22 May
Id Software and ZeniMax have filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR claiming that the company misappropriated trade secrets relating to virtual reality technology. ZeniMax has released an official statement, which explains its claims that the Oculus Rift was only made possible due to “years of research and investment” by ZeniMax. “The suit arises from the […]
06 May
Oculus has responded to Zenimax’s claim that the company’s CTO John Carmack stole Zenimax property to use on the Oculus Rift when he was still at Id Software saying that it is “disappointed but not surprised by Zenimax’s actions” and will “prove that all of its claims are false.” Oculus also noted that the source […]
29 Mar
Valve’s leader of Research and Development, Michael Abrash, has left the company to serve as chief scientist at Oculus VR today. Abrash arrival at Oculus comes just after Facebook’s recent acquisition of the company for $2 billion, which Abrash addresses in a blog post on the Oculus VR website. “The resources and long-term commitment that […]
22 Nov
Co-founder and technical director at id Software, John Carmack, has resigned from the company to work full-time at Oculus VR as chief technical officer. “John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio,” id Software studio director Tim Willits said in a statement. […]