Viveport Offering Free Titles Every Weekend as Part of Summer Promotion

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is over for another year, leaving gamers wanting all those shiny new videogames that have been announced. As it’s summer and to help pass the time Viveport has now begun its mid-year promotion, offering deals to subscribers as well as individual title discounts.

To start things off, Viveport will be giving away free virtual reality (VR) titles every weekend up until 8th July. All you need to do is have a Viveport Subscription – which can be the free two week trial – to download the first videogame, Final Soccer VR in commemoration of the World Cup this month. Don’t take too long however, as Viveport will only issue a limited supply.

A football simulator where you can either be a goal scorer or the goal keeper, Final Soccer VR features a variety of modes from Arcade to Simulation, options to play online and local multiplayer. The title supports up to three HTC Vive Trackers to make the penalty shootout experience even more realistic.

If Final Soccer isn’t your thing then keep checking back to the Subscriber Deals page – every Monday it will refresh to show you what’s coming next.

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HTC Vive users who aren’t Viveport Subscribers (or have already used the trial) can always enjoy some of the individual title discounts available on some top VR experiences. Discounts are being rolled out on over 100 titles between now and 8th July, 2018.

Offers include saving 90 percent on first-person shooter (FPS) Vindicta by Game Cooks, or how about Cloudgate Studio’s dinosaur hunter Island 359 which has got a rather tasty 40 percent off. Or for a more cerebral experience there’s always  The Gallery: Episode 1 – Call of the Starseed which has got 75 percent knocked off the price. There’s a massive selection of videogames available, to see the full rundown head the Viveport listing. For any further HTC Vive or Viveport deals and offers, keep reading VRFocus.

Game Cooks Discuss VINDICTA and VR Arcades

Announced back in June this year, Game Cooks have been working on VINDICTA for Steam VR on HTC Vive and is now also available on Oculus Rift. VRFocus speak to Anthony Geara, Lead 3D Artist at Game Cooks about the videogame at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

The videogame is a virtual reality (VR), first-person shooter (FPS) where the player takes on the role of Agent V, who has been sent to infiltrate the fortified headquarters of the sinister UB Industries. UB Industries are looking to build a robot army in an attempt to take over the world. A whole variety of robots face the player, from the expected humanoid robot to big mechanical spiders, all of which need to be taken out so UB Industries plan can be foiled.

Geara explains that you have around four to eight hours of gameplay with around 12-13 weapons ranging from pistols, shotguns, assault rifles to the grenade launcher. Now that the title is available for both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, whilst it may be that Game Cooks are working on a multiplayer and co-op of VINDICTA for VR arcades.

Watch the video below to find out more:

Your Oculus Rift is About to Become a Battleground in Vindicta

Indie developers Game Cooks originally launched first-person shooter (FPS) Vindicta on HTC Vive as an Early Access title. It has since received several updates, and is now ready for Oculus Rift users to try.

Vindicta puts the player in the role of Agent V, whose mission is to infiltrate the headquarters of evil mega corporation UB Industries, who are trying to build a robot army in an attempt at world domination. The player will face a wide variety of robotic foes, from hulking humanoid robots to huge mechanical spiders. Movement is handled by players swinging their arms back and forth as though they were running, a similar system to what has been used by Sprint Vector or Dash Dash Run. If that is a bit much for you, and alternative locomotion system is available with trackpad control.

Last month, Game Cooks introduced a large new update for Vindicta, which introduced an area called The Hive, which added fast-paced arena fights alongside new puzzles to be solved and new enemy types like the floating alarm detector and electrified spiders along with new weapons and various bug fixes and improvements.

The Oculus Rift version is now available through Steam with a special discounted price of $12.89 (USD) designed to entice Oculus Rift users to try out the title. The Oculus Touch controllers will be required to play.

Further information and updates can be found on the Steam store page.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Vindicta as it becomes available.

Vindicta Confirmed for September Release on Oculus Rift

If you own an Oculus Rift and enjoy the odd first-person shooter (FPS) or two, then you’ll might be pleased to hear that indie developer Game Cooks will be releasing its videogame Vindicta on the headset next month.

Game Cooks originally launched Vindicta on HTC Vive back in June as an Early Access title, and since then has received additional content and a price reduction. The Oculus Rift release on 14th September will not only add support for the headset but also improvements and bug fixes. On top of that there will be another discount, reducing the price from $14.99 USD down to $12.89.

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The storyline of Vindicta revolves around the player taking the role of Agent V, who has been sent to infiltrate the fortified headquarters of the sinister UB Industries, a company seeking to build a robot army in an attempt to take over the world. The player will encounter a variety of robotic foes, from humanoid robots to big mechanical spiders as they work through several levels.

To make it standout from the rest of the FPS crowd Vindicta employs a movement system, whereby players swing their arms to make them move – much like Survios’ Sprint Vector or Dash Dash Run! – which hasn’t been used on this genre of videogame before. And for those that don’t want to swing their arms around there’s always the trackpad option.

