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VRFocus - Earlier in 2014 indie developer White Paper Games announced that it would be bringing its popular virtual reality (VR) compatible adventure title Ether One to Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4, having originally been released on the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). The new version of the title will be rereleased on PC with support for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). But what about fans that already purchased the title? Will they have to pay for it again?

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The most recent update to the Oculus VR Share Beta has brought with it a slew of new horror-based virtual reality (VR) experiences for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). One such experience is Mental Torment Episode One from indie developer The Andronauts. The fist-person title has been developed using Epic Games Unreal Engine 4 and features full support for the Oculus Rifts second development kit (DK2).

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VRFocus - It's been a while since fans have heard anything on Life of Rome, the upcoming virtual reality (VR) compatible massively multiplayer role-playing (MMORPG) title from indie developer Breakout Studio. The title boasts an intriguing premise in bringing the historial city back to life using the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). This week the developer has shared some new artwork for the title, which can now be seen below.

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VRFocus - Indie developer Flying Mollusk is currently trying to raise funds for its ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Nevermind, an upcoming horror videogame that reads player's biometrics using sensors and adapts gameplay based on their heart rate. The campaign hopes to raise $75,000 USD in order to integrate support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) among other platforms and peripherals. Now the title has received some new concept art, which can be seen below.

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VRFocus - There can be no question of the contribution Palmer Luckey has made to the virtual reality (VR) industry. As the designer of the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) and one of the founding members of Oculus VR, Luckey has both metaphorically and literally kickstarted the consumer VR industry in the past few years. Now the 22-year old will has had his achievements honoured at the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards.

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VRFocus - South Korean technology giant Samsung has become one of the biggest names in virtual reality (VR) technology with the reveal of its Gear VR smartphone-based head-mounted display (HMD). Made in partnership with Oculus Rift HMD maker Oculus VR, the device runs with Samsungs own Galaxy Note 4 smartphone and is expected to release at some point in 2014, even with that gap quickly narrowing. The device and VR in general are set to be a big focus at the companys upcoming developer conference next month.

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VRFocus - Usually with VRFocus Make it a (Virtual) Reality series a specific videogame or movie franchise is picked for a virtual reality (VR) conversion. But thinking about the real-time strategy (RTS) genre, it quickly becomes apparently that the kind of improvements VR could bring apply to almost every title. The changes wed like to see the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD) make to the likes of Command and Conquer, Total War, Company of Heroes and many, many more are virtually the same. With that in mind, this weeks piece will look at the genre as a whole.

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Gaming Nexus takes a trip into space with a build of Elite Dangerous and the Oculus Rift DK2.