Oculus VR sends out dark, mysterious invites for June event

It looks like we may get some of the answers to our lingering questions about the consumer version of the Oculus Rift sooner than expected.

Oculus VR, which was acquired by Facebook last year for $2 billion, sent out invitations to members of the media on Tuesday. The invites tout a "Step into the Rift" event in San Francisco on June 11; they come two weeks after the company announced the consumer-ready version of the virtual reality headset will finally begin shipping in early 2016.

Details about the event are scarce. The invitation didn't provide an agenda or even an exact location, but it's likely more details will be revealed about the highly anticipated next version of the headset Read more...