Frontier was one of the earliest Kickstarter backers and developed Elite Dangerous with VR in mind. It also supports cross-platform multiplayer, which means you can explore the galaxy with players across Oculus, consoles, PC, and Mac.
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All current Elite Dangerous: Horizons owners can download the Oculus version for free! This special version includes the base game, along with the full season of Elite Dangerous: Horizons bonus content.
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Gameplay
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Elite Dangerous is a AAA game that combines the open-world depth of an MMO with a player-driven narrative and realistic combat simulation. Set in a futuristic, cut-throat version of our own galaxy, Elite Dangerous starts things off with your own starship and just a few credits – from there, it’s up to you to become a superpower amongst the galaxy’s elite.
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The Elite Dangerous universe is even more fun in VR, with billions of star systems to explore, dozens of ships to pilot, and countless battles to win.
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Join Friends in VR with New Oculus Social Features
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Now you can experience games, videos, and more with friends in VR! Starting today, people with a Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus, can create a profile and then easily search for others on the platform by real name or Oculus username.
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New Social Games Coming to Gear VR
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The immersive sense of virtual reality is even more compelling with friends. Today they are adding new, made-for-VR games to Gear VR that let you team up with friends or compete against people from all over the world.
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Social Trivia, created by Oculus, is a new game that lets you and up to four friends compete in a battle of knowledge. Look for it in the Concepts section of the Oculus Store now.
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The Oculus Team trying Social Trivia in a room with friends
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They have also added the ability to create rooms with friends in Oculus Social. Now you can watch Twitch or Vimeo streams in a room with people you know.
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Herobound: Gladiators, the multiplayer adventure game, is launching tomorrow on the Oculus Store. Band together with up to four people to conquer goblins and demons in arena battlefields. Use integrated voice chat to talk and strategize in real time for co-op action.
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Herobound: Gladiators
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Also, starting today, you can leave user reviews for all apps on the Oculus Store. They look forward to your feedback.
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Discover Personalized Facebook Content in Oculus Video
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Facebook is the best destination for discovering 360 videos from the people and public figures that matter to you. Now, they are making it even easier to watch 360 content in VR.
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They have added a new Facebook Videos tab to Oculus Video, and starting next week, you’ll be able to connect your Facebook account with Oculus Video to personalize your 360 video feed based on the pages and people you follow.
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In the coming weeks, they will be able to like and share your favorite Facebook 360 videos from within VR.
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Later this month, they will release new tools for developers that make it even easier to create more incredible social VR games and apps.
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