News items tagged with oculus rift
Zenimax Files to Stop Oculus Rift Sales
In a move that will likely surprise no one, ZeniMax Media has made good on its stated intention of persuading a Texas court to halt s...
By Fergus O'Sullivan on 26 February 2017
ZeniMax May Try to Block Oculus Rift VR Headset Sales
ZeniMax, the parent company of Skyrim developer Bethesda, indicates that it may consider filing an injunction to block sales of Oculus Rift VR headsets. The court room drama between Bethesd...
By Dalton Cooper on 05 February 2017
ZeniMax Wants $6 Billion in Oculus Lawsuit
ZeniMax requests $6 billion in damages from Facebook in Oculus lawsuit with claims that Oculus built its Rift VR headset from trade secrets at ZeniMax. Back in 2014, The Elder Scrolls devel...
By Boston Blake on 27 January 2017
Alien: Covenant Will Include VR Experience
Fox Innovation Lab announces a virtual reality experience for the upcoming sci-fi horror film Alien: Covenant, with series creator Ridley Scott executive producing. Award-winning film direc...
By Dalton Cooper on 04 January 2017
Oculus Rift VR Headset Can Play Xbox One Games
Xbox One games and Xbox 360 games (via backward compatibility) can now be played with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets thanks to the Xbox One streaming app. Two years ago, Microsoft...
By Jasmine Henry on 13 December 2016
Analyst: PlayStation VR Sales Were Less Than Expected
Gaming industry research firm SuperData lowers its 2016 sales expectations for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset from 2.6 million units sold to less than 750,000. Coming into 2016, many analyst...
By Dalton Cooper on 29 November 2016
PlayStation VR Controls Market Share Over Oculus, Vive
According to market research, Sony Interactive Entertainment already controls the market share with its PlayStation VR headset dominating Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. After having been named o...
By Kyle Sledge on 25 November 2016
Xbox One Streaming Support Coming to Oculus Rift
Microsoft announces a further tie between Xbox and virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, revealing that Xbox One streaming will be coming to the Rift this December. It’s been a hugely import...
By Rob Gordon on 22 November 2016
Oculus Pulls Galaxy Note 7 VR Support
Following the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 controversy, in which the phone explodes and catches fire, Oculus removes virtual reality support with its Gear VR headset. Earlier this week, Samsung an...
By Jasmine Henry on 13 October 2016
Oculus Touch Controllers Release Date & Price Revealed
Oculus announces the final price and release date for the Oculus Touch motion controllers, which are available beginning this December within a rather pricey bundle. Early Oculus Rift VR he...
By Rory Young on 07 October 2016
Cheaper Oculus Rift Could Be On the Way
During the Oculus Connect 3 keynote speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals that a more affordable version of the Oculus Rift is currently in development. Prior to the Oculus Rift‘s re...
By Jasmine Henry on 25 September 2016
Oculus Rift's Launch Line-up of 30+ Games Revealed
Oculus is taking to the Game Developers Conference to reveal its launch line-up of at least 30 games for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, available March 28.
By Rory Young on 22 May 2016
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope Reveal Trailer
Croteam announces Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope during the PC Gaming Show, marking the property’s first foray into the world of virtual reality.
By John Jacques on 09 April 2016
Virtual Reality is Too Expensive
With the high-end prices for both Oculus Rift and potentially PlayStation VR, there are concerns that the technology will be too expensive to draw in users. 2016 has been long expected to...
By Rob Gordon on 26 January 2016
Rock Band VR Coming To Oculus Rift
Oculus and Harmonix announce that a new VR headset-based game called Rock Band VR will launch alongside the Rift in early 2016. It’s been less than two months since Rock Band 4 came out and...
By John Jacques on 26 January 2016
Oculus Touch Controller Delayed
Oculus reveals that the Touch controller is being delayed, stating that more work is needed and that the controller is now expected to ship in the second half of 2016. With a new year beg...
By Rob Gordon on 26 December 2015
Why I'm Excited for the Rise of VR
2016 will see the release of VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, and one Game Rant writer predicts it will be the next evolution in gaming. In 2006, an innovative new...
By Dalton Cooper on 26 December 2015
EVE: Valkyrie Bundled with Oculus Rift
Oculus and CCP Games announce a partnership today to include a copy of EVE: Valkyrie with every pre-ordered Oculus Rift VR headset upon the hardware’s launch. Despite a lack of informatio...
By Rory Young on 26 November 2015
'EVE Valkyrie' Screenshots Are Absolutely Gorgeous
With gamers and press alike beginning their preparations for the annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles to see the latest and greatest in the world of video games, speculation has begun as to w...
By Ryan Blanchard on 26 August 2014
'EVE: Valkyrie' Still Releasing For Oculus Rift
While Minecraft’s creator may be shying away from the Oculus Rift following the news of its acquisition by Facebook, CCP Games confirms that ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ will be continuing as planned.
By Ryan Blanchard on 22 May 2014
EVE Valkyrie's Connections To EVE Online
CCP announces tech demo turned full-on Oculus Rift title ‘EVE Valkyrie’ will eventually link up with its bigger brother. How will ‘EVE Online’ influence this slick space shooter?
By Samuel James Riley on 22 May 2014
'EVE Valkyrie' And 'War Thunder' Fly High With Oculus Rift
With virtual reality on the rise, we got our hands on ‘EVE Valkyrie’ and ‘War Thunder’ with the Oculus Rift at E3 to test out their high-flying talents. Read on to see how they fared.
By Ryan Blanchard on 22 May 2014
EVE: Valkyrie (Katee Sackhoff)
‘EVE: Valkyrie’ has become even more of a dream come true for ‘Battlestar Galactica’ fans, as the title has added Katee Sackhoff as the mysterious fighter ‘Ran Kavik.’
By Andrew Dyce on 22 May 2014
'EVE: Valkyrie' Gets Mirror's Edge Producer
The virtual reality space combat sim set in the ‘EVE Online’ universe gets the producer for one of the most VR-appropriate first-person games ever.
By Patrick Dane on 12 February 2014
'EVE Valkyrie' Oculus Rift Exclusive
Developer CCP Games has revealed that ‘EVE Valkyrie’ (formerly ‘EVE-VR’) will be an Oculus Rift exclusive with the Oculus team also co-publishing the title.
By Anthony Taormina on 12 February 2014
News Wrap Up: Mobile Dragon Age & Star Wars, Yogventures, Oculus Rift Games & More!
It’s been another major week in video games with Germany’s Gamescom event being host to the most announcements, unveilings and news since E3 in June. On the news front this week, we’re go...
By Rob Keyes on 08 January 2014