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Doctor Who: Edge Of Time Update Adds 10th Doctor’s TARDIS

A new update has arrived for Doctor Who: Edge of Time that adds in new collectibles and the TARDIS interior featured in the 9th and 10th Doctor’s eras.

The update is a tie-in with the cross-medium ‘Time Lord Victorious’ event, which tells a loosely connected story featuring the 10th, 9th and 8th Doctors across the Doctor Who extended universe, including audio dramas, games, books, comics and more. The new Time Lord Victorious update for Edge of Time adds in the TARDIS from the Russell T. Davies era of the show, which was first piloted by Christopher Eccleston as the 9th Doctor and then by fan-favorite David Tennant as the 10th.

You can access the new TARDIS in the Edge of Time directly from the main menu, however, it will appear to be in a powered-down state. In order to bring the TARDIS back to life, players will have to find special artifacts hidden across the game’s main levels. Some of these artifacts will be tie-in objects from other Time Lord Victorious stories, such as the novels or audio stories, including a hastily-repaired version of David Tennant’s screwdriver that’s featured in one of the upcoming books, All Flesh is Grass.

While these artifacts add some replayability to Edge of Time’s campaign, your excitement for the update might depend on how ready you are to play the entire game again. It’s incredibly cool to have an iconic TARDIS interior added to the game, but in it’s powered down state it has very little interactivity. We’re told there is an easter egg of sorts in store, though, if you are able to power on the TARDIS by collecting all the artifacts.

The Time Lord Victorious update is available now for Doctor Who: Edge of Time on Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR. We asked whether the Steam version of the game is getting updated as well and a representative explained via email that it is “just PSVR / Quest for the time being”.

You can read our review of Edge of Time here.

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The VR Games Launch Roundup: Knights, Zombies & Daleks

Here are a series of new virtual reality (VR) titles to look forward to over the next week of January 2020. Make sure to check out our accompanying video guide discussing these various new videogames. All our CES-related content will continue to be released over the course of next week, including interviews and showcases of various new and exciting VR and AR products.

Shadow LegendShadow Legend VR – VitruviusVR

Designed exclusively for VR, this medieval crusade-themed single-player RPG sees you take on the role of Grand Master of the Knights Templar in the realm of Anaria. Fight and explore the densely filled kingdom for hidden treasure.

Featuring defences such as swords, bows and various new and imaginative magic weapons all stored within a unique inventory system. Also including voice-recognition abilities and interactions as simple as feeding surrounding animals and sharpening objects to taking on large scale boss battles, this is a highly immersive fantasy universe.

  • Supported platforms: Playstation VR
  • Launch date: 21st January

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive

The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners is the first VR adaptation of the hit AMC series to arrive in 2020. Featuring a full campaign mode with an original story, risk your life to protect yourselves and others as you fight your way through the flooded ruins of New Orleans. Fend off various threats from both the living, dead and the various deadly diseases around you while equipped with an arsenal of classic and makeshift weapons. You have the option of stealth gameplay, where you make use of your surroundings to hide and disguise yourself, or choose to go in all in guns blazing. Developed by game studio Skydance Interactive, part of an American production company, Skydance Media, this is the studio’s second VR title after 2017’s Archangel.

Doctor Who: Edge of TimeDoctor Who: Edge Of Time – Maze Theory

Previously only available for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Vive Cosmos users, Oculus Quest users can now experience Maze Theory’s VR adaptation of the popular BBC TV series as well. With the Doctor stranded at the end of time and space, she communicates with you through intercoms and other communication methods to guide you through a series of challenges.

Featuring two-speed walking methods and short-range teleportation, grab a Sonic Screwdriver as the 13th incarnation of The Doctor, assists you on your travels through time and space. You must work to fend off new and original monsters, including two of The Doctor’s deadliest and iconic foes – the Weeping Angels and the Daleks.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch date: 23rd January

Model Kit Simulator VR – Chun Y.

