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David Braben, Andy Tudor, Patrick O'Luanaigh, James Brooskby and others on what the $2bn purchase means for games

Xing Wang, MIT alumni and former Zynga executive producer, discusses the careful decisions that need to be made when adding features to your long-tail games

Palmer Luckey has taken to Reddit to address some of the concerns being raised in the wake of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. Among the statements are assertions that it will result in a lower RRP for the consumer version of Rift, a shorter wait for a full release and the …

id Software founder's stance remains unchanged following surprise Facebook acquisition

Oculus Rift offers 'a new medium allowing people to connect in an entirely new way'

Partnership 'lays out a clear and obvious path' for the future of virtual reality

The founder of Oculus has said that tonight’s acquisition at the hands of Facebook has propelled virtual reality into a new dimension. This is a special moment for the gaming industry – Oculus’ somewhat unpredictable future just became crystal clear: virtual reality is coming, and it’s going to change the …

Who saw this coming? Social media giant Facebook has made a massive move into gaming with the acquisition of VR specialist Oculus. The deal is worth $2bn – that’s $400m in cash and 23.1m Facebook shares. There’s another $300m in the offing too should Oculus hit its goals. Mobile is …

'We’re getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,' says Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

GDC 2014: Social network now allows developers to customise wording of game requests