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The Rift Arcade - Where do we begin when describing Elite: Dangerous? Its just vast. Humongous. Epic. Want an example? How about the fact that the game is set in a 1:1 scale representation of our own Milky Way, with around 100 billion star systems to explore, including our own. Players take on the role of a pilot who can explore the galaxy at will, join factions, become a pirate, a spy, a trader or whoever and whatever they want to be. They start with a ship of their own, but can upgrade or buy new ships, dock and visit space stations; and because the game is one massively multiplayer title theyll see other players going about their business, attack each other and join up for fun. Were only just scratching the surface of what Elite: Dangerous enables players to do, we havent even mentioned the ability to land on planets and walk around on foot (coming in an expansion pack at some point).

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VRFocus - As the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) continues to improve its technology and march towards its as-of-yet undecided release date, more developers are revealing VR-focused videogames. One such developer is Mindfield Games, which has this week lifted the lid on its VR exploration title, Pollen. The title is due out on PC in 2015 with support for Mac and Linux also planned, and will arrive with full support for the Oculus Rift.

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VRFocus - Earlier in the week VRFocus reported that the second development kit (DK2) for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) would soon be supported in Gaijin Entertainments free massively multiplayer online (MMO) action videogame, War Thunder. It hasnt taken long at all for that support to arrive, with a new update this week bringing integration with the device on PC and Mac.

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The Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays second development kit (DK2) started shipping last week, with a number of developers lucky enough to already receive their kits. Many of them are indie teams that have been set straight to work on their own VR compatible videogames while others will be buying it simply to experience VR technology. 343 Industries David Ellis is likely in the latter category.

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The Rift Arcade - It's time to get trucking, because finally, Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been updated for the DK2. There's a reason why we're excited about this release, because while Euro Truck Simulator 2 worked just fine on the DK1, the headsets low-resolution screen made it impossible to read in-game text, see the satellite navigation or predict up-coming turns in the road. Now, the team at SCS Software has managed to implement support for the Oculus Rift DK2. Okay, so it's not perfect just yet, it only works in desktop-extended mode, and it's only once you're sat in the drivers seat that head-tracking kicks in, but once it does it's worth all the hassle, because Euro Truck Simulator 2 is finally legitible in VR. It's now easy to see the speedometer, read the sat-nav or spot an on-coming car in the wing mirror; and because of the positional-tracking feature of the DK2, it's now possible to lean forward to look out of the window, peer over the steering wheel at the road ahead.

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Oculus VR's new Rift Development Kit 2 cannibalises Samsung's Galaxy Note 3.

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The popular privately made mod for Minecraft that brought gamers the first experience of the best-selling videogame in virtual reality (VR), Minecrift, is set to receive an update that will allow users to take advantage of the new features included in the second edition of the Oculus Rift development kit, aka DK2. The development of this update is already underway and expected to be made available soon.

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VRFocus - While many think of the Oculus Rift and other virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD) as strictly in-home products, some companies are looking to use the technology beyond the home in arcade-like outlets. One such company is Aurora Gaming, which has this week announced an agreement with Virtual View Productions that will see the latter develop two new VR videogames for release in VR lounges across Dubai next year.

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VRFocus - Last week FOVE, a head-mounted eye-tracking display, was linked to Microsoft as the tech's creators were accepted into Microsoft Ventures London, which helps tech start-ups. It marked the first Japanese company to be accepted into the programme, and raised questions as to if Microsoft could be looking to utilise the technology for its own virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) to complete with the likes of the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus.