Cradle of Sins – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

November 3, 2020

Cradle of Sins to Host ‘Beat & Battle’ Event Featuring Steve Aoki, Headhunterz & Many More

Virtual reality (VR) multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Cradle of Sins may have had an unsuccessful Kickstarter in 2019 but that hasn’t stopped British developer U24 Solutions from continuing the project. With a beta release incoming, the studio has announced a charity tournament to showcase the videogame with some big names onboard.

Called ‘Beat & Battle’, the VR tournament will be a live stream event where eight teams will compete for a prize pool of $25,000 USD, with each team’s winnings going to a charity of their choice. For instance, first place will receive $15,000, second will get $5,000, third $3,000 and the rest $400 each.

Teams will be made up of three players apiece with Team Crystal made up of superstar DJ Steve Aoki, Twitch streamer xQc and pro VR player PeskyCashew. Other big names include DJ Headhunterz, Twitch stars Sodapoppin and Loserfruit, and Youtubers like ProjectJamesify and The Lonely Viper.

This isn’t just a closed-off event either. Six of the teams have an open spot for any VR player who can get through the qualifiers. These open today by joining Cradle of Sins’ Discord community. 2000 beta keys are on offer and you have to compete in at least eight tournament matches to submit your eight best scores. Further details are on the Cradle of Sins website.

The Steam Early Access release of Cradle of Sins is expected in the next few weeks, supporting Valve Index, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. The gameplay is based around two teams of three having a magical alter to protect, whilst also trying to destroy their opponents.

Players will be able to select from four characters, to begin with (more will be added), each with their own particular weapons, abilities and upgrades. Weapons will be typical physics-driven designs common in VR, ranging from swords and crossbows to shields, staffs and powerful crystals. They’ll also be able to collect gold from fallen enemies to buy weapons and upgrades.

The ‘Beat & Battle’ VR tournament takes place on 11th November, live-streamed via Twitch from 6 pm GMT. For further updates on Cradle of Sins, including its beta launch keep reading VRFocus.

December 23, 2019

It’s Multiplayer Mayhem for Perp Games’ Christmas AdVRent Calendar

Christmas is a time for coming together and helping others, it’s why VRFocus is happy to be part of Perp Games’ Combat AdVRent Calendar event this festive season. So not only are we helping put a smile on VR fans faces with a competition but also aiding UK charity Crisis which fights to end homelessness. If you’ve been following the campaign since 1st December, then you’ll know each day has a theme based around combat, and VRFocus’ is multiplayer gaming.

Final Assault

Perp Games originally held a similar calendar event last year, purely for the PlayStation VR titles it published. This year’s fun advent calendar event not only highlights entertaining virtual reality (VR) titles but also gives you a chance to win (most of) them.

It’s the 23rd December and with two days left to go until the big day, multiplayer videogames seemed particularly apt. So VRFocus has selected six titles with five of them available to win. Let’s start with military combat experience Onward, a videogame well known to a lot of VR players having also featured in Oculus’ VR League. A classic first-person shooter (FPS) developed by Downpour Interactive, VRFocus has both Steam and Oculus Store codes to give away.

Fire-Point Interactive’s Sabre VR for PlayStation VR is a very different beast. With a very bold cel-shaded art style, this is an arena FPS putting players inside mechanised animals called S.A.B.R.E.’s, offering cross-play functionality between VR and non-VR players.

Next up VR MOBA Cradle of Sins by British indie team U24 Solutions. Offering four playable characters and 28 weapons to select, Cadle of Sins isn’t yet available on Steam but the studio is currently running a $10k tournament which the competition codes will give you access to.

Solaris: Offworld Combat

If none of those are quite your thing, then how about winning real-time strategy (RTS) title Final Assault from Phaser Lock Interactive on Steam? VRFocus gave the videogame a commendable four-star review saying: “There’s plenty to love about Final Assault. Providing a leaner less complicated approach to RTS gameplay, most fans of the genre apart from the die-hard stalwarts should find there’s enough depth and reply value to keep coming back for hours on end.”

The last videogame you can win is Survios’ high seas action experience Battlewake, offering a single-player campaign as well as multiplayer modes. Another decent entry from the developer, in Battlewake you captain a pirate vessel through hostile waters, using both magic and cannonballs to vanquish enemies.

The only title to make the list which isn’t winnable is Solaris: Offworld Combat. The next title from Firewall Zero Hour team First Contact Entertainment, Solaris: Offworld Combat promises 4 vs 4 battles in futuristic arena-style locations.

Battlewake

When it comes to supporting homeless charity Crisis its all part of Perp Games’ online store. Here the company sells all of its PlayStation VR hard copies, for those players who like to own a physical disk version. During December, Perp Games is donating 100% of the profits from each videogame sold to Crisis to help in its festive fundraising efforts.

In an additional competition, you can also win a PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation VR and videogame bundle care of Admix sponsoring the event.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of VR as the industry enters 2020, reporting back with all the latest announcements.

Disclosure: Admix is the parent company of VRFocus. VRFocus retains its editorial independence.

Christmas Combat AdVRent Competition

Perp Xmas Competition – Onward

Perp Xmas Competition – Sabre VR

Perp Xmas Competition – Cradle of Sins

Perp Xmas Competition – Final Assault

Perp Xmas Competition – Battlewake

November 8, 2019

VR MOBA Cradle of Sins Aims for Kickstarter Success

There aren’t many MOBA virtual reality (VR) titles on the market – PlayStation VR’s Megalith and Dark Eclipse come to mind – so when a new one appears on the horizon it generally catches VRFocus eye. The latest comes from UK-based indie studio U24 Solutions in the form of Cradle of Sins, and the team has turned to Kickstarter to help make it happen.

Cradle of Sins

From video and screenshots already released Cradle of Sins looks well into development and U24 Solutions’ biggest VR title to date. It’s your standard online battle arena affair where two teams of three go head to head, defending their Altar from the opposing team.

The Kickstarter aims to raise £20,000 GBP by the end of November, with the current campaign sat on just over £1,000. Backer tiers start from only £9 giving access to both Alpha and Beta builds as well as a digital copy of the final videogame. The studio also has several stretch goals laid out should the campaign be a success, hitting £30,000 will up the character count to eight, £40,000 will increase it to ten alongside more store items and friend matchmaking. Should the campaign hit £60,000 then PlayStation VR support will become possible.

U24 Solutions still plan on launching Cradle of Sins via Steam Early Access in early 2020 for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Valve Index headsets. That initial version will feature four playable characters and 28 weapons to select.

Cradle of Sins

“The feedback from our closed Discord group has shown us that Cradle of Sins has the potential of being a competitive MOBA title. We have a clear understanding of what the game needs to accomplish this goal. That’s why we launched this Kickstarter to gain the support needed to help us finish the game and bring something truly remarkable to the VR gaming community,” said Steve Parker, the Co-Founder of U24 Solutions in a statement.

That closed Discord group has now been opened to an additional 500 players. For those quick enough they’ll be granted a Cradle of Sins Alpha Steam key to help test the experience. Supporting Cradle of Sins on Kickstarter will simply mean you have a guaranteed spot in the closed Discord group for Alpha testing. As development progresses, VRFocus will keep you updated.