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Minecraft VR "coming along great", says Oculus CTO

Minecraft in virtual reality is really happening. Try not to throw up from excitement.

Oculus chief technology officer and former id Software sorcerer John "Literally a Rocket Scientist" Carmack has given a brief update on the progress of the VR version of Minecraft.

That the project is "coming along great" is pleasing if not weight news, but knowing that Carmack is onboard is the especially comforting bit.

Minecraft was announced for Oculus Rift and Windows 10 at Oculus VR Connect last month. It's a dream come true, obviously, and all the more special given that the project was cancelled when Facebook bought Oculus in March 2014 because Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson finds Facebook creepy. In the interim, Microsoft bought Mojang and Persson cashed out, so it's back on.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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