New from indie developer Chun Y, known for regular indie titles since early 2017, this creative simulator has been described by the creator as a “casual simulation.” In a throwback to classic Airfix building, users can complete a series of model kits in VR. This game features multiple kits for VR users to experience the whole build process, as well as coming up with new and original colour designs for the completed kit.

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Step inside the TARDIS During San Diego Comic-Con With Doctor Who: The Edge of Time

In May, British developer Maze Theory revealed work on a virtual reality (VR) project for one of the BBC’s biggest IP’s Doctor Who. Called Doctor Who: The Edge of Time, Oculus and BBC Studios have announced today that fans of the TV series in the US will be able to demo the videogame during the San Diego Comic-Con 2019 this week.

Doctor Who: The Edge of Time

To mark the announcement Maze Theory and publisher PlayStack have released several screenshots showcasing the inside of the iconic TARDIS, as well as a brand-new title sequence created just for Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.

Working in close collaboration with BBC Studios, Maze Theory is looking to create the most authentic and lifelike version of the TARDIS in a videogame to date, taking painstaking attention to every detail. Not only will fans be able to step into this accurate portrayal of the TARDIS, exploring every nook and cranny, but they’ll also have the chance to co-pilot the Doctor’s time-travelling craft.

The team brought the TARDIS to life in a process using photogrammetry taking over 1200 hours, travelling to the Doctor Who set in Cardiff taking hundreds of photographs to create an accurate digital reference. Thanks to this process all of the controls are true to the show, with the infamous custard cream biscuit dispenser also making an appearance.

Doctor Who: The Edge of Time

“The TARDIS is a very important and hugely iconic element of the show and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time offers the chance to experience it like never before,” said Maze Theory’s Creative Director Marcus Moresby in a statement. “It’s been a huge undertaking to deliver the very best TARDIS experience and is much anticipated by fans of the show. We know they’re going to love it.”

Starting this Thursday, 18th July and running through to Sunday, 21st July, the San Diego Comic-Con is the largest event of its kind in the US. Doctor Who: Edge of Time is scheduled to arrive in September 2019, supporting PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive and Vive Cosmos headsets. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Maze Theory, reporting back with further updates on the videogame.

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Doctor Who: Edge of Time Will Appear This September

It looks like there’s going to be a Doctor Who extravaganza in 2019 for fans of the sci-fi show. Last week saw virtual reality (VR) animation Doctor Who: The Runaway arrive across multiple headsets and now UK studio Maze Theory has announced work on a proper videogame called Doctor Who: Edge of Time.

Doctor Who: Edge of Time

Just like Doctor Who: The Runaway, in Doctor Who: Edge of Time you don’t play as the 13th Doctor (played by Jodie Whittaker), instead you’re her assistant and you need to find her. Set to feature mind-bending puzzles, as well as having to grapple with some of the series’ classic monsters like the Daleks and The Weeping Angels – to add some proper scare factor – alongside brand new never-before-seen monsters, you’ll need to defeat a powerful force that threatens to destroy the fabric of reality.

“The Doctor has been hurled through time to the end of the universe. A virus that threatens to rip apart reality itself has been unleashed. Players can pilot the TARDIS on a journey across worlds both familiar and strange to recover a series of powerful time crystals that can repair spacetime and ultimately save the universe itself,” explains the synopsis.

While previous VR content based on Doctor Who has been relatively short, bite-sized experiences, Doctor Who: Edge of Time will be the biggest to date, with several hours worth of gameplay for players to enjoy, Sonic Screwdriver in hand.

Doctor Who: Edge of Time

Developed by Maze Theory, and published by PlayStack, Doctor Who: Edge of Time is scheduled to arrive in September 2019, supporting PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive and Vive Cosmos headsets.

This isn’t the only VR experience London-based Maze Theory is working on. Only founded last year, the first title the studio announced was The Vanishing Act – which seems to have been put on hiatus – and most recently in April work was revealed on a Peaky Blinders VR experience, which is scheduled for release in 2020.

That’s two high profile IP’s the team now has under its belt. As further details are released regarding Doctor Who: Edge of Time or Peaky Blinders VRFocus will let you know.