At Oculus Connect 6, Oculus CTO John Carmack admitted that the Gear VR is dead. Speaking in his annual keynote, Carmack gave what he described as “a eulogy” for the Samsung-made Oculus-powered headset. This was prompted by the recent news that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 will not support VR, and speculation that the regular Galaxy...
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OC6 Solaris: Offworld Combat – First Details And Trailer For The Rift/Quest Crossplay VR Shooter
Today we’re exclusively revealing all of the details around Solaris: Offworld Combat, the next VR shooter from the Firewall Zero Hour devs coming first to Rift and Quest with crossplay in 2020 and then PSVR at a later time. Back during E3 2019 earlier this year in our E3 VR Showcase we revealed Solaris: Offworld...
OC6: Oculus Quest Can Run SteamVR Games Via Link, Facebook Says
You should be able to play SteamVR games like Skyrim and No Man’s Sky on your Oculus Quest when Oculus Link arrives in November. Facebook revealed this new feature at Oculus Connect 6 yesterday. The free update to Quest will allow you to play Rift games when you plug the headset into a PC with...
OC6: The Room VR Is Coming To Headsets Early Next Year
Here’s one nice surprise sprinkled into all the Oculus Connect 6 news; popular puzzle series The Room is coming to VR. The Room VR: A Dark Matter is in the works at series developer Fireproof Games for an early 2020 release. Along with Oculus Quest, the game is also coming to Rift, PSVR and Steam...
Everything Announced At Oculus Connect 6: Quest Finger Tracking, Medal Of Honor VR, And Much More
The Oculus Connect 6 main keynote took place earlier today. The main keynote has been where Facebook announces most new Oculus hardware, software features, and major content. If you missed it however don’t worry, we have all the announcements here in one place! Here’s everything that was announced: New Hardware & Core Features Oculus Quest...
Hands-On – Medal of Honor: Above And Beyond Is A Welcome Return To A Series Long-Forgotten
We’ve gone hands-on with Respawn’s Oculus-exclusive VR shooter, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, and are excited to report it feels like an authentic and welcome return for the long-forgotten franchise. At a pre-OC6 preview event last week I was able to go hands-on with the game across a handful of different levels and sat...
Star Wars: Vader Immortal Episode II Review: ILMxLAB’s Difficult Second Album
Star Wars: Vader Immortal Episode I had a real spark to it. There was the revelatory terror of confronting an iconic villain, the elation of immersive lightsaber combat and the promise of a story that got behind the stoic mask of Vader himself. As its short runtime drew to a close, I was left eager...
OC6: Oculus Are Bringing 50+ Popular Go Apps To The Quest
Speaking during the keynote at Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 (OC6) earlier today, Oculus Hardware Product Manager Stephanie Lue said that “Oculus Go has been an entry point for many people who then upgraded to Quest.” As a result, after many requests from users, today Oculus announced that 50+ popular Oculus Go apps will be made...
OC6: Five Nights At Freddy’s, A Fisherman’s Tale, More Coming To Quest
A bunch of new Oculus Quest games just got announced at Oculus Connect 6. During the keynote speech today several new games were confirmed for the platform. A sizzle reel confirmed that InnerspaceVR’s A Fisherman’s Tale, VRWERX’s Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul, Space Channel 5 VR and Five Nights At Freddy’s VR were confirmed for...