palmer luckey
- News
The John Carmack vs ZeniMax Media Legal Fight is Finally Over
Both Legal Parties Satisfied Legendary video game creator John Carmack and ZeniMax Media, owner of the Fallout and Wolfenstein game series have finally ended their legal battle. Carmack is of course, most popularly known as the founder of Id software, creators of classic games such as DOOM, Quake and Wolfenstein.…
Read More » - News
Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Leaves Facebook
Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Oculus Rift, has left Facebook three years after he sold Oculus, the company he co-founded, to the social media giant. Luckey – and, by association, Facebook and Oculus – was subject to controversy in September last year after a Daily Beast investigation found that…
Read More » - News
ZeniMax Awarded $500M in Lawsuit Against Oculus VR
After more than three years, ZeniMax came out $500M richer from the lawsuit they brought against Oculus VR in a case that revolved around the non-disclosure agreement violated by Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey and the alleged theft of documents and proprietary development tool by Oculus VR CTO John Carmack, formerly…
Read More » - News
Developers Pull Oculus Support Until Palmer Luckey is Gone
A growing number of virtual reality game developers have announced that they are withdrawing their support for VR headset Oculus Rift until its founder Palmer Luckey stands down from his current role at the company, now owned by Facebook. A few days ago, a report by The Daily Beast revealed…
Read More » 
- News
Oculus Founder Secretly Funding Pro-Trump Propaganda
Palmer Luckey, founder of VR start-up Oculus, now owned by Facebook, has been secretly funding an unofficial Pro-Donald Trump group famous for its memes and “s***posting” about rival Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton, a new report from The Daily Beast has revealed. Luckey, who is thought to be worth around $700…
Read More » - News
Palmer Luckey On Trump Funding: “My Actions Do Not Represent Oculus”
Palmer Luckey, the inventor of the Oculus Rift has been at the forefront of recent allegations which suggests he donated money to a organisation promoting Donald Trump’s political cause. Also, it’s alleged that Luckey used the pseudonym NimbleRichMan on Reddit and published a number of pro-Trump posts. In lieu of this…
Read More » - News
Oculus Founder Delivers First Consumer Unit in Person
The founder of Oculus VR, Palmer Luckey, decided that he would deliver the very first consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR headset himself. The lucky recipient? Ross Martin, an indie developer from Anchorage, Alaska, who was the first person to pre-order the consumer Rift, which will be arriving at…
Read More » - News
Palmer Luckey Comments On Why Oculus Rift Doesn’t Support Mac
It would seem like Mac-using fans of the Oculus Rift may just be out of luck. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey spoke to ShackNews at an Xbox event and had some harsh comments about the popular Apple computers. His response to the question of whether the upcoming Oculus Rift would ever…
Read More » -
- News
Oculus Founder Discusses Adoption Challenges For VR Headsets
The potential of Virtual Reality is rather exciting and is tipped to be one of the biggest attractions of this week’s CES (Consumer Electronic Show 2016), this is also where the gang of eTeknix are currently stationed in Las Vegas and are ready to bring you the very latest news.…
Read More » - News
Oculus Founder Thinks Cables Are a Major Obstacle for VR on PC
It looks like virtual reality might not become as popular on the PC as we have initially anticipated, at least according to Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey. Palmer had a few interesting things to say about the future of VR and about cables, which seem to represent the biggest obstacle in…
Read More » - News
Oculus Rift to Sell 5 Million Units Next Year – Still Won’t Turn a Profit!
It’s no secret that the Oculus Rift is expected to do well, but given the level of investment and the level of research that has been plowed into the hardware, software and much more, how are Oculus and their current overlords Facebook hoping to turn a profit? Experts are predicting…
Read More » - News
Oculus Rift Creator Discusses Consumer Model (CV1) Development
At this years Gamescom event, Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey sat down with Heise to discuss their upcoming VR headset. The technology is currently in a development stage, I should know, I’ve ordered their Dev Kit 2 (DK2) model already! But the question we’ve all be wanting answered is “when…
Read More » -
- News
Facebook Drops Oculus Rift Bomb, Internet Fights Back!
Facebook have swooped in to pick up some serious hardware real estate this week, shelling out a staggering $2bn for virtual reality headset creators Oculus. While this new source of financial support is great news for Oculus and their Oculus Rift VR headset, many of the financial backers, consumers and…
Read More »
