By: Liam Crosseyon: November 15, 2015In: Gaming, Nerd Gear, News, PC, PS4Tags: Oculus, PlayStationVRNo Comments

The growing presence of virtual reality is both exciting and terrifying for many gamers and investors alike. While virtual reality still has some work to do in winning over millions and millions of nonbelievers, industry analyst Michael Pachter predicts VR will succeed. On the latest episode of Pachter Factor, the Wedbush Securities Analyst states two […] Read more

Oculus Facing Lawsuit Over Breach of Contract and Fraud

Posted By: Adriel Andriawanon: May 25, 2015In: News, TechTags: Lawsuit, OculusNo Comments

The makers of the Virtual Reality (VR) headset Oculus Rift are facing another lawsuit, Reuters source reports. This time, a Hawaiian-based company by the name of Total Recall Technologies (TRT), stated that Oculus stole the technology that they designed to develop VR headset of their own, and Oculus claimed it as their own. The lawsuit is aimed towards Oculus, and […] Read more