The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe hits consoles next month
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is set to release on current and past-gen consoles this April.
New version of ‘The Stanley Parable’ coming to consoles in 2019
Seven years after its original release, The Stanley Parable is back with an upcoming Ultra Deluxe edition which will have new content and will be available on consoles as well as PC.
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PSVR’s Weirdest Game ‘Accounting+’ Now Available on Vive & Rift with New Levels
Squanch Games, the studio founded by Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland, and Crows Crows Crows today released Accounting+ (2017) on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Launched first on PSVR back in late 2017, the game also got a big content update that brings new levels to all supported platforms.
Update (October 18th, 2018): Accounting+ is now live on Steam (Vive, Rift). Fair warning from the creators: “Accounting+ includes: Sexual Themes, Violence, Crude Humor, Strong Language, Blood, and Drug References!!”
The studios also put out a five-minute ‘Director’s Cut’ launch day announcement which lets you see the gritty aftermath of the death of Harold Jenkins, the wacky little guy who made an appearance in the pre-order announcement – linked above and in the article below.
Original Article (September 21st, 2018): In short, Accounting+ is madness incarnate, featuring the sort of offbeat characters you’d expect to leak out of the Justin Roiland’s addled brain. You’re coerced into joining a gang, stabbing and killing “The King of VR”, and many other wacky experiences that make you question what you’re doing with your life.
First released as a free game on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, dubbed simply Accounting (2016), the deliciously bizarre fever dream of a game expanded with a few news levels, launching as Accounting+ exclusively on PSVR.
Accounting+ includes a host of crazy characters voiced by Justin Roiland, Reggie Watts, Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation), and Arin Hanson (Game Grumps) to name a few.
After a recent content update, which included a new water park level, the developers said Accounting+ has grown to double the size of the original Accounting. The next update is said to triple the size of the game, with at least a space level coming in tow.
The studios haven’t released word on exactly when Accounting+ will launch, although they say “very soon” (see update). In the meantime, you can follow along by adding it your Steam wishlist.
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PlayStation VR’s Accounting+ Coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Having released weird comedy title Accounting for HTC Vive back in 2016 Crows Crows Crows and Squanch Games followed that with PlayStation VR exclusive Accounting+ in 2017. Today, the studio’s have confirmed that the sequel will now see a PC release including Oculus Rift for the first time.
Described as a ‘nightmare comedy adventure’, the original Accounting+ was twice the size of Accounting and this new SteamVR version will be three times the size of the original, adding even more strange and bizarre content that only Crows Crows Crows and Squanch Games know how to create.
Featuring the vocal talents of Justin Roiland (co-creator of Rick and Morty), Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Arin Hanson (Game Grumps) among others, Accounting+ will have you playing with bombs, cutting weird characters open, playing the bone xylophone and other bizarre activities. And of course there’s the vocal Tree Guy, who’ll be as helpful as last time by swearing at you constantly.
This announcement isn’t just about the PC VR release however, as the PlayStation VR version will also see an update adding the new content. There will be support for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean with a subtitle system. Additionally, players will be able to skip to levels they’ve already completed using a new ‘Level Loader’.
Accounting+ doesn’t have a release date just yet for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with the studio’s simply stating ‘coming soon’. As further details are announced VRFocus will let you know.
Update for PlayStation VR’s Accounting+ Adds Waterpark Level
Launched in December just in time for Christmas, Accounting+ brought Crows Crows Crows and Squach Games’ weird and wonderful humour to PlayStation VR. Today, the studio have announced the first big update for the title, adding a new Water Park level whilst giving players a new theme.
Neither of them have released much information about what to expect from the new update besides a very brief teaser trailer. While the video goes for a much brighter – and garish – colour scheme than before, where you’d expect lots of water, inflatable giraffes, sun loungers, sunshine and of course that strange cloud looking character that randomly appears, always expect the unexpected. In fact VRFocus can tell you as this time you’re in water-logged back room of a water park in the company of a strange, rambling clown.
The original Accounting launched on HTC Vive back in October 2016 for free, while Accounting+ retails for $11.99 USD/£9.49 GBP on PlayStation VR. There’s no word on whether the PC version will receive the same update as its not had any further additions since launch.
Accounting+ is twice as big as the PC version, featuring the vocal talents of Justin Roiland (co-creator of Rick and Morty), Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Arin Hanson (Game Grumps) among others. For those that have yet to try Accounting+ it will have you playing with bombs, cutting weird characters open, playing the bone xylophone and other bizarre activities. And of course there’s the vocal Tree Guy, who’ll be as helpful as ever by swearing at you constantly.
For any further updates, keep reading VRFocus.
PSX 2017 Hands-On: Accounting+ Is Much More Than Just A PSVR Port
The first time I got the chance to play Accounting, the debut VR game from Squanch Games (then Squanchtendo) in collaboration with Crows, Crows, Crows, I couldn’t help but laugh. Even though Justin Roiland, Tanya Watson, and William Pugh were all being interviewed in the same room while I was playing, it was physically impossible for me to not laugh.
Luckily that sense of pure, distilled humor and brilliance is also in Accounting+, a newly announced PSVR exclusive, but this time it seems like there is just a whole lot more of it to go around. We got the chance to go hands-on with some of that new content this past weekend at PSX in Anaheim, CA.
The original Accounting is a free download on Steam for HTC Vive (and unofficially Oculus Rift) and it’s a brisk journey through several layers of VR simulations, each of which get progressively more ridiculous the deeper you go. Roiland’s signature humor comes through from the opening moments and it features some of the most innovative character interaction we’ve seen in VR yet.
And it was definitely not the type of game you’d play once then never touch again. Because there was so much nuance to how conversations progressed and innovations in terms of the environments you’d explore, most people would be encouraged to play it through at least a few times to really see everything it has to offer.
The premise is of course that you are an accountant, as the name suggests, and find yourself on a journey through a series of VR experiences. It has an Inception-esque feel to it as you progress deeper and deeper into VR as the game goes on and the dark humor pulls no punches to make you feel as uncomfortable as possible.
Now Accounting+ looks to take all of that and multiply everything. Featuring over twice as much content, several new areas, new characters, and more, Accounting+ is shaping up to be way more than just a simple port over to the PSVR platform.
During my demo at PSX what I played was almost entirely new content. Things opened up with a very tongue-in-cheek tutorial that walked me through everything from interacting with the world around me to teleporting and rotating my view. These are all things that didn’t exist on Vive since the game was designed originally to be played with a roomscale setup.
Once out of there I came face to face with The Tree Guy, arguable the most popular character from the first Accounting game. He’s a white blob of a guy that yells and screams and flails at you no matter what you’re doing, but most especially if you touch any of his stuff. The vulgarity is jsut as hilarious as ever, as-is his appropriate response to someone magically teleporting into his home and invading his space. I’d freak out too, if I were him.
After causing a bit of a ruckus in that area I jumped into the next one which was totally new. Here I was in the back of a van with four small critters. One was driving, two were injured, and one was dead.
The driver and his passengers frantically start to yell at me, as-is the case with the majority of scenarios in Accounting. They’re fleeing from the cops so it’s up to me to figure out how to deal with the situation.
Before long the other critters in the van find bullets in their skulls as well, gushing blood, which only serves to make things even more hectic and stressful. I don’t want to spoil too much about the content of the game or its jokes — since that’s the whole point in playing — but suffice it to say that I sat there in my chair at a demo station in PSX and laughed out loud several times, not caring who was watching.
Obviously we haven’t seen all of the content that Accounting+ packs, but if it’s all of the same quality that we’ve seen so far then fans of Crows, Crows, Crows, Squanch Games, and Justin Roiland should not be disappointed. With twice as much content as the free version, this is certainly much more than just a port. You can find out more about the game in this on-stage discussion from PSX.
Accounting+ comes out very soon (as in like, next week) on December 19th exclusively for PSVR. You can still play the original Accounting right now via Steam for free. Let us know what you think of the game down in the comments below!
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Crows Crows Crows and Squanch Games to Bring Accounting+ to PlayStation VR This Month
Last year indie developer Crows Crows Crows (The Stanley Parable) teamed up with Justin Roiland’s (co-creator of Rick and Morty) Squanchtendo to release a bizarre, and darkly comedic virtual reality (VR) title called Accounting, which launched for free on HTC Vive. Now the studios – Squanchtendo recently changed its name the Squanch Games – have announced a successor in the form of Accounting+, exclusive to PlayStation VR.
Much like the first title, Accounting+ is a ‘nightmare comedy adventure’, just this time it’s twice as big as before and it’ll be playable during the PlayStation Experience in Anaheim this weekend.
Featuring the vocal talents of Roiland, Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Arin Hanson (Game Grumps) among others, Accounting+ will have you playing with bombs, cutting weird characters open, playing the bone xylophone and other bizarre activities. And of course there’s the vocal Tree Guy, who’ll be as helpful as last time by swearing at you constantly.
To get a better idea of what’s in store check out the first trailer for Accounting+ below. The title is due for release on PlayStation VR on 19th December 2017. Unlike the PC version however Accounting+ isn’t free, retailing for $11.99 USD/€11.99 EUR/ £11.99 GBP, but there is a 15% discount available if you pre-order. At present there’s been no confirmation on whether Accounting+ will support other VR headsets in the future.
For the latest VR updates from Crows Crows Crows and Squanch Games, keep reading VRFocus.
‘Accounting+’ for PSVR Gets New ‘Waterpark’ Level in Latest Update
Squanch Games (formerly Squanchtendo) and partner studio Crows Crows Crows have just added a new level to their PSVR game Accounting+ (2017). Called ‘The Waterpark Update’, the level is a free update that also includes a free theme.
Update (02/07/18): Squanch Games has just pushed a new update to ‘Accounting+’ that adds a new water park level to the game. This time you’re in water-logged back room of a water park in the company of a strange, rambling clown.
Original Article (12/08/17): Called Accounting+, the studio says the ‘nightmare adventure comedy’ game is double the size of the original, including characters voiced by Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty), Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh), Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation), and Arin Hanson (Game Grumps) to name a few.
While not free like its predecessor, at a $12 price tag (15% discount available at pre-order) it promises to pile on the hilarity with plenty of the freewheeling ad lib humor fans of Rick and Morty are sure to appreciate. Both games were developed in collaboration by Crows Crows Crows, a Berlin-based studio.
It’s uncertain at this time when/if Accounting+ will be made available on other headsets, but we’ll be watching it closely, so check back for more info soon.
Released October 2016 for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, Accounting currently holds an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ rating on Steam, with 96% of players giving it the thumbs up.
You can get a pretty good idea of what’s in store by taking a look at our hands-on with the first Accounting, but it’s truly something you have to experience to understand, as it delves into different layers of virtual reality, all filled with their own brand of nonsensical tasks and unwinnable situations that usually result in the most hilarious outcomes imaginable.
If you’re going to be at PlayStation Experience in Anaheim between December 9-10, demos of Accounting+ will be available to the public. Check out Squanch Games Twitter feed for more information where to find it closer to the show.
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Head into Squanchtendo’s Accounting on HTC Vive Today
Last month VRFocus reported on indie developers Squanchtendo and Crows Crows Crows announcing a collaborative title for HTC Vive called Accounting. While a virtual reality (VR) title seemingly based on accounting doesn’t sound exciting Squanchtendo was co-founded by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, and today its been launched for free on Steam.
As you’d imagine, a VR videogame that’s come from the same mind behind the popular cartoon isn’t going to be some sort of accounting simulator. Players aren’t going to be subjected spread sheets, endless stacks of files and paper, and tax returns, instead Accounting is a surreal, expletive ridden journey that’s definitely aimed at an adult audience.
Accounting is a videogame that just like VR can only be understood by experiencing it with the studios simple stating in the Steam listing: “In early 2016, three highly qualified Accountants came together to see what potential economic savings and visualisations could be achieved with The HTC Vive. These Accountants were quickly and discreetly discarded to be replaced by award-winning game studio Crows Crows Crows and the newly announced VR studio Squanchtendo, to create the ultimate electronic number-crunching program.”
Squanchtendo and Crows Crows Crows have both been setup this year, with Roiland, teaming up with Tanya Watson who used to work for Epic Games, while Crows Crows Crows was formed by William Pugh the designer behind IGF Winning Game: The Stanley Parable, Dominik Johann, Jack de Quidt, and Sean O’Dowd.
VRFocus will continue to follow both studios, reporting back with any further VR news.
Squanchtendo Announces First VR Title Accounting for HTC Vive
There’s been quite a lot of focus on PlayStation VR today, with Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia (SIEJA) holding a PlayStation Press Conference in Japan. So to give HTC Vive owners some interesting news, indie developers Squanchtendo and Crows Crows Crows have announced virtual reality (VR) title Accounting.
While the title conjures up images of spread sheets, endless stacks of files and paper, and tax returns, one look at the Accounting trailer will tell you that’s definitely not what’s in store for players. While actual gameplay mechanics and storyline haven’t been fully detailed, players do seem to start off in a drab accountancy office before putting on a headset transporting them to a weird and wonderful world where dark humour and strong language prevail.
But that’s not surprising when you know who’s behind Accounting. Squanchtendo has only recently been setup – VRFocus reported on the announcement late last month – by Justin Roiland, Co-creator of Rick and Morty and voice actor for both Rick and Morty alongside Tanya Watson, a “game veteran” who has worked on the Gears of War series, Bullet Storm, and Fortnite. While Crows Crows Crows another new studio, was form by William Pugh the designer behind IGF Winning Game: The Stanley Parable, Dominik Johann, Jack de Quidt, and Sean O’Dowd.
Accounting will launch later this month on Steam completely free of charge. As always when VRFocus learns any further details about Accounting we’ll let you know.