Oculus CTO Explores Next-gen Oculus Go Feature Wishlist

Legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack took the stage today at Oculus Connect to have another one of his famous off-script, stream-of-thought talks. Carmack was instrumental in architecting the company's mobile VR platform, so when he talks about...

‘Moss’ is Coming to Oculus Quest at Launch

There isn't a list of launch titles for Oculus Quest yet, the company's newly announced $400 high-end standalone VR headset. Polyarc, the minds behind Moss (2017), say that the super endearing platformer adventure is indeed going to be among the 50+...
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‘Echo Combat’ Gets November Launch Date, Open Beta Now Live with New Map & Mode

Echo Combat, Ready At Dawn's upcoming shooter expansion to the newly renamed Echo VR, has had several open betas since the zero-G combat game was announced at last year's Connect. Now, the studio has revealed that Echo Combat is launching...

Oculus Shows off Colored Quest Headsets at Connect

Oculus Connect, the company's annual developer conference, kicked off yesterday with the surprise announcement of a new high-end standalone VR headset. Dubbed Oculus Quest, the headset is being shown off at Connect in an array of colors outside of...

Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details

Oculus Quest was the main attraction at Oculus Connect 5 this week. Following the high-end standalone headset's reveal, attendees of the conference got to try several demos to experience the headset's inside-out positional head & hand tracking, including in...

‘Superhot VR’ is Coming to Oculus Quest

Superhot VR (2016), the ultra-successful slow-mo VR shooter, is coming to the newly announced Oculus Quest. Speaking to Superhot Team here at Oculus Connect 5, we confirmed that Superhot VR is indeed coming to Oculus Quest, the company's high-end standalone VR headset previously...

Up Close With Oculus Quest

Oculus Quest (formerly Santa Cruz) has been officially revealed, launching Spring 2019 for $400. We've got our first up close look at the newly refined headset. Update (3:00 PM PT): In a previous version of this article, it was stated...

Facebook & RED Unveil ‘Manifold’ Volumetric VR Camera

Last May, Facebook and RED Digital Cinema announced they were working on a volumetric video camera based on Facebook’s Surround360 technology. At Oculus Connect 5 today, the company's annual developer conference, Facebook and RED revealed a first-look at the...

‘Vox Machinae’ Early Access Review: VR’s Latest & Greatest Mech Sim

Having grown up with FromSoftware's mech arcade series Armored Core and the more simulator-style multiplayer Chromehounds, I have a special place in my heart for the lurching mech goliaths. And now Vox Machinae is here, promising to bring an immersive twist on the classic...

Oculus Quest Supports “Arena-scale” Tracking and Multi-room Guardian

Oculus today offered up some details on the 'Insight' tracking system of their new Quest headset. The inside-out tracking goes "beyond roomscale," according to Oculus, enabling large-scale experiences that let players physically move around large spaces. Additionally, Oculus Quest...