Minecraft arrives on Samsung's Gear VR

OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2016. You already lose yourself in Minecraft, playing for hours on end. News today takes immersion in the hit open-ended game to a whole new level.

Mojang, the Microsoft-owned developer of the game, on Wednesday released a version of Minecraft for the Samsung Gear VR headset. It's now available to download at the Oculus Store for \\$6.99.

This is the first time Minecraft has been available for virtual-reality headsets. Another version of Minecraft for the actual Oculus Rift headset is under development, but hasn't been released yet.

"Now you can build, explore, battle mobs - and all your other favorite Minecraft activities - with the power of mobile virtual reality," Oculus said in a blog announcing the release.