GeekWire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

New installations of the Oculus mobile app jumped more than 150% over the Christmas weekend, compared to past years, according to numbers released Tuesday morning by Apptopia. Oculus app installations approached 650,000 globally from Dec. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). That change expected sometime next year.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Oculus is hosting a big sale on games and experiences for Black Friday, with more discounts coming on Cyber Monday. There are plenty of standalone deals, but Oculus has also curated several bundles, each one on a different theme. And you can gift titles to other people from the Oculus store, too.

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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2021

SideQuest has launched an Android app that lets you do the same neat trick as its desktop app: sideload VR content from outside the official Oculus Store onto your Quest or Quest 2 VR headset. That means you don’t need a PC to install VR games, demos, and apps from SideQuest’s community. or Patreon. or Patreon.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 19, 2020

Starting this October, new Oculus VR owners will require a Facebook account to use their shiny new devices. Facebook announced the changes in a blog post along with what to do if you already have an Oculus account.

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Venture Beast

JUNE 5, 2020

Oculus commissioned high-definition wildlife films to demonstrate the potential of immersive 3D VR video, and the results are surprisingly compelling. Read More.

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The Verge

JANUARY 9, 2021

One of the best features of the Oculus Quest 2 is it can be manually linked via USB to your gaming PC to play more demanding VR games you couldn’t otherwise run natively on the headset. Doing this isn’t as simple as installing an app through the Oculus store; there are several steps involved. This is getting weird.

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CTOvision

MARCH 14, 2016

Oculus Rift's consumer version (called CV1) is already available for pre-order and its hardware specs are well known. We do not expect to see an announcement on availability of the new Oculus designed touch controllers. Note, Samsung's GearVR is powered by Oculus software and will very likely be able to run VR software the CV1 does.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A new Oculus Quest feature expands the headset’s Guardian mode by letting you mark your real couch as an object that’ll show up in VR. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. What makes this cool is that the couch can now act as an extension of your Guardian system rather than as an obstacle that limits your space.

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The Verge

AUGUST 23, 2021

Oculus has begun rolling out a set of new software features for Quest and Quest 2 virtual reality headsets. The v32 update introduces some small, but important tweaks to the in-headset user experience, as well as to the Oculus Move health tracking app. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I tried the Virtual Boy more than 20 years ago and was almost instantly disappointed, but I’ve still dreamed of having a simple, standalone VR headset that could transport me to other worlds at a moment’s notice. And while the original Oculus Quest was a valiant attempt to make that dream come true, I never really… Read more.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A virtual reality version of Resident Evil 4 will launch October 21st on Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset. Resident Evil 4 VR was announced earlier this year. It adapts the original game’s content with a (mostly) first-person point of view, re-engineering it to take advantage of VR motion controls.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A new virtual reality version of Myst will be released for Oculus Quest later this year. Remade from the ground up in the Unreal Engine, the new version of Myst will initially be released for the Oculus Quest later this year, with a non-VR PC edition coming at an unspecified later date.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2, Facebook’s new virtual reality headset, has started shipping today. Quest 2 preorders have been open since September , and it’s available through Oculus’ own site and stores like Best Buy and Walmart , with a full list of retailers in Oculus’ announcement post.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Vudu’s freemium streaming app is now supported on Facebook’s Oculus Quest 1 and Quest 2 VR devices, with a spokesperson telling The Verge more than a hundred 3D titles are available to buy or rent. It’s the first time that the app is supported on VR devices, a spokesperson told The Verge. Image: Vudu. The Meg ($3.99).

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Enhance’s Oculus Quest version of Rez Infinite is coming just in time for the release of the new Quest 2 headset. Rez Infinite has been a VR staple ever since it launched alongside the PlayStation VR in 2016, subsequently making appearances on PC and Google Daydream. It’s out tomorrow for $19.99.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A virtual reality version of Bloober Team’s Blair Witch game is coming to Oculus Quest on October 29th, featuring improved dog interaction mechanics. Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition adapts the 2019 survival horror game that’s set in the same world as the cult 1999 film. Blair Witch is a slightly risky proposition for VR.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 15, 2021

Taito and Survios.inc have announced today that Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey will launch for Oculus Quest on May 20. Read More.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 15, 2021

Facebook's Oculus division has launched premium subscriptions on its Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets. Read More.

