I've been lucky enough to have tried the Oculus Rift DK2 on numerous occasions prior to its release this week, but never for a long enough that I felt like I really knew the device. After receiving the DK2...

Adding a heaping load of fuel to the rumors that Samsung and Oculus VR are working closely together, it turns out that every Oculus Rift DK2 contains a significant part of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. Living within the...

The long wait is over, the next generation Oculus Rift is here and it's a giant leap over what has come before. The second iteration of Oculus VR's VR Headset, the Development Kit 2 represents the culmination of many...

A couple of days ago, I asked you - our dear readers - what you'd most us to try once we received our Oculus Rift DK2s (mine arrived yesterday). Elite:Dangerous has been consistently among the highest requested games you guys...

So, the DK2 is here and I've spent the day with it. Ahead of our detailed review of the unit, which will land soon, I wanted to share some quick thoughts and impressions with you. The Good The DK2 VR...

A number of Oculus Rift experiences have popped up at this week's annual Comic Con event in San Diego. At least one, a promotional demo for Warner Bros. new film Into the Storm,  is confirmed to use the just-released...

As promised, Road to VR's first DK2 has arrived and, despite my strong urge to rip open the carton like a maniac, I managed restraint long enough to film this short (and somewhat rushed) unboxing video. Apologies for some...

The production version of the Oculus Rift DK2 is officially in developer hands. The first report of an Oculus Rift DK2 delivery comes from China. Neogaf forum user sankao posted photos of the Oculus Rift DK2 package at 3:25 AM on...

After delaying the shipment of the first batch of Oculus Rift DK2 units, to afford an extra week of SDK polish, Oculus VR has now made available the latest version of the Rift SDK. The new Oculus SDK 0.4.0 beta...

Well, it seems Oculus Rift DK2 fever is upon us. As we reported yesterday, the first batches of Oculus VR's 2nd development kit are now shipping to lucky pre-order owners across the world. It seems that DK2's have been...

Oculus VR's 'Best Practices Guide' collects the latest research on comfortable VR game design into one place to give developers a head start. As the first Oculus Rift DK2 units are shipping out, the company has updated the guide...

After what seems like a very long wait (but in fact is only about 4 months) and at least one self-imposed delay (to resolve last minute SDK issues), it looks as if the first set of lucky DK2 pre-order...

Cyberith has been teasing us with the Virtualizer, an omnidirectional VR treadmill, for what seems like ages. Today the device, which promises to allow you to physically walk around virtual worlds, finally launches on Kickstarter starting at $599.Over...

It's hard to overestimate the impact the news that Facebook, the social media behemoth, had agreed to acquire Oculus VR an 18 month old startup that Kickstarted virtual reality. Although it's fair to say that there's probably no one working...

Chances are, if you remember virtual reality's first, ultimately abortive attempt to gain traction back in the 90s, you'll also be a child of the 80s. This means you lived through (and survived) drainpipe jeans, luminous socks, Footloose, Ronald...