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One Year of VR, and it isn't Dead Yet!

By Asif Khan, Apr 05, 2017 7:20pm PDT

Shacknews CEO and Chief VR Evangelist, Asif Khan, takes a look at the virtual reality landscape one year after the Vive and Rift shipped.

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"I thought about moving my VR space to my den which would be a very similar effective completely ..."

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Oculus VR Founder Palmer Luckey Leaves Facebook

By David Craddock, Mar 30, 2017 1:38pm PDT

Friday, March 31, will be Luckey's last day at the company.

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"When John Logie Baird had that divorce, that was when I knew TV was doomed."

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Facebook Taps Apple Vet to Head Oculus' VR Hardware Development

By David Craddock, Mar 27, 2017 12:50pm PDT

Michael Hillman amassed 15 years of experience at Apple working on projects such as the iMac.

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Interview with Oculus' Jason Rubin - Part 3: Augmented Reality

By Asif Khan, Mar 15, 2017 4:00pm PDT

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has expressed an intense interest in augmented reality, but Jason Rubin and Oculus remain focused on bringing VR to the masses. Find out why in part 3 of our interview.

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Interview with Oculus' Jason Rubin - Part 2: Challenges of Untethered VR

By Asif Khan, Mar 14, 2017 3:00pm PDT

The Santa Cruz HMD prototype may just be a proof of concept for now as Oculus remains focused on improving the quality of tethered virtual reality.

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Interview with Oculus' Jason Rubin - Part 1: The Unpublisher

By Asif Khan, Mar 13, 2017 3:20pm PDT

We sat down with Jason Rubin, VP of Content at Oculus, to talk about the company's relationship with third party developers and how he sees the VR software market going forward. 

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"Thanks. Yeah, it is interesting how he barely mentioned Valve or Steam during the interview."

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GDC 2017: Exclusive Interview Brian Fargo Talks Mage's Tale VR

By Greg Burke, Mar 06, 2017 5:35pm PST

Simply titled The Mage’s Tale. The game is an immersive, first-person dungeon crawler RPG that takes place in the same universe as The Bard’s Tale. Check out this Interview from GDC 2017!

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Oculus Drops Price of Rift and Touch

By Steve Watts, Mar 01, 2017 11:00am PST

With a hefty drop on two pieces of Oculus hardware, the company is significantly undercutting the HTC Vive.

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ZeniMax Files Injunction to Completely Stop Sales of Oculus Rift

By Donovan Erskine, Feb 26, 2017 11:00am PST

Apparently the $500 million judgement in their favor wasn't enough.

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"Most corporate lawsuits aren't about benefiting the plaintiff, they're more about damaging the ..."

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Oculus Closing 200 Best Buy Rift Demo Stations

By John Keefer, Feb 09, 2017 8:10am PST

Contractor says 'store performance,' Oculus says 'seasonal changes.'

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"To me, "demo VR headset" is synonymous with "invitation to pink eye""

- Amusatron see all 11 comments

Windlands is 40% Off in the Oculus Store For a Limited Time

By Jason Faulkner, Feb 07, 2017 1:00pm PST

This Oculus Rift game has you grappling through the ruins of an ancient civilization.

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Superhot VR Gets A 'Forever' Update This Month

By Jason Faulkner, Feb 06, 2017 9:10am PST

The fan-favorite Superhot VR will be receiving several augments in a new update that releases sometime in February. 

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John Carmack Vents About the Verdict of ZeniMax v Oculus Case [Update]

By David Craddock, Feb 02, 2017 4:01pm PST

The id Software co-founder and Oculus CTO picked apart the expert witness's testimony.

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"I'm finding it more and more difficult to separate the actions of Zenimax with my love of ..."

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Former Google VP Hugo Barra to lead VR development at Facebook

By David Craddock, Feb 01, 2017 12:37pm PST

Barra will 'lead all of [Facebook's] virtual reality efforts,' including the Oculus team.

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Oculus Cleared of Theft, But ZeniMax Awarded Due to NDA Breach

By David Craddock, Feb 01, 2017 12:17pm PST

Although it decided that Oculus did not steal tech or secrets, the jury also ruled that Palmer Luckey did not uphold his NDA.

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"Looks like Palmer is on the hook for $50 million. Couldn't happen to a nicer person. Of course ..."

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