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Creator and founder of Oculus, Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook
Tech2 News Staff •At this very moment there is no clear explanation as to why Oculus founder, Luckey Palmer quit parent company Facebook.
The Oculus-ZeniMax saga is as convoluted as any soap opera; here's the story behind the lawsuit
Tech2 News Staff •ZeniMax Media has been awarded $500 million in damages in a lawsuit that alleges that Oculus VR essentially stole the Rift from ZeniMax.
Oculus' Palmer Luckey should have known better than to publicly support Trump, but he has the right
Anirudh •When people found out that Oculus Rift creator, Palmer Luckey had funded a pro-Donald Trump shitposting (memes, jokes, etc.) group online, everyone lost their minds. But why? Nobody complained when Tim Cook held a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.
Oculus backs down, patches DRM out of Oculus Rift
Tech2 News Staff •The ongoing war for VR dominance took a slightly ugly turn in May when Oculus introduced hardware-specific DRM for games launched on their platform. Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Rift had earlier insisted that he would never implement something like DRM. It's now come to light that Oculus has backed down and removed this DRM.
Oculus attempts to defend DRM, the lack of touch controllers and their developer strategy
Tech2 News Staff •Palmer Luckey's vision for the Rift is slowly and surely being ripped apart by Facebook, but what does the company have to say to defend itself?
Oculus founder may consider giving porn producers a chance at VR
Fp Archives •According to media reports, as Facebook-owned startup Oculus gears up to make its VR headsets public for a new-age movie and gaming experience, it is also considering to have an "open platform" for developers - including porn producers.
Minecraft could head to Oculus Rift next year: Report
Tech2 News Staff •Microsoft released Windows 10 on 29 July. Around the same time Minecraft announced that a beta edition of the game will be available for free to Windows 10 users. And now, at the keynote of the biggest VR conference – Oculus Connect – Palmer Luckey announced that Minecraft will be adding official Oculus Rift support next year.
ZeniMax files lawsuit against Oculus in theft of trade secrets: Report
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