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'Detached' Gets A Brand New Trailer & Release Date
Anshar Studios finally gave us the release date for their latest Oculus space adventure Detached, which will be released for PC on May 18 Additionally, we got the info through a brand new trailer, but it doesn't really reveal much about the game Using animated still shots, the trailer gives us the basic idea of[...]
Capturing That Perfect Moment With Mazda's Jinba Ittai VR
Just two chairs and two Oculus VR headsets, with a nice banner on the wall behind them The actual experience itself is a little bit different. The phrase Jinba ittai is a Japanese term which refers to the bond between horse and rider It's that symbiotic relationship that Mazda is attempting to give you with their[...]
Palmer Luckey Is Leaving Facebook After Political Controversy And The ZeniMax Lawsuit
Oculus Co-founder Palmer Luckey is leaving Facebook Luckey is the credited inventor of the Rift virtual reality headset Facebook purchased Oculus in 2014, making Luckey a Facebook employee According to a report at UploadVR, today is Luckey's last day on the job at Facebook. This change comes about a year after Luckey hand-delivered the first Oculus Rift to[...]
4A Games Gives Us More Detail On Their Upcoming Game ARKTIKA.1 For The Oculus Touch
4A Games gave further details yesterday their upcoming title for the Oculus Touch, Arktika.1 which is a post-apocalyptic shooter set in a brand new ice age You'll play a mercenary hired by Citadel Security to protect one of the last colonies in the wastelands of Russia from "violent raiders, marauders, and horrifying creatures." The game will use the latest version[...]
Oculus Touch Dated For This Year And Will Cost $200
The Oculus Touch is a really cool controller There is something very intuitive about the way it works, and once it releases, it will add something to the Rift that had it lagging behind the Vive. We now have a date on the product too, as it was announced yesterday that the Oculus Touch would be[...]
Oculus' Palmer Luckey Potentially Exposed For Funding Donald Trump Internet Trolls
So, remember when I said the story about previous employers suing Oculus wonderkid Palmer Luckey for essentially being fake might be one of the biggest stories in years? Well, it just took the most bizarre turn. It The Daily Beast has revealed the guy has been financially supporting Nimble America, a pro-Trump organisation that gets its aggresively anti-Clinton[...]
Oculus Have (Kind Of) Opened Thier Library Up To Vive Users
ReVive is a program that allows the Oculus front page to work on a Vive When the headsets first launched, it meant game that were Oculus exclusive, could be played on Vive Despite Oculus founder Palmer Luckey saying he would like the Library to be open to all VR users, that came to a stop[...]
New Report Says Existing Microsoft IP Is Getting VR Treatment On The Xbox One
One of the details that came with the initial report was that Microsoft were actively trying to partner up with Oculus to get VR support on the console. Well, that rumour has gotten a little more support today, as another report from Ars Technica claims that they have heard that a major European developer is currently working[...]
Ratchet And Clank Developer Bets Big On VR With Three Titles Set For this Year
Insomniac were one of the first major developers to throw in with VR, with the announcement of Edge of Nowhere for the Oculus Rift. Well, the developer has just announced two more games set for release later this year The first is The Unspoken It's being described as a magic fight club, which will pit players against[...]
Palmer Luckey Hand Delivered The First Consumer Oculus Rift Pre-Order
The Oculus Rift is starting to find its way out there now, with March pre-orders beginning to be filled The earliest buyers will begin to receive their order this week, if they haven't gotten them yet. And founder of the Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey decided to do a really cool thing for the very first person[...]
Oculus Rifts Have Started Shipping To The First Wave Of Consumers
The Oculus Rift has been a promising little product for years now, but up until now, it has remained just that A promise Unless you were picking up a dev kit, you probably haven't had regular access to the device, if any at all. Well, it appears as if high end VR is here Today, CEO[...]
Oculus Creator Says The PlayStation VR Isn't As Powerful As The Oculus Rift
Oculus have marked their position first and the Vive and PlayStation VR are expected to follow closely behind Seeing which headset 'comes out on top' will be interesting for sure (even if I don't think it is that overly important in the long run.) Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey had some interesting words to say about[...]
The Oculus Rift Is $599 And Will Launch In March
And it's a pretty controversial flag. Oculus have just announced that the Oculus Rift will launch in March and will set you back $599/£499 You can pre-order the headset here if you so wish. That…that is steep I think it shows that Oculus really aren't looking for mass adoption out of the gate, instead getting early adopters[...]
Oculus Touch Controllers Have Been Delayed
The Oculus Rift is set to be with us in Q1, but it will come in a little light. The touch controllers, that are actually quite impressive by most accounts, won't be making the ball, instead arriving fashionably late some time in the future Oculus announced the delayed controllers on Facebook saying: On the path to perfecting[...]
Every Pre-Ordered Oculus Rift Will Come With A Free Copy Of Eve: Valkyrie
While we don't know when the Oculus Rift is launching specifically, do expect to be treated to a little gift if you pre-order one It's been announced by CCP that a free copy of Eve: Valkyrie will come with every headset pre-bought The fighter pilot game will make a pretty explosive first introduction[...]
Rock Band VR Is Coming To The Oculus Rift
While the announcement at The Game Awards was not the release date we all wanted, as promised Oculus did turn up last night Although, I don't think many people would have guessed that the technology developer would be teaming up with Harmonix to make Rock Band VR. It was all announced with this little skit which[...]
The Oculus Rift Will Cost More Than $350
Just recently, we were given the ballpark figure of $300+ for the Oculus Rift Now, it seems that number has been bumped up a little now in a recent interview. Oculus creator Palmer Luckey said that while the consumer version of the headset will be comparable in price, they will ultimately be more expensive than the[...]
The Oculus Rift Will Cost At Least $300
The big question surrounding the Oculus Rift and other VR headsets, is how much are these devices are going to cost These are premium experiences and finding out how premium the price will be is more or less the last key step in their pre-release schedule. Well, we have a pretty good idea now at least,[...]
Minecraft Is Coming To Oculus Rift
At Oculus Connect 2, a few things were announced, but none so were probably as important as the reveal that Minecraft's Windows 10 version will be coming to the Rift This could be a killer app for the game, especially for fans who get their hands on the headset. This is a bit of an about[...]
Adr1ft Is Going To Be An Oculus Rift Launch Title
It's a pretty interesting experience and one you should definitely try if you get the chance. During Oculus's press conference yesterday, it was announced that the game would be a launch title for the Rift too It will be out day and date with the hardware, meaning that if you pick up the Rift, Adr1ft is[...]
The SML Podcast – Ruining A Perfectly Good Ending By Coming Back
Rock Band 4, and the Microsoft/Oculus partnership! Check out the mp3 of the show here or check out the YouTube version! If that doesn't work for you, you can check us out on iTunes and subscribe to us and get the final episodes a few days early and check out our past two years of shows! Not sure[...]
Edge Of No Where Looks Like Lovecraft With An Oculus Rift
Both burst with colour and make very comofortable homes on consoles. That is why I was surprised to see them take the stage yesterday at Oculus' Pre-E3 press conference yesterday I was even more surprised to see their Oculus exclusive game Edge of No Where, a third person Lovecraftian decent in a snowy region. It really almost[...]
Oculus Announce Rift Is Coming In Q1 2016; Oculus Touch Coming Too
Today Oculus conducted their Pre-E3 press conference, so I guess in a way, we have started E3 That is kind of terrifying. It was officially announced that the Oculus Rift would be coming in Q1 of 2016, as we previously suspected On top of that, Oculus announced a partnership with Microsoft, meaning that the Oculus will[...]