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The Biggest PSVR Releases Of The Week 01/28/18

The Biggest PSVR Releases Of The Week 01/28/18

PSVR keeps its momentum this week with three new releases that should appeal to most gamers. So if you blazed through The Inpatient then there’s plenty of new content waiting for you here.

If you missed last week’s list it’s right here. UploadVR has also launched the ‘UploadVR PSVR Community’ on PlayStation 4! Join up, find other gamers to play with, and engage in discussions with them. Also, don’t forget to check out our list of the 9 Best PlayStation VR Games if you need any extra inspiration.

Cold Iron, from Catch & Release
Price: $19.99

Head back to the old west in this new puzzle shooter that has you using limited ammo to take out targets that appear in specified orders. You’ll need to think and act fast to become the fastest gun in the west (and elsewhere). Since Red Dead Redemption 2 was delayed this week, this might be the best opportunity to put your cowboy hat on for some time.

Out of Ammo, from Rocketwerkz
Price: $14.99

Dean Hall’s Rocketwerkz released its first VR game, Out of Ammo, a few years back now, but it’s only just making its way over to PSVR. In this strategy shooter you must defend a base from waves of soldiers with a variety of weapons. Get an overhead view of the battlefield and then embody units to take part in the action yourself. There’s full co-op support for up to four players, too.

The Pierhead Arcade, from Mechabit
Price: $14.99

Another carnival simulator comes to PSVR with a set of fun, if forgettable, minigames. Bowl, throw, shoot and win prizes in this polished VR experience.

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Voxel Shooter Out of Ammo Hits PlayStation VR

Back in November Zen Studios and RocketWerkz announced that their hybrid tower defense/ first-person shooter (FPS), Out of  Ammo, would be coming to PlayStation VR in 2018, having originally launched as an early access title for HTC Vive in 2016. Today, the two companies have rolled out Out of Ammo for both North American and European players.

Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Overwatch"

Out of Ammo offers something for everyone, whether you prefer getting in on the action or a more lofty strategic approach, calling in airstrikes. The main campaign is a wave survival mode, where you play as a general commander their troops. You need to build a base, creating suitable defences to withstand the next incoming wave.

Once the battle is underway you can then artillery, snipers and airstrikes, or possess one of your troops and get stuck in. There are five different kinds of units with unique traits: the Rifleman, the Sniper, the grenade-launching Rocketeer, the Medic, and the shotgun wielding Engineer, mixing up the gameplay style when you need it.

Survival Mode features eight unique environments: Canyon, Forest, City, Desert, Alpine, Port, Beachhead, and the alien-themed Contact. Once you’re done there, there are three specialist mission modes take place entirely in first person. In Overwatch you are a sniper providing overwatch for a downed helicopter, protecting the evacuees from your position inside a clock tower; Icarus: after crash-landing in hostile terrain, you must scavenge for ammo by teleporting around. Use flares and torches to highlight inbound enemies. Survive until rescue arrives; and Vertigo: Atop a skyscraper can you hold off attackers with your shotgun while also finding time to hack a computer until a chopper comes to the rescue.

Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Port"

Out of Ammo is available now for £11.99 GBP or $14.99 USD on the respective PlayStation Store. For any further updates from either Zen Studios or RocketWerkz, keep reading VRFocus.

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Get Ready for Out of Ammo on PSVR with These Screenshots

PlayStation VR owners looking for a new war-gaming experience will be happy to know that Out of Ammo is on it’s way to PlayStation VR, and it’s looking pretty good in these new screenshots.

Out Of Ammo key art

The virtual reality (VR) videogame is being brought to PlayStation VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) by Zen Studios, and they’re launching the game on January 30th 2018. This isn’t the first game Zen Studios have brought to PlayStation VR; they launched Infinite Minigolf last year.

Out of Ammo puts player in a Survival mode where the player acts as a general on the battlefield, where they organise placement of bases, buildings, defences and more, before issuing troops orders and calling in bombing raids. It’s a high-stress job being an army general, but someone’s gotta do it.

