Oculus Rift pre orders will get Eve Valkyrie free

So after many moons of waiting, 2016 is finally going to deliver up some virtual reality goodness.

That's because the Oculus Rift is actually going to be available for folks to buy, something the world has been waiting over three years for at this stage. There's no set release date just yet but we have got some new information, and it's a pretty good one for gamers. Those who pre order the Rift will get an entire game for free - Eve: Valkyrie.

It's a space fighting multiplayer title from the makers of Eve (surprisingly) and it has been designed from the ground up to take advantage of virtual reality. To that end, you'll be peering out of a futuristic cockpit with the headset tracking your every head movement precisely as you try to dodge enemy fire and lay down some attacks of your own. It looks pretty neat.