10 Things You Need To Know About Oculus Rift

2. What About Gaming?

Included in the $599 price tag are two games; the action-packed EVE: Valkyrie and the greatly contrasting Lucky's Tale. There are a few others out there, as well. The physical amount of games which will be available on launch day is still unconfirmed but Nate Mitchell, vice president of product at Oculus told VentureBeat that there will be 'roughly 100 experiences over the course of 2016 with 20 exclusive titles coming from Oculus Studios that we€™ve funded and developed in tandem with developers like Insomniac'. But hopefully, there won't be too much of a wait for when we see them launched. "We€™ll reveal the exact launch titles through our 30-60-90 day launch window over the next few weeks," Mitchell added. "A lot of developers have been waiting for us to announce our date. You€™ll see more developers standing up this week and next to say they€™ll be there at launch." EVE: Valkyrie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ4gpjwJa08 EVE: Valkyrie is one of the 'base games' you will get with Oculus Rift and it makes sense as CCP Games has been developing its games since the first DK1 version of the rift. It's a multiplayer space dogfighting game and has been a long time coming, alongside being set in the EVE Online universe that has a ready-made fan base, giving you plenty to be excited about. Bullet Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmaxmnPzMWE Another action game which is currently being tested on the DK 2 is Bullet Train. The great thing is that it's designed to work with the Oculus Touch, mirroring your hand movements to let you experience using various guns. There hasn't been much more information about if this will release the same time as the Rift, but more features include teleportation and time manipulation so it sounds like a game which will be great fun but will divide opinions. Rock Band VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryA6CaaKa3c In December 2015, Oculus released a cringeworthy staged promo for its partnership with Harmonix to bring Rock Band to the Rift but there's only a very short teaser of what the gameplay will look like although it will have the facility to work with the Oculus Touch controllers and able to track the Rock Band guitars. The fact you're not having to fork out for a new Rock Band guitar is good news for those worried about having to pay extra for the add-ons like the Touch. Lucky's Tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vY7flUfLv4 Luckey's Tale is almost like a cross between Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, but a little less intimidating. Your in-game view is in the third-person perspective which you'd think wouldn't work, but if the demo is anything to go by, it does. It's also a great family-friendly title which shows the first-time consumer how wide the scope is for VR gaming.
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