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Alacritous Arena Shooter Extraordinaire Snapshot VR Available Now on Viveport Infinity and Coming to Steam September 1

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 13:17:26 +0000

Independent game developers Giant Scam Industries, announced today their VR arena shooter, Snapshot VR, is available in Early Access on Viveport and the Viveport Infinity service. The game will be launching for Windows PC via Steam on Tuesday, September 1. Snapshot VR is an online, competitive arena shooter based on tournament level paintball. In teams of up to five, players must eliminate the opposition or hit the buzzer to win a match. With one-shot kills, physics-based projectiles, and nearly unlimited map variety, Snapshot VR is a wholly unique video game experience built from the ground up with the VR platform in mind. Snapshot VR also features a handy Training Mode where users can place stationary or moving targets via the 2D Paintball Field Creator in order to practice laning and snapshooting (hence the name, get it?) in both single and multiplayer modes. Get the team out, run some drills, and build those skills to take into competitive matches. Watch the Snapshot VR Launch trailer here: “We are stoked to finally get Snapshot VR into the hands and headsets of players,” said Jesse Keogh, Founder and Lead Engineer at Giant Scam. “We’ve been working night and day to bring a polished and, most importantly, fun multiplayer experience to VR platforms and can’t wait for players to get involved.” Snapshot VR is unlike any other multiplayer shooter on the market right now, for several reasons. The real-world paintball influence (the guys at Giant Scam played competitive paintball for over a decade) brings the history, tactics, and culture of a true sport into the virtual realm. The dev team’s experience in both the real sport and building VR games gives them a particular advantage that makes Snapshot VR a unique beast. Combine this with a dedicated community, one of the best map-making tools on the market, metrics and analytics for days, and dynamic player movement designed specifically for this platform and you’ve got a robust and layered gaming experience that stands apart from its peers. Key Features of Snapshot VR:

Designed for Virtual Reality: Snapshot VR has been built from the ground up as a multiplayer, arena-shooter experience for the VR platform, from the player’s movement to the aiming and shooting

Lean, Fat-Free Multiplayer: Snapshot VR features quick, intense rounds that require deft planning, strategy, and teamwork, but lets players get right into the action without having to run across a giant map or spend half the match hiding in a bush

Physics-Based Projectiles: In order to properly mirror and emulate the real sport, each round fired in Snapshot VR follows a realistic arc and trajectory, which makes developing the right timing and accuracy all the more important

I Like Charts and Numbers: In order to truly maximize one’s abilities and likelihood for success, post-game analysis is vital. Thankfully, Snapshot VR provides a bevy of metrics and information to help teams tweak their strategies and focus on winning.

Unlimited Map Diversity: Whether using maps based on real-world NXL layouts or something wholly original, the sheer variety of bunker shapes and placement provides endless possibilities for experimentation with 2D Paintball’s Field Creator.

Practice Without Pain: Using the map integration with 2D Paintball, players can add both moving and stationary targets to training maps to practice shooting and run drills in either single or multiplayer

Snapshot VR is now available in Early Access for Viveport and will be on Windows PC via Steam Tuesday, Sep. 1. The game will support the Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, and Vive Cosmos Elite, Windows Mixed Reality, and Valve index with support for additional VR devices at full launch. Additional features and content, including a custom map creator, will be released throughout Early Access. About Giant Scam Industries Nashville, Tennessee-based Giant Scam Industries is definitely not a scam — it’s a totally legitimate company. Founded by a team of innovative developers who met while working at Eventbrite, Giant Scam formed their studio to find ways to push the boundaries of virtual reality game development while creating experiences that are unique and exemplify everything they love about gaming. The studio got its start with its first title, VR rhythm game Chop It, where they explored algorithmic beat mapping in Unity, releasing an open-source solution for procedural rhythm games. Giant Scam is currently working on Snapshot VR, a competitive multiplayer shooter that will be available on Windows PC for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. For more information about Giant Scam Industries, please visit their official website: http://giantscam.com/.

