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The 10 Best Games for Oculus Rift

So, you've either got your hands on an Oculus Rift or an Oculus Quest with the help of Link, and now you want to know what to download first (besides the free stuff). Here's our breakdown of the top...

Oculus Quest & Rift S Controllers Could Hide an Unintended Easter Egg Message Inside

Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and head of VR product at Facebook, revealed that a number of Touch controllers for Quest and Rift S hold an unintended hidden message inside, something he calls "inappropriate." Although Mitchell admits in a tweet that...

Oculus Quest Touch Controllers Hit FCC Preceding Spring 2019 Launch

Oculus Quest may not have a specific release date yet, although now that both the headset and its Touch controllers have undergone FCC testing, there's little left standing in the way of the headset's launch this Spring. Oculus revealed Quest in...

Oculus Now Sells Single Replacement Touch Controllers

So you got a little out of control last night playing Robo Recall (2017), and you smashed one of your Touch controllers to smithereens. It used to be that you'd have to buy a brand new pair of controllers...

Oculus Connect 4 Day 1 Roundup: Oculus Go, Rift Price Drop, New ‘Santa Cruz’ Prototype, and...

The opening keynote at the fourth annual Oculus Connect developer conference delivered several new product announcements from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, VP of Virtual Reality Hugo Barra, and others. This included new standalone VR hardware, a new price for...

This is Your Last Chance to Buy an Oculus Rift on Sale for $400

Oculus has given the Rift & Touch their biggest discount yet: $400 to get you both the Rift headset and the Touch controllers, and a slew of bundled content. The company now confirms they'll be ending the sale on September 4th,...

EVE: Valkyrie Now Supports Oculus Touch as a Gamepad Alternative

CCP Games have rolled out a small ‘2017_R3.1’ update this week, enabling work-in-progress support for Oculus Touch. As described on the EVE: Valkyrie website, this attempts to map the gamepad controls to the buttons, triggers and sticks of the...

Oculus Details ‘Buffered Haptics’ for Advanced Haptics on Touch Controllers

Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the 'buffered haptics' feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company's Touch controllers. Oculus Touch uses linear actuators to provide feedback,...

Get ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Free When You Purchase Rift + Touch Bundle from Best Buy

Oculus' massive price drop that saw the cost of Rift + Touch slashed to only $400, is still going on for the next 4-5 weeks—but if you purchase through BestBuy.com, you can get EVE: Valkyrie, normally costing $40, for free. Note (07/21/17): Best Buy is currently...

Closeup With New, Cheaper Rift + Touch Bundle – Ships With Improved Foam Padding

Announced last week, Oculus has finally opted to put the Rift and Touch controllers together into one package, making motion input the new default. The new bundle also includes improved foam padding. The new bundle is currently on sale for...

‘Echo Arena’ Launches Today, Free for a Limited Time

Echo Arena, the zero-g VR sports game coming to Rift July 20th, is going to be free for anyone who downloads it in the first 3 months after launch, says production studio Ready at Dawn in an Oculus forum post. Update 07/20/17: Once...
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Oculus and Marvel Announce New Rift Co-op Title ‘Powers United VR’

Announced at Disney fan expo D23 today, Oculus are teaming up with Marvel to bring a new Rift exclusive title which lets you play as one of "more than a dozen" characters from their comic book universe, with a little help...

Rift + Touch to Cost $500 at End of Oculus Sale, New Bundle Removes Xbox Controller...

Oculus slashed the original price tag in half to $400 on the Rift +Touch bundle last week, but the company's 'Summer of Rift' sale only lasts for six weeks, leaving the question on the table as to exactly how much the VR...
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Facebook Spaces Now Lets You Broadcast Live from VR to Any Facebook-capable Device

Facebook today announced their Oculus Rift app Spaces is getting an extra feature, bringing it closer in functionality to the rest of Facebook's near ubiquitous platform—of course with a few extra 'VR perks'. Starting today, Facebook is letting Rift owners...
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‘Echo Arena’ Extends Open Beta to Monday, July 17th

Echo Arena, the VR sports game from Ready at Dawn and Oculus Studios, went back into open beta last week. Although it was supposed to end yesterday, the developers are extending the access window so Oculus Rift owners can rocket...
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