The first Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets start to ship to backers
The first Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets have shipped, according to Oculus VR chief executive Brendan Iribe. The headsets should start arriving on launch...
Oculus shows developers how it’s making the app store for VR
The Oculus Rift headset goes on sale in one week, and the virtual reality company is working to ensure it’ll have plenty of content ready to go...
Gaming analyst: Oculus Rift will sell half of what other experts predict
Virtual reality dominated the Game Developers Conference last week, but it’s nearly time for that hype to start translating into sales. And one analyst...
What to expect from virtual reality in 2016
Virtual reality is finally here and it’s better than we imagined. Large technology companies like Oculus, Facebook, Samsung, HTC, Valve, Sony, and (of course)...
Lucky’s Tale sometimes feels like the Big Bad Wolf is coming at you in virtual reality
Virtual reality gives people the chance to enter incredible make-believe worlds … but the results of that are often unsettling instead of wondrous. Playful,...
Oculus gives Rift games a ‘barf-o-meter’ rating
Some ski slopes are more dangerous than others, which is why mountain operators use designations like “black diamond.” Now, virtual reality is getting something...
The latest breakthrough in virtual reality is turning ‘experiences’ into ‘real’ games
SAN FRANCISCO — After hearing it three times in three meetings, I started to notice that many of the developers working on Oculus Rift...
Here’s Oculus Rift’s full launch lineup
It’s been a few years since the game industry has seen the launch of a new platform, and it’s getting one later this month. And no launch...
Oculus takes multiplayer VR to the Wild West with Dead & Buried’s saloon gunfight
Oculus VR has a fun game on its hands with Dead & Buried, a wild west game where you engage in a saloon gunfight...
Free-to-play is preparing to swarm into the virtual reality market
Game developers have an opportunity to set price expectations for virtual reality games, but as with mobile, the industry will probably decide the price...