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Virtual Reality Star Wars? Skim the Death Star Trench with New Oculus Rift Demo

Fancy re-living one of the most iconic scenes in Cinema history? Author Boone (of Rift Coaster fame) has released video of new Star Wars inspired demo for the Oculus Rift. "Thank the Maker!" A new VR demo being developed by Boone,...

Oculus and IndieCade ‘VR Jam’ Finalists [Preview Roundup Part 1]

The 20 finalists singled out for the finals of the Oculus / IndieCade VR Jam have now been chosen. We take a look at the first 10 games to be selected as finalists. Grass Roots Right from the beginning, Oculus VR...

GamesCom 2013: Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell talk Carmack, InfinitEye and HD Prototypes [Video]

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to be granted time with Palmer Luckey (Founder of Oculus VR) and Nate Mitchell (VP of Product) to talk all things VR. Here's the video of that interview. Gracious Hosts and Horrible...

Gamescom 2013: Hands On With EVE Valkyrie and the Oculus Rift HD Prototype

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to have the chance not only to play the latest build of EVE VR (now known as EVE Valkyrie), but I got to experience it on the new 1080p panel-equipped Oculus...

Proton Pulse Preview: Hands-On With the Latest Beta [video]

You may well have already seen Proton Pulse, the retro breakout style bat 'n' ball blaster from developer Justin Moravetz. Cymatic 'Awesome' Bruce covered an earlier version a little while back. Justin was kind enough to send us the...

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! gets Rifted. Interview With Developer Owlchemy Labs.

Indie developer Owlchemy Labs recently announced that Oculus Rift support for their Futuristic Base-Jumping title 'AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome'. We were intrigued, so we asked their 'Chief Scientist' Alex Schwartz to tell us more. Virtually Awesome! "Absurd and highly polished games"...

GamesCom 2013: Road to VR Will Be There!

We'll be heading to Cologne, Germany on August 21st when the biggest gaming convention in Europe kicks off. Let us know what you'd like to see. Oh! To Cologne! On August 21st, big names from the gaming industry (including Oculus VR)...

Valve Release Source Engine SDK with Oculus Rift Support

Valve has announced that the latest release of their Source Engine SDK has been released and that it now includes full support for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality head mounted display. Source: The Half Life 2 Engine Valve have been at...

ARAIG Gaming Impact Vest Completes Another Piece of the VR Puzzle, Needs Your Help on Kickstarter

ARAIG (which stands for As Real As It Gets) is a gaming impact vest designed to immerse you in games with haptic feedback. The unit, which recently took to Kickstarter for funding, could be an excellent addition to any...

VRcade: A Look into the Future of the Virtual Reality Arcade

VRcade looks like the next logical step for immersive video gaming: With full body & weapon tracking, haptic feedback, a large motion capture arena and realistic graphics, the system offers everything needed to get closer to the virtual reality...

VR and 3rd Person: An Unexpected World of Possibilities?

Hi everyone! Cymatic Bruce here with yet another gameplay exploration. This time, we look into some third person experiences in VR, and try to make some tentative conclusions about what works and what does not. The Assumption When most folks are...
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Exclusive: Zombies on the Holodeck Trailer, Alpha Download Now Available [Gameplay Video]

The latest game out of Project Holodeck is Zombies on the Holodeck, a noir-styled zombie game for the Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra. In addition to an exclusive trailer, we've links to the alpha so that you can try...

EVR Oculus Rift Demo Steals Thunder at Eve Online Fanfest [Video]

EVE Online Oculus Rift support is a dream for many players of the space MMORPG epic. That dream might soon be realized; CCP Games was one of the earliest backers of the Rift Kickstarter and has shown strong support...

Unreal Engine offers ‘Day One’ support for the Oculus Rift Developers

Oculus have announced that Oculus Rift developers will enjoy 'Day One' support from Epic Games' ubiquitous Unreal Engine 3. Not only that but early adopters will also be able to jump straight into developing for free with the company's...

Unity Free not to support Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey responds to criticism

In another update to Oculus Rift Kickstarter backers, Oculus have announced that a 4 month free trial of Unity Pro is to be supplied as part of the soon-to-be-shipped Developers Kit. However, many early adopters have been disappointed by...
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