ProBeat: Oculus Connect 5 taught me Facebook Live still sucks Posted byby GamesBeat September 28, 2018 2 min As part of our Oculus Connect 5 coverage this week, we sent Dean Takahashi to the event in San Jose, California while the broader... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: Will the Oculus Quest get Zuckerberg to his 1 billion VR users? Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2018 7 min It was a big moment for virtual reality this week when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Oculus Quest, a standalone, wireless VR headset... Continue Reading 7 min
Face Your Fears 2 for Oculus Quest hands-on — Jump scares are frightening in VR Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 27, 2018 3 min Face Your Fears 2 is one of the titles coming for the Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset in the spring. And it checks... Continue Reading 3 min
Oculus CTO John Carmack hopes VR will connect people across the globe Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 27, 2018 3 min John Carmack had an apt opening line in his Oculus Connect 5 keynote speech today in San Jose, California. “A long-term vision can be... Continue Reading 3 min
Oculus CTO Carmack plans microSD and low-power support for Go, more for Go 2 Posted byby GamesBeat September 27, 2018 3 min During a freewheeling day two keynote speech at Oculus Connect 5, Oculus CTO John Carmack spoke about a number of technical and design challenges... Continue Reading 3 min
Oculus Quest hands-on — The freedom of playing tennis in VR without wires Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 27, 2018 3 min Facebook showed a demo of its new Oculus Quest virtual reality headset on Wednesday, and it could be quite liberating because it gets rid... Continue Reading 3 min
Why Insomniac is making its fourth virtual reality game Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2018 10 min The contemporary version of virtual reality has only been around for a few years, but Mike Daly is one of its veterans. As a... Continue Reading 10 min
Nate Mitchell interview — How Oculus is staying the course in greenlighting VR games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2018 6 min Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in 2016 that the social network had invested $250 million in virtual reality apps and games for the Oculus Rift... Continue Reading 6 min
Oculus Connect 5: The big gaming announcements Posted byby Mike Minotti September 26, 2018 2 min Oculus Connect 5 focused on the Oculus Quest, the new standalone VR headset that is coming out in spring. But the event still had... Continue Reading 2 min
Ready At Dawn Studios will launch Lone Echo II for Oculus Rift in 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2018 1 min Ready At Dawn Studios won high praise in 2017 for its Lone Echo and Echo Arena virtual reality games. Now the studio will launch a single-player sequel,... Continue Reading 1 min