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John Carmack Offered A $1 Million Guarantee To Bring Team Beef's Ports To The Quest Store

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In a thread on X about the modding team's Quake 3 VR port, a fan tagged the former Oculus CTO and asked him to make the port "canon". But id Software was sold to ZeniMax in 2009, and ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft in 2021. Thus, Carmack no longer controls the IP.

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Acer & HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Dev Kits Now Available for Pre-order Starting at $300

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Among other things, these specs imply a PC that could be running with hardware as low as the 2009 AMD Anthlon II series (some have 4 cores) and 2010 Nvidia GT 400 series (some support DX12). And what that means is a very cheap PC, that may also be ancient by today’s standards.

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Co-op VR FPS ‘Killing Floor: Incursion’ Launches on August 16th, Save 10% on Pre-order

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Oculus exclusive Killing Floor: Incursion is due to launch on August 16th. The game is now available for pre-order on the Oculus store for $36, 10% off the $40 launch price. Battle in diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to high tech facilities, and uncover who… or what is behind the Zed menace.

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Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew Game is Built for Oculus Touch

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A new press shot conforms that the new Star Trek: Bridge Crew title from Ubisoft has been built for the Oculus Rift headset and forthcoming Oculus Touch controllers. With the SteamVR powered HTC Vive (which ships with motion controllers) gaining momentum, Oculus’ lack of equivalent official input is damaging.

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E3 2018 Roundup ? Sony?s Positioning of VR, New PSVR Titles Hands-on, Ready at Dawn Interview & More

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Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. The game is due to arrive some time in 2018.

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Hands On: ‘4D Toys’ is a Mind-Bending, Unique VR Puzzler

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However, the VR experience is probably the most compelling, thanks to the depth sensation, more intuitive controls, and the ability to easily manipulate objects and even juggle two objects at once with motion controllers. Is it a great VR showcase? For those of a certain mindset, it’ll push the right buttons.

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The ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR Trial Begins Today in Dallas

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Oculus VR is one of the first major legal disputes to happen in our young new industry. You might remember that, quite famously, John Carmack joined the Oculus team as CTO in 2013. Carmack is the co-founder of id Software, a company acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2009. Oculus VR Inc., ZeniMax Media v. 3:14-cv-01849, U.S.

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