Makemedia Delivers Sci-Fi Racer VR Experience with Oculus Rift Support

April 3, 2014 | Staff Writer

During the Electronica Productronica China (EPC) event in Shanghai, that took place earlier in March—RS Components, the global leaders in manufacturing and delivery of electrical components, as well as creators of the Raspberry Pi computer, approached software developer Makemedia to … Read More

Minecraft Cancels Oculus Rift Version, ‘Facebook Creeps Me Out’

March 25, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has just announced via Twitter that they have canceled their potential plans to bring the Oculus Rift version of Minecraft following the unexpected announcement of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR, Inc.

“We were in talks … Read More

‘Second Life’ Oculus Rift Support is Ready for Beta Testing

March 14, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

One of the most popular and free massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) available is Second Life. With around 33 million registered users, Second Life puts players in control of their own customizable avatar within a 3D online virtual world. … Read More

‘Project Life’ a Geometry Wars-Style Shooter Against Toxic Cells

March 10, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

Crimson Dragon developer Land Ho Co., Ltd is planning to release an Oculus Rift supported first-person shooter titled Project Life, according to Destructoid.

Similar to the gameplay style of Geometry Wars, players will shoot and manurer their way through a … Read More

Cyberpunk Hacking Game ‘Darknet’ Announced for Oculus Rift

March 9, 2014 | FRΛNK R.

At the 2013 VR Jam hosted by Oculus and IndieCade, developer E McNeill won the Open Call Grand Prize with his game titled Ciess. A game that earned him $10,000 for its unique, simple concept, yet addictive challenging gameplay. The … Read More

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: Defuse a Bomb with the Oculus Rift

March 7, 2014 | Staff Writer

The Global Game Jam is like a Woodstock Music Festival of game designers. Sort of. Game designers from around the world gather at this international convention, and they’re given 48 hours to make any game they possibly can come up … Read More

Defeat Room Full of Zombies in Holodeck Experience with Oculus Rift

March 6, 2014 | Staff Writer

If you’re lucky enough to have already had the opportunity to try the Oculus Rift VR headset, you know just how cool it can already be, just sitting down and holding controllers. But we all know where it’s really headed—immersive … Read More

The Legend of Zelda for Oculus Rift Gets First-Person Demo

February 21, 2014 | Staff Writer

We all have our childhood memories of the original 1986 NES classic The Legend of Zelda, but now the Oculus Rift is giving an entirely new perspective to an old-school game. Oculus Rift developer Ubiquitron is working on a first-person … Read More

Developer Builds Unofficial Oculus Rift Mod for Elder Scrolls Online

February 11, 2014 | Staff Writer

Chris Gallizzi, a game developer, recently created a successful Oculus Rift mod for Elder Scrolls Online. The game is currently in closed beta phase, but Gallizzi nonetheless was able to create a mod that allows users to interact with the … Read More

EVE: Valkyrie Showcases Just How Close ‘True’ VR May Be

February 6, 2014 | Staff Writer

Oculus VR created what may become the first virtual reality headset to achieve widespread mainstream use. But that wasn’t enough for them. They had to go further.

And so they hired a former senior VP at Electronic Arts publishing to … Read More