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Oculus inventor creates a headset that will kill you
Published in Gaming


You have to ask yourself... do you feel Luckey punk?

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and creator of the Oculus Rift, has designed a new VR headset -- which can kill you if you die in the game.

Facebook investigated by Germans
Published in IoT
Friday, 11 December 2020 10:24

Facebook investigated by Germans


Watchdogs eye Oculus VR changes

Facebook is being investigated in Germany for linking usage of its Oculus VR headset to having a Facebook account.

Oculus VR headsets will need a Facebook account
Published in News


Or your VR will never upgrade again

Existing owners who don't want to use a Facebook account have until 2023 before losing "full functionality".

Occulus abandons Go
Published in News
Wednesday, 24 June 2020 11:13

Occulus abandons Go


Will concentrate on Quest 

Oculus is ending sales of its budget Oculus Go virtual reality headset and opening its Quest headset to a wider range of software.

Carmack leaves Oculus
Published in IoT
Thursday, 14 November 2019 10:03

Carmack leaves Oculus


More interested in AI

John Carmack, the chief technology officer of Facebook’s VR subsidiary Oculus, said he is clearing out his desk and exiting the building after becoming more interested in AI.

Oculus co-founder quits Facebook
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 23 October 2018 12:17

Oculus co-founder quits Facebook


May not be seeing eye to eye with his masters

Brendan Iribe, the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, announced he has quit Facebook after some internal company shake-ups.

Oculus Go is out in 23 countries
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 02 May 2018 09:43

Oculus Go is out in 23 countries


$199 in the US, €219 in Europe

the Facebook  announced Oculus Go standalone VR back in October and yesterday, at the F8 conference, the company announced that it started shipping it to 23 countries.

Oculus talks new $199 self contained VR
Published in News
Thursday, 12 October 2017 02:34

Oculus talks new $199 self contained VR


Oculus Go ships in 2018

This is the first of two headsets that we have been hearing about in the last few months to be coming from Facebook owned Oculus

Oculus standalone VR is real
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 27 July 2017 03:01

Oculus standalone VR is real


Sources confirm a $200 target

Some two weeks ago, there was a  leak about an Oculus standalone VR HDM device, and Fudzilla managed to confirm its existence. 

Oculus drops the Rift and Touch down to US $399
Published in News


Part of Summer of Rift limited deal

Oculus has dropped the price of its Rift and Touch bundle down to US $399 as a part of its limited time Summer of Rift deal.