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See The Real World Paintball Inspiration Behind Snapshot VR

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:17:44 +0000

Today, independent developer Giant Scam Industries (a sincere and legitimate company, we swear) is pleased to announce that their upcoming virtual-reality arena shooter Snapshot VR will be available for Windows PC via Viveport on July 28! In celebration of this auspicious news, we’re bringing you behind the scenes of the upcoming arena shooter meets futuristic paintball multiplayer extravaganza, to see why the team at Giant Scam is better equipped than anyone to bring a game this idiosyncratic to the virtual realm. For one, they’ve got plenty of experience developing for VR — a notoriously tricky platform — with their karate and friendship rhythm game Chop It rocking positive reviews on Steam. Adding to that, they’ve got a decade-plus of experience playing real-life competitive paintball.

In this latest video, Giant Scam Founder and Lead Engineer Jesse Keogh and Technical Artist and Engineer Tanner Netterville offer a peek behind the curtains to showcase how they brought these two concepts together to create Snapshot VR.

Snapshot VR brings the incredibly fast-paced and intense tactical gameplay of real-life professional paintball into a futuristic virtual arena shooter with team-based matches of up to five players per side. With an average of only 45 seconds to dominate the other team, quick thinking, solid planning, and flawless teamwork are requisite ingredients for cooking up a victory stew.

Snapshot VR will be available in Early Access for Windows PC via Viveport on July 28, and with an Early Access launch on Steam to follow later this summer. Those with Viveport Infinity memberships will be able to play Snapshot VR for free with their membership at launch. The game will support the Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, and Vive Cosmos Elite, Windows Mixed Reality, and Valve Index with support for additional VR devices at full launch. Additional features and content will be released throughout Early Access.

To keep up to date with all the latest news about Snapshot VR make sure to follow the game on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the official website: http://snapshotvr.com/. Join the growing community and engage with the team on the official Snapshot VR Discord.

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Magical Multiplayer Battler SpellPunk VR Outlines Major Content Updates

admin — Thu, 14 May 2020 14:46:39 +0000

Get ready to jam out with your mana out, as Incineration Productions’ magical multiplayer virtual reality battler SpellPunk VR has some exciting new updates to enchant you with. This comic-book-inspired competitive spellcasting game cranks things up today with a series of gameplay improvements and new content additions, plus a tease of what’s to come next for SpellPunk VR. Incineration Productions heard the voices of SpellPunk VR’s battlecaster community loud and clear. As part of SpellPunk VR’s community-driven development during Early Access, the game has received a major rework of its spell recognition system. Spell symbols are now more easily cast, with the recognition system optimized to detect each of the game’s hand-drawn spells with greater variance. Mages can now more effectively cast their chosen spells amidst frantic battles without the concern of being overly precise in their symbol drawing. In addition to revamping SpellPunk VR’s spell recognition system, the developer has also added a new Training Mode to the game that teaches players how to cast magic spells with greater ease and speed. Players can train in each of the game’s one- and two-handed spell types before taking the fight against AI or online opponents. Aesthetic and functionality changes have also been made to the game’s main menu, settings screen, matchmaking queue, and match results. Want to see some of these updates in action? Check out the two new SpellPunk VR gameplay trailers: [YouTube] https://uberstrategist.link/SpellPunk-TrainingYT, https://uberstrategist.link/SpellPunk-DuelsYT [Download] https://uberstrategist.link/SpellPunk-TrainingDL, https://uberstrategist.link/SpellPunk-DuelsDL Set in a vibrant and abstract world that’s energized by a soundtrack composed of a wicked mix of hip-hop and electronic beats by world-renowned feature film and game composer Penka Kouneva — SpellPunk VR is a high-octane competitive spellcasting game oozing with style. Players take the role of mighty-magicians who duel in fast-paced mana-manipulating multiplayer battles. Spells are hand-drawn during battle to attack, defend, and heal — requiring a mix of one or both hands to accurately cast. SpellPunk VR features three online game modes — Casual, Normal, and Ranked, plus offline play against AI opponents. SpellPunk VR’s next major content update slated for release in June will introduce a variety of new spells, online leaderboards, an invite friend system, and more! SpellPunk VR is available now for Windows PC via Steam and Viveport at a reduced Early Access price of $19.99 USD. The game supports the Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, and Vive Cosmos Elite, with support for additional VR devices available in the future. Additional features and content updates will be released throughout Early Access.

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