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Oculus VR will put $10 million towards Oculus Rift indie game development

Oculus VR is looking for new gaming experiences, only it wants to see the next big indie game come to virtual reality. That's why it is contributing $10 million towards that cause.

Ozzie Mejia

June 11, 2015 10:53 AM

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Oculus VR has spent a good chunk of its E3 2015 press conference detailing some of the games that will be hitting the platform. But Oculus is looking for more than what they have now and they're willing to shell out some good cash for it by courting the indie gaming scene.

"Indie developers have created some of the most innovative and interesting games in the last decade," Head of Developer Strategy Anna Sweet said. "Who would have thought we would all enjoy spending hours running around as a boy made of meat or inspecting passports as a border guard or mining and spelunking with friends? We're looking forward to these same innovative discovering entirely new genres in VR and taking us all on incredible adventures. It's going to be awesome! So to that end, today I am pleased to announce that we will be investing more than $10 million towards accelerating the development of these innovative, one-of-a-kind, independent games on the Rift."

Look for more details on this initiative soon.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?