Players can even get more personal with their warfare, by taking control of Riflemen to pick off enemies, Medics to heal troops, or even fortify your constructions with the Engineer or get deadly with explosives as the Rocketeer. It’s a good selection of gameplay styles for players to enjoy.

Developer RocketWerkz previously clarified about the kinds of gameplay players can expect; “Possessing your units allows you to utilize the full capability and power of the positional tracking. Take cover behind sandbags, lean over a tower railing, or duck behind your sandbags and grab a grenade to throw as a last resort! Full physics applied to game objects further enhances your experience allowing you to position your magazines in the space around you ready for when you need to reload.”

The game was previously released for HTC Vive, and now PlayStation VR owners can look forward to being a general and going to war in VR, from the comfort of their sofa.

There’s eight maps to look forward to, and players who decide to pre-order can get CastleStorm VR by pre-ordering Out of Ammo in advance.

Of course we’ve got more for you to see in the screenshots below, and you can even take a look at a video trailer here. In the screenshots below you can see a variety of weapons being used in a range of environments, hopefully promising players on PlayStation VR that they’ll have plenty to sink their teeth into.

For all of the latest on games like Out of Ammo and PlayStation VR, make sure to keep reading VRFocus.

Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Vertigo"
Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Port"
Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Overwatch"
Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Icarus"
Out of Ammo - Screenshot - "Contact"

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Out Of Ammo Comes To PlayStation VR This Month

Are you a general among generals? Nevermind the average, are you smarter than the 1st percentile of bears? Are you an unparalleled military tactioner capable of defying the odds? Daring enough to tackle situations that would make Patton cry, Rommel run away screaming and reduce Napoleon Bonaparte to a gibbering wreck? You are? Excellent. Can you use virtual reality (VR)? If so RocketWerkz have just the videogame for you.

We’ve followed the fortunes of Out of Ammo for some time at VRFocus. Initially developed for the HTC Vive by RocketWerkz, the title came to Steam Early Access in the latter half of last year. Out of Ammo is a strategy videogame that places you, the player in the role of an army’s commander. You have to deal with increasingly tricky waves of enemy soldiers and is up to you to issue the orders needed to repel them. Are you soldiers in the right location? Best get to shoring up your defenses if you’re hoping to survive. When the time comes you can also take direct control over one of your units, leading them directly into battle – or to their doom, depending upon your preference.

“Possessing your units allows you to utilize the full capability and power of the positional tracking.” Explained RocketWerkz in an earlier update. “Take cover behind sandbags, lean over a tower railing, or duck behind your sandbags and grab a grenade to throw as a last resort! Full physics applied to game objects further enhances your experience allowing you to position your magazines in the space around you ready for when you need to reload.”

Now however console VR players have a date as to when they to will be able to join (and orchestrate) the fight.

In an update sent out today Zen Studios, which will be publishing Out of Ammo as part of its publishing initiative to bring PC videogames to consoles, has confirmed that it will be being released on 30th January 2018.

PlayStation VR owners will soon be able to test their military acumen on eight different maps, offering battle conditions ranging from the desert standoffs to urban firefights.  Users are also able to secure a free copy of CastleStorm VR by pre-ordering Out of Ammo in advance.

You can see a trailer released for the title below. VRFocus will bring you more news about Out of Ammo and Zen Studios’ publishing scheme in the near future.

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Out Of Ammo Shooting Towards PlayStation VR

Originally released on Steam for the HTC Vive by developer RocketWerkz, Out of Ammo is a popular virtual reality (VR) shooter that combines wave shooter elements with tower defence. The developers have now teamed with publisher Zen Studios to bring the title to the PlayStation VR.

