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Oculus Rift headlines

• Epic Store exclusive Tetris Effect requires SteamVR to run in VR [Update]

  Those looking to play Tetris Effect in virtual reality may be surprised to learn that it relies on Valve’s SteamVR API.

• Facebook signs deal with Ubisoft to develop Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell for Oculus Rift - report

  A new report states Facebook and Ubisoft have signed a deal to bring Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell to Oculus.

• Doctor Who VR game announced, bringing THOSE series villains to life

  Doctor Who fans, rejoice! Today, Maze Theory – the developers behind VR titles like The Vanishing Act – announced a “feature-length” VR game called Doctor Who: The Edge of Time, set to launch this September.

• Boneworks is a physics-based VR action game from the creators of Hover Junkers

  Stress Level Zero, the team behind two excellent VR games, has revealed its latest project.

• VR title Apex Construct sees a surge in sales after getting mistaken for Apex Legends

  Fast Travel Games has seen interest in its VR game soar as players mistake it for Respawn’s Apex Legends.

• ZeniMax accepts settlement offer from Facebook in Oculus lawsuit

  Bethesda’s parent company, ZeniMax Media, has reached a settlement agreement with Facebook.

• Arca's Path VR hits all major virtual reality platforms on December 4

  Arca’s Path VR has a release date set for December.

• Espire 1: VR Operative is an ambitious stealth shooter that claims to have solved movement in VR

  Espire 1: VR Operative is an upcoming indie stealth game where movement relies on a VR within VR system.

• Ubisoft's upcoming horror game Transference gets September release date

  Story-driven horror title, Transference, gets a release date.

• ZeniMax judgment against Oculus halved to $250 million

  Oculus has been ordered to pay Zenimax Media $250 million instead of the $500 million originally awarded for allegations of copyright infringement.

• E3 2018: Transference is Ubisoft's narrative-based horror game

  Transference is a story-based game about exploring the memories of a disturbed mind.

• SteamVR Input is Valve's way of streamlining input across the different VR controllers

  With SteamVR Input, Valve is doing to VR controllers what it once did to traditional controllers on Steam.

• Payday 2 VR is now available in the main game on Steam

  Payday 2 VR has been integrated into the main game, and it’s a free update.

• Skyrim VR is heading to Steam in April, up for pre-order now

  Just a quick news brief for you.

• Oculus Rift headsets everywhere are offline because of an expired security certificate [Update]

  Oculus has released a fix to the Rift issue caused by an expired security certificate.

• Fallout 4 VR is out now, so you can feel closer to the wasteland than ever before

  Fallout 4’s VR version is finally available, letting fans of the franchise get closer to the action (or at least feel like they are) than ever before.

• Outlast 3 coming "at some point", first two games headed to Switch, Outlast VR probably happening

  Here’s a stack of news about Outlast, for those of you with the cardiac strength to bear it.

• Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties finally available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

  The Rise of the Tomb Raider VR chapter, Blood Ties, now has support for SteamVR.

• Desert Bus is now available in VR, if that's a thing you want

  Desert Bus, the infamously tedious bus=driving sim, now has a free VR version.