In the 1992 psychological thriller "The Lawnmower Man," the titular character transcends the physical plane and enters into a virtual reality. "Virtual reality will grow, just as the telegraph grew to ...

Are you still daydreaming about Ari in the sky with diamonds? Fortnite’s latest in-game concert event, the Rift Tour, is a wild interactive trip through the girly, dreamy aesthetic of pop icon Ariana ...

Who needs the Rift S, really? That's the question I kept asking myself as I tested out the latest PC VR headset from Oculus. It's not a sequel to the original Rift, which helped kick off the modern VR ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. For a ...

My eyes aren’t here anymore. They’re somewhere else. Once the eyepiece is over my face, I’m gone. Like looking through a window into another world. It’s a city that’s in front of me. Trees sway gently ...

After three years and countless hype cycles, the Oculus Rift, perhaps the best-known virtual reality headset, is days away from becoming a reality. And yet, we’re still learning new things about how ...

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Pour one out for the Rift S because it's about to go the way of the dodo. Come springtime next year, Oculus will cease production and sales of the Rift S, its current PC-connected VR headset. The ...

The Oculus Rift S builds upon its predecessor in certain key aspects, but most “improvements” feel like a lateral move. Worse, it’s hard to see who exactly it’s intended for when released alongside ...

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an interdimensional story, introducing counterparts to each of the nearly 19-year-old characters. Rivet, The Phantom, Captain Quantum, and more all exist as alternate ...