The main gameplay of Out Of Ammo is ‘Survival’ mode, which involves the player acting as the general on a battlefield, co-ordinating the building of a base, placing buildings and defences in the right spots, issuing orders to troops and even calling in bombing raids. When the enemy gets too close, though, players can get right in on the action by taking control of one of the troops. Players can control a Rifleman and pick off enemies from a distance, a Medic to get troops quickly back on their feet, repair your fortifications as the Engineer or blow the enemy to bits as the Rocketeer.

The varied locations were a highly-praised aspect of the original title, so of course they make a return to in the upcoming PlayStation VR version. Players can try out urban combat in the City map, take on the harsh Desert, or test their skills on the World War 2-inspired Beachhead map, or the Alpine, Port, Forest or Contact maps.

For players who want a more intense experience, there are additional modes, such as Icarus, which is played entirely in first-person as the player is trapped behind enemy lines, forced to scavenge ammo and supplies in an effort to stay alive until rescue arrives. Or players can take on Vertigo, a cyber-warfare challenge where players need to hack a computer console whilst being under attack by guards. Or there’s Overwatch mode, where you take the role of a sniper, trying to protect the passengers of a crashed helicopter from encroaching enemy forces.

Out Of Ammo will be available for pre-order on the PlayStation Store from tomorrow. Users who place a pre-order will get a free copy of CastleStorm VR. Out of Ammo is due for release some time in Winter 2018.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Out of Ammo as it becomes available.

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Out Of Ammo Coming To PSVR Winter 2018

Out Of Ammo Coming To PSVR Winter 2018

Out of Ammo from RocketWerkz is an odd little game that was originally exclusive to the PC-powered Rift and Vive headsets, but according to an announcement today on the official PlayStation Blog, the game is now making its way to Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) during winter 2018 by way of a port via Zen Studios.

In Out of Ammo players take on the role of an army general that’s tasked with waging war on a variety of battlefields. In the Survival game mode, it plays out a bit like a hybrid between a real-time strategy game and a first-person shooter. You can plan your base-buidling from a birds eye-esque perspective and then take control of different units during battle to influence outcomes or swap your unit type at any time. Riflemen get fully auto rifles, Snipers attack from a distance, Medics can heal allies, Rocketeer blow up stuff, and Engineers can repair stuff and blast away bad guys with deadly shotguns. There are eight different levels in the game to explore and fight your way through.

Additionally, there’s an Overwatch game mode where you take on the role of a single Sniper in a clock tower that oversees a group of soldiers as they progress through a level.

If you pre-order Out of Ammo on PSVR then Zen Studios will throw in a free copy of CastleStorm VR. Let us know what you think down in the comments below!

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Out of Ammo: Death Drive Offered in Discount Bundle

Developer RocketWerkz is best known for creating hit zombie shooter DayZ. Its first virtual reality (VR) project, Out of Ammo, was release last year. The standalone sequel, Out of Ammo: Death Drive is out now on Steam in a discount bundle along side the original Out of Ammo.

Out of Ammo: Death Drive is a hybrid between building simulator and first person shooter. Players will need to collect scrap to build defences and weapon emplacements to defend their base, but can also take over individual units to take down the undead monsters that roam the battlefield.

Weapons such as shotguns and assault rifles are available to use, or for those who prefer to get up close and person, melee weapons such as a baseball bat and katana are available. Base weapon emplacement come in varieties such as the expected turret gun, or rocket launcher for large enemy groups, or slightly more bizarrely, a magical healing dog called Alby.

Out of ammo: death drive screenshot 1

The single-player campaign has seven levels to fight through, which will take the player through the desolate post-apocalyptic world to see the tattered remains of cities and shopping malls.

Out of Ammo: Death Drive is available on Steam for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The title is a room-scale experience, so players will need a play area of at least 2m by 1.5m and 360-degree tracking in order to play.

The title on its own costs £10.99 (GBP), or bundled alongside the original Death Drive, is priced at £17.58, a discount of 20%. Further information can be found on the Steam Store page.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Out of Ammo: Death Drive as it becomes available.