Facebook is opening an Oculus research office in Pittsburgh
Facebook is opening an office focused on research for its Oculus virtual reality platform in Pittsburgh, of all places. An Oculus spokeswoman confirmed that...
Tokyo VR Startups sets up an incubator and funding for Japanese virtual reality
Tokyo VR Startups has launched a incubation fund program with leading virtual reality figures as mentors. The Tokyo-based incubator will invite Japan-based startups to...
The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015
China may have hit the pause button, and the stock markets around the world tanked. Game investments and game industry acquisitions fell sharply in...
The virtual reality headsets that will rock your 2016 — and beyond
As press at CES, you don’t so much cover the entire show floor like at other events, as much as you lay claim to...
Hulu shares Valve’s sentiments on VR: ‘We just want to learn’
Hulu executive Ben Smith said that the video-streaming service “just wants to learn” as it ramps up its virtual reality push. That comment, given during...
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey: Virtual reality will drive demand for high-end PCs
Oculus Rift launches March 28, and you’ll need some powerful PC hardware to run the virtual reality headset. Rather than taking that as a...
HTC Vive VR headset opens for preorders on February 29
With some still reeling from the news that Oculus Rift — the virtual reality (VR) headset from Facebook-owned Oculus — will cost a whopping...
Palmer Luckey apologizes for Oculus Rift pricing: ‘I handled the messaging poorly’
Today was a historic day for Facebook-owned Oculus VR as the virtual reality company began accepting preorders for its inaugural headset. Within hours, the...
You can now preorder the Oculus Rift for $599, starts shipping on March 28
As promised, you can now preorder Oculus Rift, the company’s virtual reality headset, from shop.oculus.com. The price and timing have also been revealed: The...
Speck wants you to recycle your Cardboard for their new mobile VR viewer
Everyone talks about how cool it is to have mobile virtual reality, but let’s get real for a second here: Google Cardboard isn’t the...