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 head-mounted display launched last October, and if you are on the hunt for a deal on this VR headset (unfortunately, not a bundle deal ), Verizon is offering a 10 percent discount for both configurations. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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The Verge

AUGUST 25, 2020

Vader Immortal is available now on PlayStation VR. The three-part series was previously an exclusive for the Oculus Quest and Rift, but has now arrived on the PlayStation for $29.99. Each episode of Vader Immortal takes about an hour to play and is narrative heavy, with writing by David S.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 21, 2021

Facebook's Oculus division showed off 12 virtual reality games at its first branded Oculus Gaming Showcase event. Read More.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The problem also appears to be affecting its virtual reality arm, Oculus. Instagram.com is flashing a 5xx Server Error message, while the Facebook site merely tells us that something went wrong. Users can load games they already have installed and the browser works, but social features or installing new games does not.

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The Verge

JANUARY 14, 2022

The report says the FTC and attorneys general from New York, Tennessee, and North Carolina began speaking last year with third-party VR developers who have concerns about Meta’s business practices. It’s one of multiple probes into Meta’s dominance in the small but growing market of VR.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 25, 2020

Facebook is renaming Oculus Connect to broadly focus on its AR and VR initiatives, as well as collectively calling its AR/VR teams Facebook Reality Labs. Read More.

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Venture Beast

MAY 18, 2020

Facebook is celebrating the first anniversary of its Oculus Quest all-in-one VR headset with Guardian system, hand control, and Oculus Store updates. Read More.

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Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Facebook’s Oculus division has picked up momentum, and the company said more 60 virtual reality games and apps on the Oculus Quest VR headset platform have generated more than $1 million in revenue.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 20, 2020

One of the largest groups for senior citizens is diving into virtual reality today with the release of Alcove for Oculus Quest. Read More.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 12, 2021

Facebook said its Oculus division will hold a virtual reality gaming showcase on April 21. The event will feature new VR games. Read More.

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Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Science fiction, tech, and games inspire each other; what was once science fiction is becoming technological fact. Read More.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook's Oculus division and its VR developer partners have made sure that a bunch of new games will arrive with the Oculus Quest 2. Read More.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

Facebook will soon begin testing ads inside its Oculus Quest virtual reality system. Facebook will later expand the system based on user feedback, saying it aims to create a “self-sustaining platform” for VR development. As on Facebook’s non-VR apps, you can block specific posts or companies from appearing in ad slots.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Facebook Reality Labs' John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR on Oculus headsets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More.

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The Verge

JUNE 11, 2021

. | Image: BigBox VR. Facebook has acquired yet another developer of a popular virtual reality game, announcing on Friday that BigBox VR, makers of the battle royale VR title Population: One, will be joining Oculus Studios. “ And the game will continue to receive regular updates, BigBox VR says on its website.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2021

This suggests that Facebook has been significantly accelerating its VR and AR efforts. As UploadVR noted in 2017 , the Oculus VR division accounted for over a thousand employees at a time when Facebook’s headcount was 18,770 overall, indicating a percentage somewhere north of five percent.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Apple is reportedly working on a VR headset that will include a fabric design, a fan, and an expensive price tag. Bloomberg News reports that Apple’s first VR headset may launch as soon as 2022 as a standalone device that operates through batteries, similar to the Oculus Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 VR headset.

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Gizmodo

JULY 24, 2021

An update for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality system will let developers incorporate real-life video from the VR headset’s sensors into their games to create “mixed reality experiences.” Read more.

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TechSpot

JULY 22, 2022

The game was being led by Ubisoft's Red Storm Entertainment studio and was set to be an Oculus VR exclusive. A virtual reality game based on Splinter Cell was announced during a Facebook Connect event in September 2020.

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