Oculus Rift
News Bits: Lunar Flight Creator Releases E3 Trailer for ZVR: Apocalypse, a VR Zombie Shooter for...
There are a few titles in the public domain which exemplify what a virtual reality experience should feel like. Lunar flight by developer Shovsoft is one such title. It was released mid 2013 and has been a benchmark for...
News Bits: Loading Human Kickstarter Passes Goal, Announces Omni Support with 3 Days Left
The darling of virtual reality enthusiasts right now, Untold Games' Loading Human, is a first person adventure which is attempting to pave the way for compelling human interaction within virtual spaces. Its ambition we spoke about recently, as well...
News Bits: Among The Sleep Ships, Receives Favourable Reviews
Among the Sleep is an ambitiously original game from Norwegian indie developer Krillbite Studio which walked very comfortably past it's original Kickstarter goal of $200,000 back in May of last year - eventually netting $248,358 in funds and unlocking...
News Bits: Samsung Partners with Oculus on New ‘Media Focussed’ VR Headset?
Rumours surrounding a new VR Headset from the electronics giant Samsung circulated recently, originally reported by Engadget. At the time, the angle was Samsung entering the market to compete with Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift. Now, the...
News Bits: Elite: Dangerous Enters Premium Beta Phase, Adds 10,000 More Players to it’s Universe
One of the most promising titles sporting Oculus Rift support to rise from a successful crowd funding campaign is the space trading and combat MMO Elite: Dangerous. Part of the Elite franchise, originally conceived and coded by gaming legends...
News Bits: RiftUP! Oculus Rift DK1 1080p Upgrade Begins Shipping, Early Recipients Report Issues
We covered the RiftUp! project in detail a little while ago. The project offers an in-place upgrade for the low resolution 1280x800 LCD panel and controller bringing the original developer kit (DK1) to a much more capable 1080p panel....
News Bits: Enter The Matrix with this New Oculus Rift Demo
There are few movies which managed to successfully capture the essence of what is both terrifying and incredibly cool about the prospects of virtual reality like 1999's The Matrix. Its directors, The mysterious Wachowski Brothers, threw in every element of pop...
News Bits: New Oculus Rift SDK 0.3.2 Preview Release 2 Adds Support for Mac, Linux
Oculus has released a new preview build (0.3.2) of the Oculus SDK, adding support for Mac and Linux, bringing the Unity integration to Mac, improving GL performance, and more, along with several bug fixes.
Back in April, Oculus released the...
News Bits: Zenimax Files Suit Against Oculus VR, Claims Its Tech Crucial to Rift’s Success
It looks as if all the posturing shown by both games publisher Zenimax and virtual reality startup Oculus VR over the last couple of weeks hasn't resulted in an amicable agreement between the two companies. In a press release issued a couple of...
News Bits: New Xing: The Land Beyond Trailer Shows Off Unreal Engine 4 Visuals
White Lotus Interactive have released a new trailer for their Oculus Rift enabled adventure title Xing: The Land Beyond and it showcases the varied environments and some fairly stunning vistas waiting for backers of their Kickstarter campaign. The 3...
News Bits: Oculus On DK2 Shipping Date: “We are still on track for July”
In an impromptu post on OculusVR's developer forums, Community Manager cybereality has reassured anxious DK2 purchasers that they are indeed on track for the promised July shipping date.
Cybereality, who joined Oculus as their Community Manager after his work on...
Tickets to ‘Zero Latency’ Wireless Free-Roaming Zombie VR Experience On Sale Now, Aussie Residents Only
Zero Latency is the new name for Inversion Project, a free-roaming wireless virtual reality experience that utilises motion capture and an Oculus Rift powered by a PC on your back.
Physically Flee from Virtual Zombies
Ben Lang covered an interesting venture...
How Two Indie Devs Snuck a Concealed Oculus Rift and Laptop onto a Roller Coaster for...
It's an overcast morning at an undisclosed theme park in the UK, the temperature is just right—wearing a sweatshirt won't be conspicuous. Good thing too, lest security find the device strapped around Edmond O'Driscoll's chest.
After passing through security and making...
Oculus VR Responds to Legal Claims, Says Zenimax Cancelled Doom 3 BFG VR Support After Refusal...
Today Oculus VR offers up a candid response to Zenimax's recent and very public claims that the maker of the Oculus Rift VR headset infringed upon its intellectual property. Plus, why Doom 3: BFG for the Oculus Rift was...
Report: ZeniMax Wants Compensation for Tech it Says Carmack Stole to Oculus
ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, Arkane Studios, Zenimax Online Studios, and, John Carmack's former employer, id Software, is seeking damages for tech it says Carmack stole away to Oculus. "It was only through the concerted efforts of Mr. Carmack,...














