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Virtual reality specialist Oculus has announced its first official publishing partnership – EVE Valkyrie. The former demo-turned-game is a space combat title set in the EVE universe. Think of an X-Wing simulator in a virtual reality machine and you’re on the right track. The CCP title has now been confirmed …

Oculus VR is hiring game developers to work with John Carmack on the virtual reality headset manufacturer’s internal development program. Carmack joined the company as CTO last year and has since left his long-time role at id, where he helped develop classics like Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, to work …

Rift, Defiance developer closes second studio in a week

Ambitious MMO publisher Trion Worlds will close its European office in Guildford, UK. The HQ is expected to close this week, which will result in more than 10 redundancies, MCV understands. Staff affected includes Trion Europe boss John Burns, communications boss Jon Goddard commercial director Jeff Pabst, senior brand manager …

Former chief creative officer is back at MMO studio just months after departure

Team would 'love' hardware to be free; currently targeting $300 price point

Robin Kaminsky joins forces with Defiance developer

Trion Worlds has confirmed plans to ditch subscription fees for MMO title Rift. The game, which was launched in early 2011, will become free-to-play as of June 12th and will not lock content away from non-paying players. Our free-to-play model is built on a simple idea: everyone can download, log …

Trion Worlds' first game to ditch subscription-only model on June 12th

Hal Hanlin moves to social games outfit after nearly five years at US publisher