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Stress Level Zero to Bring ‘Boneworks’ Universe Game to Quest Next Year
Announced at Oculus Connect 6 this week was a new title from Stress Level Zero, the studio behind Hover Junkers (2016) and Duck Season (2017). The game, which is said to arrive on Oculus Quest sometime next year, is slated...
Oculus CTO Explains Why “Gear VR’s days are numbered”
Oculus CTO John Carmack took to the stage at Oculus Connect 6 to give his patented stream-of-thought speech. Here, he gave what he called a "eulogy for Gear VR," as he detailed the failings, and some of the harder...
Hands-on: Oculus Link Makes Quest Feel Like a Native PC VR Headset
Announced yesterday, Oculus Link will allow Quest to play Rift games by connecting to any VR-capable PC. In our hands-on at Oculus Connect, the feature really does seem to deliver an experience that feels like a native PC VR...
Watch Oculus Connect 6 Day Two Keynote Livestream Here @10 AM PT
There was a massive haul of announcements yesterday (believe us, just look at our front page), and while today's keynote may not have any specific product reveals, where else can you watch legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack...
Pimax Details Upcoming Accessories – Price, Launch Date & More
Along with Pimax's new additions to its "8K" headset line, "8K" X and Plus, the company offered up an avalanche of info on their upcoming accessories for consumers, as well as upgrade options for Kickstarter backers & pre-order customers looking...
Facebook: Users Have Bought Over $100M in Oculus Store Content to Date
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Oculus Connect today where he announced that the Oculus Store has now sold over $100 million worth of content to date.
Zuckerberg maintains that the Oculus Store—which provides content for Rift, Quest,...
‘Beat Saber’ is Getting New DLC Featuring Panic at the Disco Next Week, 360 Mode in...
Beat Games took to the stage at Oculus Connect today to make a surprise announcement that Beat Saber's (2018) next music DLC is set to feature music from American pop rock band Panic! at the Disco.
The 360 mode, first shown on...
Oculus Reveals New VR Headset Prototypes with Major Advances in Optics Form-factor
On stage at Oculus Connect today, Facebook Reality Labs Chief Scientist Michael Abrash revealed two new prototype VR headsets from the company, Half Dome 2 and Half Dome 3. Both headsets offer improvements over the original Half Dome prototype...
Backed by $4.4M in Funding, Devs Behind ‘Job Simulator’ & ‘Fantastic Contraption’ Announce New XR Startup
Developers behind critically acclaimed VR games Job Simulator (2016) and Fantastic Contraption (2016) today announced they're founding a new studio dubbed Absurd Joy. To give them a big push along their quest to "invent entirely new ways to interact, play, and experience immersive...
‘Star Wars: Vader Immortal – Episode 2’ Now Available on Rift & Quest, Trailer Here
At Oculus Connect 6 today, ILMxLab showed off some new footage of the second installment of Star Wars: Vader Immortal, and in a surprise ending, Facebook announced the experience's sequel is now available on both the Quest and Rift...
‘Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’ Revealed as Respawn’s AAA VR Shooter, Trailer Here
Respawn has been know to be working on a 'AAA VR shooter' for two years, but today finally revealed the game. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond brings the iconic franchise back to life, now realized for virtual reality.
Set to...
Facebook is Building an AR Headset, Starting By Making a Digital Copy of the Real World
Today at Oculus Connect 6, Facebook formerly announced plans to develop a consumer-focused AR headset. But while the company wasn't ready to actually talk about the product, they said their focus is starting first on a building a copy...
‘Facebook Horizon’ is a New Social VR App Coming to Quest & Rift Next Year, Trailer...
Facebook today revealed at Oculus Connect 6 a new social VR app, something the company calls "the first step into an ever-expanding world of connection and exploration." Although it's clear the announcement trailer isn't a 1:1 representation of how Horizon will actually...
Oculus Quest Will Soon be Able to Play All Rift Games via ‘Oculus Link’ Tether Feature
At Oculus Connect 6 today, Facebook announced an upcoming software feature called Oculus Link which will allow Quest headsets to tether to VR ready PCs to play any game in the Oculus Rift library.
Oculus Quest, which currently runs a...
Facebook Reveals Hand-tracking Update for Quest, Coming Early 2020
Oculus Connect 6 is starting today, and ahead of the festivities Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased a video showing off some pretty nuanced hand interaction, something he says will be apart of his talk today. Now, we know that...



















