Oculus Rift News

Michael Abrash was previously known as one of the faces of Valve's VR initiative, having most recently spoken about the potential of VR tech during January's Steam Developer Days. Today, Abrash has announced his depature from Valve, having joined the team at Oculus VR as its...

Mojang was "in talks" about bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus Rift. However, yesterday's acquisition by Facebook has put an end to all of that.

Facebook has taken an unexpected step into the realm of virtual reality and has acquired Oculus VR, Inc, makers of the Oculus Rift VR headset, for $2 billion.

Oculus has announced plans for a second-generation devkit. "DK2" features many of the improvements found in Crystal Cove...

Longtime Oculus Rift darling EVE: Valkyrie is coming to Sony's PS4 VR headset, codenamed Project Morpheus. Among the demos being shown at Game...

Oculus Rift production has hit a snag, as some components are no longer being manufactured. It is searching for alternative sources, but warns that it may have to suspend sales in regions as it runs through existing stock.

The Oculus Rift film Zero One has gotten an interactive trailer to show off what a movie might be like when you control where you look.

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John Carmack was once doing double duty at id Software and Oculus. However, he eventually left the house of Doom to focus exclusively on the VR helmet. In a new interview, Carmack says he would have stayed with id had they been more supportive of his VR ambitions.

Perhaps the most high-profile game for Oculus Rift is EVE: Valkyrie. A small team at CCP worked on a quick demo showcasing space combat in VR, but...

Virtual reality really is happening for real this time, we're to believe, with the backing of industry luminaries like John Carmack and Valve. According to Valve's Michael Abrash, we should see worthwhile consumer-level hardware "within two years" which makes users feel like...

Playing games in 3D with your Oculus Rift is all good and well, but no one will ever believe you're a super wizard class hacker if you remove your goggles between games to gawp at a plain old monitor. Thankfully Valve is thinking of you, and has brought an "experimental" VR ...

Virtuix Omni, a Kickstarted treadmill for gamers, allows gamers to run around in virtual reality worlds--without walking into a wall. It may seem odd, maybe even silly at first, but seeing it in action has made me a believer.

At CES, Oculus unveiled "Crystal Cove," the latest version of its Rift headset.

With talent like John Carmack involved, perhaps the folks at Oculus would consider making a showcase title themselves?