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. In a blog post, Facebook Reality Labs’ Mike Verdu said that six titles have generated more …
Read More »Cybershoes will turn to Kickstarter to bring its VR walking shoes to Oculus Quest
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here Cybershoes, a VR peripheral that aims to simulate walking, is coming to Oculus Quest and Quest 2. UploadVR first tried Cybershoes two years ago. The kit consists of a pair of soles you …
Read More »SideQuest raises $650,000 for testing apps and games for Oculus Quest
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Sideloading platform SideQuest is taking $ 650K in early investment from BoostVC, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, and The Fund. The relatively small preseed funding will help SideQuest’s Shane Harris and Orla Harris build a testing service and …
Read More »Can Oculus Quest 2 overcome Facebook’s tarnished reputation?
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Calling myself “deeply conflicted” about Facebook’s upcoming standalone VR headset Oculus Quest 2 would be an understatement. My long but imperfect memory can’t recall any device this compelling from such a seriously troubled company — one that’s hoping …
Read More »Facebook adds new requirement for Oculus Quest sideloading
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Facebook is requiring a new step to sideload content on the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The option to use “unknown sources” on Oculus Quest is gated behind “Developer Mode.” Currently, enabling developer mode for your account requires …
Read More »Oculus Quest adds beta test for voice commands in U.S. English
Oculus Quest’s latest system software makes voice commands available as a beta feature to United States-based English speakers. Version 18 of the Oculus Quest software is beginning to roll out this week, and if you have the redesigned universal menu on your Quest, you can find it in “Settings > …
Read More »I Expect You To Die is an Oculus Quest hit, reaching $2 million in revenue
Schell Games’ I Expect You To Die is the latest VR title to celebrate huge success on Oculus Quest. The game, which launched on Facebook’s standalone headset last year, has sold nearly 100,000 copies on the platform, generating $ 2 million in revenue. In September 2018, over six months before …
Read More »Oculus Link update improves positional tracking
The Oculus PC app v18 update improves the accuracy of positional tracking prediction for Oculus Link. Oculus Link is the feature which lets Oculus Quest act as a PC VR headset via a USB cable. This gives Quest owners who own a gaming PC access to the Oculus Rift library and …
Read More »Waltz of the Wizard’s new movement system works with Oculus Quest hand-tracking
New movement updates to Waltz Of The Wizard: Extended Edition aim to make traversing large spaces in VR more comfortable — and they will even work with Oculus Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking. The system is called “Telepath,” and development studio Aldin Dynamics detailed the new options available in the PC version …
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