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Looking for the Oculus Connect 3 keynote? You can watch it here

Oculus Connect 3 is the company's major annual conference. This year, we expect to see it announce official pricing and release details for the Oculus Touch controllers.
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Oculus Touch includes 'Rock Band VR' accessory, works with existing guitars

Harmonix revealed that Rock Band VR will be compatible with legacy guitar peripherals thanks to an accessory bundled with Oculus Touch controllers.
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Cancel your weekend plans: Oculus Fall Sale discounts some of its best titles

Some of the Oculus Rift's biggest games are now available at much reduced prices, thanks to the beginning of Oculus VR's Fall Sale.
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Oculus adds in-game achievements to titles on the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR

The Facebook-owned Oculus, maker of the eponymous Oculus Rift VR headset, has added support for in-game achievements.
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Law students in the U.K. will will dive head first into virtual reality murder case

The U.K.’s University of Westminster created an Oculus Rift virtual reality sim to help them study cases.
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Put your mechanical bull on Craigslist and get this VR motion simulator

VR startup Futuretown announced the upcoming launch of Totalmotion, a body-controlled platform that interfaces with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets.
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Close to the Metal Ep. 12: Should you give the gift of VR for the holidays?

Virtual reality isn't cheap, but that might make it the perfect gift for your favorite geek -- or not. So, should you buy, or wait until 2017?
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It’s impossible to predict the future of VR, and the Palm Pilot proves it

What will virtual reality be used for twenty years from now? Frankly, we have no idea. Technology evolves in ways that are hard to predict, as the Palm Pilot proves.
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'Mount Wingsuit,' 'Space Jones VR' among Oculus Store's latest standouts

Oculus VR has revealed its latest batch of virtual reality experiences available via the Oculus Store, including standouts like Mount Wingsuit and Ctrl.
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Oculus promises that its Touch controller will have a smoother launch than the Rift

While the launch of the Oculus Rift was plagued by shipping delays, the company has now pledged that the release of its Touch controllers will be smoother.
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Oculus wins its first Emmy for ‘Henry,’ a virtual reality short about a hedgehog

Oculus has won its first ever Emmy Award, snagging the statue for Outstanding Original Interactive Program for Henry, an animated short about a hedgehog.
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The launch of 'Roblox' on Rift was successful — and PSVR could be next

'Roblox' founder David Baszucki talks about the platform's success on the Oculus Rift, and what users should expect from "Roblox" VR support in the future.
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Oculus Rift library fleshed out with 'Damaged Core' and other new titles

Oculus has updated its VR storefront with a number of new titles for the Rift and Gear VR, but Damaged Core is likely to be the most well received.
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Step right up! ‘Carnival Games VR’ is the first virtual reality title for publisher 2K

Publisher 2K Games will enter the virtual reality marketplace in October with the launch of its fairground-themed minigame compilation Carnival Games VR.
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Oculus cooking up a VR containment system for room-scale Rift experiences

The Oculus Rift Touch controller arrives soon, and Oculus VR is getting customers ready by building a caged system like HTC's "Chaperone" method for Vive.
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More developers are targeting the Vive than the Rift, according to survey

A new poll of developers suggests that more studios are creating content for the HTC Vive than are targeting the Oculus Rift.
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Virtual reality racer 'iRacing' updates with HTC Vive support

Motorsports sim iRacing will add support for the HTC Vive VR headset in a September update, following up on its recently added Oculus Rift compatibility.
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Samsung’s Note 7 phablet dials up innovation and performance

Plus: Is the purported NSA hack for real? And at long last, Minecraft comes to VR via the Oculus Rift.
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Live outside the U.S.? You can pre-order an Oculus Rift now, too

For everyone who lives outside of the United States, the wait for the Oculus Rift has been long and fraught with frustration. But no longer.
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Mojang and Oculus open up a whole new world with VR ‘Minecraft’ for Windows 10

Mojang and Oculus have launched a free upgrade to "Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta" that enables support for the Oculus Rift VR headset.

‘Minecraft’ takes big step into VR, will add Oculus Rift support next week

If you want to step inside the world of Minecraft, next week is your chance. The Windows 10 version of the game will support the Oculus Rift next week.
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New Oculus Rift teardown prices total component cost at just $206

Building the Oculus Rift VR headset may not have cost Oculus anywhere near the $600 retail price, if a new teardown is anything to go by.
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Oculus Rift support will take players deeper into ‘Minecraft’ than ever before

Studio Mojang revealed this week that Oculus Rift support is in the works for its massively popular building-block construction sim Minecraft.
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Steam’s VR Weekend Sale discounts dozens of Vive and Rift games

Steam has launched its first-ever VR Weekend Sale, giving HTC Vive and Oculus Rift owners access to dozens of discounted VR games.
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Listen up! Google just made it possible to get accurate 360-degree sound online

Internet-based VR may not be viable right now, but it's a possibility in the future, and now it will have decent sound thanks to Google's Omnitone.
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The Rift now supports four sensors for improved room-scale VR

The Oculus Rift is designed for sitting down, XBox controller in hand. A recent software update adds support for four sensors, so things might change soon.
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Nvidia plans to prove that new method improves image quality in virtual reality

Nvidia Research will reveal next week new methods of foveated rendering using eye-tracking tech that improvs the overall image quality in virtual reality.
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Virtual reality is the new canvas: Oculus shows off Medium sculptures

The Rift Touch 3D sculpting program, Medium, is really starting to take shape, so Oculus invited artists in to turn their art into tactile experiences.
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What is Oculus’ latest plan for winning the VR war? Haptics

Oculus is working on haptic tech to let users feel objects in virtual reality without the need for special gloves.
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New Steam Survey: Vive is outselling Oculus by two to one

It seems that Steam users are largely gravitating toward the HTC Vive over the Oculus Rift in a recent survey.
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Oculus’ head of content thinks VR exclusives are better for everyone

Oculus head of content has clarified the company's stance on pursuing Rift-exclusive content.
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Oculus Rift ATV simulator is more than just a crazy video game — it could actually save lives

Researchers at University of Iowa have created a virtual reality ATV simulator, which may help save lives.
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Vive is ignoring the drama and gearing up to spread the VR love