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Road to VR The much lauded Oculus Rift DK2 VR headset is in high demand. Shipping began at the end of July and Oculus says they've already shipped more than 20,000 units. The company recently updated their order page to indicate that new units are expected to ship starting in October.

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VRFocus - Last month saw Epic Games update its popular Unreal Engine 4 to version 4.3, adding support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display's (HMD) second development kit (DK2). This week sees the next version of the development tool roll out. While it doesn't include any further updates for the Oculus Rift, it does feature some significant improvements to the support for the Project Morpheus PlayStation 4 VR HMD.

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VRFocus - The Oculus VR Share beta serves as a portal to a range of free virtual reality (VR) compatible experiences. These demos are usually short pieces that lack much in the way of detail. That's not the case with Upwards, one of the more recent additions to the platform that can currently be downloaded for free. The title, which is available on both PC and Mac, supports the first development kit (DK1) version of the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD).

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VRFocus - Earlier in the year indie developer Playful Corp. announced that it was developing two virtual reality (VR) videogames for the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD). The first is Creativerse, which launched on Steam Early Access this week with VR support due in the future. The second is Luckys Tale, a third-person platform title that has become something of a staple in Oculus VRs line up of demos at industry events such as Gamescom 2014.

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VRFocus - Last week saw the launch of both a Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight campaign for another new virtual reality (VR) compatible horror title by the name of The Corridor: On Behalf of the Dead. Indie developer Desktop Daydreams Studios is hoping to raise £37,500 GBP to help fund development of the title, which features full support for the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD). Now a fresh look at the experience has arrived in the form of the first trailer, which can be seen below.

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VRFocus - One of the biggest reveals for virtual reality (VR) at E3 2014 in June was a demonstration of The Creative Assembly's upcoming Alien: Isolation running with the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD). Whether or not the upcoming survival horror experience will include support for the device when it launches on 7th October 2014 remains to be seen, although it is again being shown at Gamescom this week in Cologne, Germany.

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VRFocus - With its IndieGoGo crowd-funding campaign still ongoing, upcoming virtual reality (VR) compatible horror title Caffeine has today arrived on Valve's Steam Greenlight system. The title, developed by Incandescent Imaging, is hoping to secure enough postivie votes to be approved for sale come full release. When it does launch, it will be compatible with the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD) on PC, Mac and Linux, with a PlayStation 4 version also planned.

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VRFocus - One of the biggest reveals for virtual reality (VR) at E3 2014 in June was a demonstration of The Creative Assembly's upcoming Alien: Isolation running with the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD). Whether or not the upcoming survival horror experience will include support for the device when it launches on 7th October 2014 remains to be seen, although it is again being shown at Gamescom this week in Cologne, Germany.

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VRFocus - Throughout 2014 VRFocus has been reporting on Porco Grande, an unusual virtual reality (VR) fitness videogame that casts players as an overweight pig. This week sees developer Johan Pruijs launch a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign, looking for 45,000 to help fund the creation of the title, which supports the Oculus Rift VR head-mounted display (HMD) and is developed using Cryteks CryEngine 3.

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Justin Moravetz and his development studio ZeroTransform hope to bring fast-paced 3rd person rail shooter Vanguard V to virtual reality headsets on a variety of platforms including Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus for PlayStation 4.