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Finnish game studio Catland has announced immediate VR support for its tongue-in-cheek VR stealth game The Spy Who Shrunk Me and set a date for Taphouse 2: The Taphousening, a sequel to the free-to-play bar tending simulator, which will also receive VR support. It’s coming later this summer.
“The goal of Catland is to make hilarious videogames that embrace insanity. If we can make you think ‘what the hell are we playing right now’, we have succeeded at that,” said Catland CEO Tomi Toikka in a prepared statement.
The virtual reality update for The Spy Who Shrunk Me is free to owners of the game and works with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows VR headsets. The entire game is playable in VR, including any of the content updates that have been released for the non-VR version thus far.
“[The Spy Who Shrunk Me to VR] feels entirely different in VR due to the amazing feeling of scale through the use of the shrink ray,” Toikka added in the same statement.
If you’re hoping to step out of the dangerous field agent work, Along with the new taverns, customers, and drinks, the taverns from the VR-exclusive free-to-play game (Taphouse VR) are being remade for the sequel, which will have a $5.99 price tag. Catland is opening up the sequel to non-VR players as well.
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Finnish indie developer Catland has made two big announcements today. The first is the long-awaited rollout of virtual reality (VR) support for The Spy Who Shrunk Me. The second is confirmation of a sequel to Taphouse VR, with Taphouse 2: The Taphousening.
The Spy Who Shrunk Me VR has been promised ever since Catland first announced the title during 2018. Initially planned for a March release, the VR version was put on hold due to an update called ‘Technological Difficulties’ last month. The Spy Who Shrunk Me VR is a free update for those who already own the original version of the videogame.
You can play the entire experience in VR, supported on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. It’ll be updated alongside the standard version, with new mission “A Quaternion Identity” coming next month, as well as further VR improvements.
“The goal of Catland is to make hilarious videogames that embrace insanity. If we can make you think ‘what the hell are we playing right now’, we have succeeded at that. We are delighted to finally ship The Spy Who Shrunk Me to VR – the game feels entirely different in VR due to the amazing feeling of scale through the use of the shrink ray,” said Tomi Toikka, Founder, CEO & Creative Director of Catland in a statement.
In addition to The Spy Who Shrunk Me VR, Catland is also working on Taphouse 2: The Taphousening for PC and VR headsets. The original Taphouse VR was a fantasy bar tending simulator serving dwarves. The sequel will expand upon this premise by adding pint-sized goblins and snobby elves, 5 new taverns, and new tavern games.
Taphouse 2: The Taphousening has been requested the most from our fans and we are delighted to tell you it is indeed in production. New taverns, new customers, more crazy drinks and even crazier drunks are all in. This time you can also enjoy the game on the PC without a VR headset,” Toikka adds.
The Spy Who Shrunk Me is available on Steam for £11.99 GBP. Taphouse 2: The Taphousening is set for a summer release with a $5.99 USD price tag. For further updates, keep reading VRFocus.
Currently in Steam Early Access is Catland’s comedy spy caper The Spy Who Shrunk Me. Released in December 2018, the studio has said from the start that virtual reality (VR) support would be added during development, with a roadmap detailing a March launch. With it now being April, Catland has confirmed that there will be a delay, but it shouldn’t be too excessive, arriving later this month.
The studio hasn’t confirmed a specific release date in April, just that it’ll arrive once a few issues have been sorted. The info came as part of another update being rolled out called ‘Technological Difficulties’ which features selectable difficulty levels for the first time – Casual, Normal or Superspy – as well as new obstacles: Cameras and Laser Walls.
“We thought you’d enjoy this update first while we use some much needed polish time on the upcoming Virtual Reality edition,” states Tomi Toikka, Catland CEO. “The game will work on all SteamVR headsets – and due to a few funny last minute issues, we wanted to push this update out first. Keep an eye out a little bit later in April for the debut of our Virtual Reality edition. We’ll do our best to get it out to you as soon as we think it’ll be the best it can be!”
Catland’s roadmap for The Spy Who Shrunk Me features the VR update next, followed by a new mission ‘A Quaternion Identity’, leading towards the videogame leaving Early Access completely.
The Spy Who Shrunk Me is a stealth experience set during the Cold War era with players taking on the role of enigmatic superspy Agent Audrey Smoothspy. Armed with a shrink ray, it’s up to players to infiltrate a Russian software company and steal some very important secrets that could turn the tide of the war. To aid the mission, Smoothspy can also use a number of other cool gadgets, including a teleporter ray, airbag mines, and of course the deadly BANANA!
