Maybe an overly optimistic thought but you can never know.
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Battling your friends (and enemies) in multiplayer space dogfights is the ultimate VR thrill, and we’re excited to partner with CCP to bring this experience to Rift owners everywhere.”ĭo keep in mind however that they've never actually stated EVE: Valkyrie won't be bundled with all copies of the Rift so while we only know about the preorder bundle it is possible that it will still be shipped with all copies of the Rift. Oculus is teaming up with CCP Games to give all customers a copy of Eve: Valkyrie for free when they pre-order its upcoming VR platform. EVE Valkyrie Looks Awesome but is the Oculus Rift EVE Valkyrie Looks Awesome Note: I use this discussion of Valkyrie to segue into a few issues that affect all games ‘made’ for the Oculus Rift.
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It perfectly captures the promise of immersive gaming, shooting you into a sci-fi adventure as you pilot a spaceship in search of combat. EVE: Valkyrie Warzone is a first-person spaceship shooter that brings VR-quality immersion to PC and PlayStation®4 without the need for a VR headset.
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“EVE: Valkyrie is one of the most anticipated virtual reality games, and one of the first true VR games to go into development. We talk you through a full round from Oculus VRs upcoming spaceship-fighter EVE Valkyrie.Subscribe to IGN Plays for more. Here's what the Oculus team had to say in the announcement: On the topic of the Oculus Rift, it is expected to come in the first quarter of 2016 and preordering it will grant you EVE: Valkyrie for free. Perhaps in the future a sequel of some sort might link it all together so EVE will have every spectrum of gameplay under its wing, now that would be a sight to see.
Whether I consider this good news or not I'm not sure, but EVE: Valkyrie will not be tied to the EVE MMO so you won't have to worry about company politics, betrayals, ambushes and everything else that makes EVE an interesting game to read about, if not play. As you can see from the trailer its a relatively simple, but very pretty, dogfighting game that might've been just average without VR support but when you add the feature to actually "be" inside the cockpit it elevates it to something truly special. My "old man" musings aside, the Oculus team has announced that EVE: Valkyrie is going to be bundled with the preorder version of the Rift and to commemorate the occasion there was an alpha gameplay video released, you can find it embedded below.Įve: Valkyrie, from all of the overviews I've seen, seems to be the most complete and functional VR based game which isn't really surprising given that every single VR demo has it prominently displayed.
It doesn't hurt that EVE: Valkyrie feels increasingly like a proper game, and we're told. Read the FAQ before posting a question. One question that often comes up in the EVE: Valkyrie world is whether therell be Oculus Touch support. EVE Valkyrie: Oculus Rift’s First Killer App EVE's VR game has evolved, and it's found its feet.The version I played was a technical preview, basically a proof-of-concept mini.
They’re working on a game tailored for the headset, EVE: Valkyrie, which they plan to release in 2014.