Categories Posted inin Technology Facebook is buying Oculus for $2B to ‘get ready for the platform of tomorrow’ Posted byby GamesBeat March 25, 2014 1 min “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business In a race with Sony, Oculus unveils improved Rift virtual reality dev kit (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 19, 2014 3 min The new version of the Oculus developer kit will ship in July, and you can preorder it now. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Will Eve: Valkyrie be the exclusive that Oculus Rift needs to take flight? (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2014 10 min Eve: Valkyrie started as a side project. Now it's going to be the poster child for virtual reality games. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on the latest virtual reality prototype (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 14, 2014 16 min Brendan Iribe says everyone who tries the new demo puts on a happy "Oculus face." Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Doom co-creator John Carmack is making software at Oculus Rift Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 7, 2014 2 min Oculus wants to better understand the nuances of making games for its VR headset. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on raising $75M and building the next-generation consumer virtual reality (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2013 13 min Oculus VR CEO explains why Marc Andreessen's firm led a $75M round on the promise of a new consumer prototype for virtual reality goggles. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: With Valve’s Steam Machines and Oculus VR’s funding, gaming innovation is getting interesting Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 4 min With so much money behind it, the underdog doesn't looks so weak anymore. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR raises $75M round led by web browser inventor Marc Andreessen's VC firm to launch virtual-reality goggles Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 3 min Oculus VR will use the money to fund the commercial launch of its virtual reality gaming goggles. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Doom, Quake guru John Carmack officially leaves id Software for Oculus Rift maker Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 22, 2013 1 min Carmack officially leaves the studio he co-founded in the 1990s. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR CEO Iribe: Even with virtual reality, content sells hardware Posted byby Jason Wilson October 29, 2013 2 min And he sees an even broader use for tech behind the Rift: the movies. Continue Reading 2 min