Since Early Access began Catland has released several updates adding new gadgets like the Spytacles – to see enemies through walls – expanding missions and putting in new ones. The Spy Who Shrunk Me Steam Early Accessretails on for £7.19 GBP. When details of the VR update arrive, VRFocus will let you know.
For those who like a good comedy caper, indie developer Catland Ltd has today launched its next title, The Spy Who Shrunk Me. While the title doesn’t currently support virtual reality (VR) the studio has plans to add support early next year.
Catland Ltd has already got one VR title under its belt, Taphouse VR, with The Spy Who Shrunk Me set to be even bigger and better than its forebear.
The Spy Who Shrunk Me is currently an Early Access title on Steam, with the studio planning on a short gestation period, fully launching early 2019. In its current form: “The Spy Who Shrunk Me is playable from start to finish, we’re just missing a few neat features like localization, proper polish, probably that one options menu setting you want and the entire VR version of the game,” the team notes. “If you want to jump in, we’ve got a great fully voice-acted story with stealth action ready for you from the get-go! Jump in later, we’ll have more levels to play and more gadgets to use.”
Gameplay is focused on stealth, where you play a superspy tasked with unravelling a terrifying secret in 1980s Moscow which threatens to turn the Cold War into a fiery one. Being a spy experience you need some cool gadgets, such as the titular shrink ray, teleporter ray, airbag mines, and of course everyone’s favourite, the banana.
Missions range from hacking servers, sabotaging equipment, extracting targets and taking out key personnel to saving the world itself from the Soviet menace.
VR support will be added in Q1 2019 for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. If you purchase the standard version now, you’ll get the VR version as a free update when it arrives. Currently, The Spy Who Shrunk Me is on offer knocking 15 percent off the regular price until 25th December. For further updates on the title, keep reading VRFocus.
During the summer, Taphouse VR developer Catland announced its next virtual reality (VR) project, a comedic espionage caper called The Spy Who Shrunk Me. Being developed as both a standard PC title as well as getting VR support, the studio has announced that the normal version will be released this month with the immersive version due in Q1 2019.
The PC launch will take place on 18th December, as a Steam Early Access release. The entire videogame will be playable from start to finish, where players will be able to engage in missions such as hacking servers, sabotaging equipment, extracting targets and taking out key personnel.
Being a stealthy spy title, players will have access to a range of gadgets to aid in their missions. These include the classic shrink ray, teleporter ray, airbag mines, and of course the deadly BANANA!
“The Spy Who Shrunk Me is a fully voice acted narrative experience where you get to drive a miniature car, drop people down paper shredders and do other crazy stuff in the 80s Moscow!”, comments Tomi Toikka, CEO of Catland in a statement. “Missions range from hacking servers, sabotaging equipment, extracting targets and taking out key personnel to saving the world itself from the Soviet menace! Fans of the old classic No One Lives Forever games can rejoice – this game is a huge love letter to the legendary spy game series.”
Whilst in Early Access Catland will be adding more content ready for the full VR launch including Spytacles (to see enemies through walls) and the Stopwatch (which freezes time to let you sneak past enemies). The VR version will also feature multiple movement options like teleportation and direct locomotion, full roomscale support, and other options for settings like height adjustment.
You play as super agent Audrey Smoothspy, tasked with unraveling a terrifying secret in 1980s Moscow which threatens to turn the Cold War into a fiery one. As further details on the VR version are released, VRFocus will keep you updated.
The Spy Who Shrunk Me from Catland is an upcoming tongue-in-cheek VR stealth game that appears to take heavy inspiration from titles such as No One Live Forever and spy films such as Austin Powers, James Bond, and Our Man Flint.
Based on the trailer above it looks a bit like I Expect You To Die and Budget Cuts had a smooth, stealthy love child. In this Cold War-era spy thriller you play as Agent Audrey Smoothspy armed with a shrink ray tasked with infiltrating Moscow and stopping Soveit General, Bolscotchkovich.
“The Spy Who Shrunk Me is a tongue-in-cheek spy adventure, a love letter to spy movies, immersive simulations and other games in the stealth genre,” Catland Ltd. CEO Tomi Toikka said in a prepared statement. “Armed with a shrink ray, you can shrink and dip Soviet soldiers into paper shredders and make them run in a hamster wheel – or shrink yourself to get past opponents. Just don’t get stomped.”
The Spy Who Shrunk Me is slated for release on Steam sometime in 2018 and will have support for Rift, Vive, and Windows VR headsets, in addition to non-VR PCs in one package.
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