OculusVR, makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, have reportedly emailed buyers of the development kit to tell them that it will no longer be shipping with a copy of Doom 3 BFG, claiming that they've "been informed that DOOM 3 BFG Edition will not the Rift development kit by the time we begin shipping." It's not all bad news, however: the headset makers are providing each buyer with Steam store credit and Oculus store credit by way of recompense.
I say reportedly up top because I've yet to secure confirmation from Oculus themselves but one plucky Neogaf , CrashPrime, has posted a copy of the email he says the company sent him:
"Update on DOOM 3
"When we launched the Kickstarter campaign, we said we'd bundle a copy of DOOM 3 BFG Edition with each development kit as an extra "Thank you." Unfortunately, we've been informed that DOOM 3 BFG Edition will not the Rift development kit by the time we begin shipping.
Since DOOM 3 won't be available, we'd like to try and make it up to you.
"Replacement Rewards
If you were supposed to receive a DOOM 3 BFG Edition, we'll replace it with one of the following rewards:
"- $20 Steam Wallet credit, perfect for buying your next game on Steam (including DOOM 3 BFG Edition without Rift developer kit if you still want it).
"- $25 Oculus Store credit, which can be applied to future purchases at the Oculus Store including Oculus Latency Testers, new Oculus t-shirts, and more Rift development kits.
"- A full refund for your pledge. If you're unhappy with the options above, we completely understand. Email us at [email protected], and we'll be happy to discuss your specific order or refund your pledge in full.
"You'll need to choose your new reward by logging into the Oculus Order Manager:https://www.oculusvr.com/sales/"
Doom 3 was the first game used to demonstrate the capabilities of the Oculus Rift and d as coming bundled with headset as part of the Kickstarter campaign. Mind, the Steam store credit will cover the cost of a copy of Doom 3 and that will receive the compatibility update in the future.
We've reached out to OculusVR to try and confirm this news.