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Read More »Sweeney: VR will be bigger than smartphones
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has lofty expectations for the budding VR space, stating that he believes the technology will end up being bigger than the smartphone phenomenon. In an interview with Polygon, Sweeney explained VR has the potential to go beyond the enormous reach smartphones and tablets have established …
Read More »Valve’s Aaron Nicholls follows Binstock, Abrash to Oculus VR
Oculus has picked up another Valve VR expert in the wake of Facebook’s acquistion of the company, hiring Aaron Nicholls onto its research and development team. The company announced on Twitter that the former Valve researcher will join Oculus VR as a scientist, working alongside other former Valve veterans – …
Read More »Valve’s Aaron Nicholls jumps ship to Oculus
VR firm continues to pinch staff from Half-Life developer
Read More »Oculus staff and their families receive death threats
Founder Palmer Luckey lashes out at 'unwarranted' abuse following Facebook acquisition
Read More »Oculus Rift creator receives death threats over Facebook acquisition
Oculus staff and their families have received death threats over Facebook’s recent acquisition of the company, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey has revealed. Luckey explained in a post on Reddit that while Oculus employees had anticipated an initial negative reaction from the masses, the company didn’t believe the backlash would reach …
Read More »Facebook’s Oculus acquisition: Developers discuss where VR goes from here
David Braben, Andy Tudor, Patrick O'Luanaigh, James Brooskby and others on what the $2bn purchase means for games
Read More »John Carmack: ‘I have a deep respect for Facebook’
id Software founder's stance remains unchanged following surprise Facebook acquisition
Read More »Zuckerberg: Immersive virtual reality gaming a big opportunity
Oculus Rift offers 'a new medium allowing people to connect in an entirely new way'
Read More »Notch cancels Minecraft on Oculus Rift
'Facebook creeps me out'
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