Oculus Rift

Oculus Rift headlines

• Payday 2 VR is now available in the main game on Steam

  Payday 2 VR has been integrated into the main game, and it’s a free update.

• Skyrim VR is heading to Steam in April, up for pre-order now

  Just a quick news brief for you.

• Oculus Rift headsets everywhere are offline because of an expired security certificate [Update]

  Oculus has released a fix to the Rift issue caused by an expired security certificate.

• Fallout 4 VR is out now, so you can feel closer to the wasteland than ever before

  Fallout 4’s VR version is finally available, letting fans of the franchise get closer to the action (or at least feel like they are) than ever before.

• Outlast 3 coming "at some point", first two games headed to Switch, Outlast VR probably happening

  Here’s a stack of news about Outlast, for those of you with the cardiac strength to bear it.

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties finally available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

  The Rise of the Tomb Raider VR chapter, Blood Ties, now has support for SteamVR.

• Desert Bus is now available in VR, if that's a thing you want

  Desert Bus, the infamously tedious bus=driving sim, now has a free VR version.

• VR headsets topped 1 million sales last quarter for the first time

  Sales of VR headsets are on the rise, with third quarter of 2017 yielding better sales results for VR than any previous period.

• The Oculus Rift has its own Black Friday VR games bundle deals

  If you’re shopping for an Oculus Rift and VR games, Black Friday isn’t a great time for some discounts.

• Eve: Valkyrie developer CCP gives up on VR, shutters 2 studios

  CCP, the company that was among the first to bet big on VR, has more or less withdrawn from the VR development, shutting down two studios in the process.

• Oculus announces the standalone $199 Oculus Go, and the Oculus Rift is now cheaper

  Oculus has made two announcements that should bring VR technology to more people.

• Arktika.1, an Oculus Rift VR game from the developers of Metro 2033 and Last Light, is out now

  Arktika.1 is a new horror shooter from 4A, the developers of the Metro series.

• New games releasing this week: October 9 - October 15

  Middle-earth: Shadow of War and The Evil Within 2 headline this week.

• Oculus Rift and Gear VR owners can now request refunds for games and apps

  Oculus has announced that starting today, you’ll be able to request refunds for Oculus Rift, and Gear VR games purchased through the store.

• Oculus Rift with Touch down to its lowest price yet

  The headset that kicked off a whole wave of VR businesses and corporation competition, the Oculus Rift, is down to its lowest price since launch, at least in the UK and US territories.

• Eve: Valkyrie Warzone will be playable without a VR headset next month

  The Eve: Valkyrie Warzone update will bring new content next month, and add one big feature to make the game accessible to more players.

• Lone Echo proves that solo story-driven games can work brilliantly in VR

  VR is a fun gimmick, but it’s incredibly difficult to make it feel like more than that.

• This week's best gaming deals: New Humble Bundle, PS Plus, Crash Bandicoot, and more

  Prime Day may have been the main event for deals this week, but don’t count out the rest of the internet yet. We’ve still got a batch of gaming and tech offers from around the web to show off. So let’s go ahead and do just that.

• Oculus Rift and Touch Controllers bundle reduced to $400/£400 for a limited time

  Oculus is slashing $200/£200 off the price of the Rift and Touch bundle for a limited timed.