Bring Down the Death Star in 'Trench Run' Virtual Reality Game

If you've ever fantasized about playing Luke Skywalker and saving the galaxy from the Empire, you're in luck. You can have the next best thing, thanks to virtual reality

In a demo game for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, developer Boone Calhoun has simulated the moments leading up to the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. In the game, which is called Trench Run, players fly through the trenches of the Death Star to find an exhaust port to blow it apart.

We've already seen promising spaceflight games on the Rift, like CCP's EVE: Valkyrie, which pits three on three in a space dogfight. Read more...