Oculus gives final Oculus Rift headset to original Kickstarter backers
Oculus is about to start selling the Rift tomorrow, but first, the company is rewarding its earliest true believers. If you were one of...
SuperData: Virtual reality will make $5.1B in 2016 mostly from mobile, not Oculus Rift or Vive
Virtual reality enthusiasts are collectively looking forward to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but one research group thinks those impressive devices won’t represent the bulk of...
Oculus cofounder on not announcing Rift’s price: ‘This is standard practice’
The Consumer Electronics Show is this week, and we’ve already spotted the trend. Surprise — it’s virtual reality! With multiple companies making VR announcements,...
Oculus Rift preorders open on January 6
It’s time to prepare your wallets for the virtual reality future. Oculus revealed today that preorders for its VR headset, the Oculus Rift, will...
I’m building a PC just so I can use an Oculus Rift
I’ve been a Mac user for more than a decade. But my next computer will run Windows. I want a computer that can power...
VR startup bets on bite-sized breaks from reality
When I think about the excitement around virtual reality, I sometimes imagine a large group of investors and designers leaping on a careening bandwagon...
Japanese megapublisher Colopl announces $50M fund for virtual reality gaming
While traditional gaming powers in Japan are nearly all focused on mobile, one of the country’s biggest publishers is looking toward a virtual future....
Eve: Valkyrie’s multiplayer makes me want to throw a virtual reality LAN party
It’s been at least a decade since I last threw a LAN party at my place. Maybe I’ve gotten too old and grumpy to...
Oculus VR will have a ‘special announcement’ at ‘The Game Awards’
We may learn a little bit more about the Oculus Rift later this week. Oculus VR is going to make a “special announcement” this...
Mobile is the gateway for virtual reality becoming a $15.9B industry by 2019
With virtual reality now becoming an actual thing with the launch of the Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR in the wings...