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Oculus hints at development of dedicated VR game controller

A dedicated controller designed to suit the needs of virtual reality titles could well be in development at Oculus Rift. Having claimed that traditional joypads [aren’t] necessarily the right input for what you said, rich interactions in virtual reality” Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was asked by Polygon when Oculus would …

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Motion sickness issues cause developer to abandon Oculus Rift support

Lunar Studios has ditched plans to bring its upcoming space adventure title Routine to Oculus Rift due to the extreme” motion sickness caused by play testing the game. The developer posted the news in a status update on the game’s Steam community page – explaining that while the game is …

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Facebook officially completes Oculus acquisition

Facebook has officially completed its $2bn acquisition of Oculus. The shock deal wasfirst announced in late March. It includes $400m in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock, valued at $1.6bn. A further $300m will also be offered depending on the achievement of certain milestones. A joint statement …

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Find out how Oculus plans to rule the world in this week’s MCV

The latest MCV is now available online – this week we talk to virtual reality firm Oculus about its plans for global domination. We also speak to EA DICE’sKarl-Magnus Troedsson about the latest Battlefield game and the developers new studios. In our Insight section this week PCR’s Dom Sacco tells …

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