As further details are released VRFocus will keep you updated.

Ego-Shooter Vindicta ab sofort mit offiziellen Oculus-Rift-Support [Update]

[Update] Vindicta unterstützt ab sofort offiziell die Oculus Rift. Der überzeugende Ego-Shooter ist derzeit bei Steam zum reduzierten Preis von knapp 13 Euro erhältich, sollte aber nächste Woche auch im Oculus-Store auftauchen.

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Der bisher lediglich für die HTC Vive veröffentlichte Ego-Shooter Vindicta konnte uns im ausführlichen Test trotz des geringen Wiederspielwertes überzeugen. Nun bringt ein Update eine Menge neuer Spielinhalte wie Rätsel, frische Gegner und einen weiteren Level. Außerdem halbiert der Entwickler den Preis, solange sich Vindicta im Early Access befindet. Zum guten Schluss steht noch die Ankündigung einer Ankündigung: Game Cooks will demnächst mitteilen, wann die Version für die Oculus Rift erscheint.

Vindicta: Halber Preis und neue Inhalte

Trotzdem der Ego-Shooter Vindicta nicht nur bei uns viel Lob erntete, gab es doch einige Kritikpunkte. Vor allem der Preis schien mit knapp 30 Euro ein wenig happig auszufallen. Der Entwickler Game Cooks erklärt die Entscheidung. Man habe den ursprünglichen Preis mit der Vollversion im Sinn gewählt. Diese soll beispielsweise eine Version für die Oculus Rift enthalten, mehr Level, mehr Waffen sowie Multiplayer mit Koop-Modus. Allerdings gibt der Entwickler zu, den Preis zu hoch gewählt zu haben und rudert nach internen Diskussionen nun zurück: Er reduziert sich bis zum Erscheinen der Vollversion um die Hälfte auf 15 Euro.

Rätsel, Easter-Eggs und neue verrückte Arena-Kämpfe

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Kurz nach der Ankündigung der Preissenkung veröffentlichten die Spieleköche dann das Update. Der neue Level The Hive erhöht die Spieldauer um eine Stunde und soll verrückte Arena-Kämpfe sowie knackige Puzzle enthalten. Falls einem im Spiel die Munition ausgeht, kann man sich mit einem Schwert trotzdem weiter wehren. Nicht verkehrt, denn den Gegnern haben die Entwickler eine höhere Intelligenz verpasst. Auch bei den Widersachern gibt es Neuigkeiten, zwei neue Gegnertypen und ein frischer Mini-Boss wollen dem Spieler ans virtuelle Leder. Vindicta enthält jetzt neue Rätsel, insgesamt erhöht sich die Spielzeit pro Level um 15 bis 30 Minuten. Es gibt aber nicht nur Rätsel, zusätzlich versteckte Game Cooks noch Easter-Eggs in jedem Level.

Vindicta lässt sich über Steam erwerben und setzt mindestens 8 GB Arbeitsspeicher sowie eine NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 voraus.

(Quelle: VRFocus)

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Vindicta Gets New Level and Price Drop

HTC Vive exclusive first-person virtual reality (VR) shooter Vindicta, produced by Beirut-based development studio Game Cooks has announced a significant update along with a drop in price.

Vindicta is a first-person shooter set in a huge corporate facility where a sinister robot army. The player’s task is to infiltrate the facility, destroy the evil robots and end the evil UB Industries.

With the new update, Vindicta players will have access to a new area called The Hive, which adds new puzzles to solve, fast-paced arena fights along with additional playtime to the title. The developers have also added new enemy types, such as a floating alarm detector, along with new tough enemies the flame thrower and electrified spiders.

Other features added to the title include a melee weapon that can be drawn as a last resort when ammo runs out, and a new collectable in the form of a shield that could prove useful in difficult situations. The tutorial has also been tweaked and general polishing to models and textures has been done throughout.

As well as general bug fixes and optimisation, the enemy AI has been revamped so it will now follow players around in order to provide a tougher challenge. New checkpoints have been added along with new objectives for each levels.

The title is still in Early Access, and after extensive feedback and conversations with the community, the developers have decided to lower the price to $14.99 (USD)/£10.99 (GBP). The price is set to remain until the title is ready for a full release.

Further information and updates are available on the Steam page.

VRFocus will continue to provide updates on Vindicta and other VR titles.

Game Cooks’ HTC Vive FPS VINDICTA now Available on Steam Early Access

If you love first-person shooters (FPS) the HTC Vive has got you covered, with titles such as Raw Data, Island 359, Space Pirate Trainer and many more. Now there’s another to add to that list with Game Cooks releasing its first title for HTC Vive, VINDICTA. 

Hoping to offer something new to the ever growing and crowded genre, VINDICTA’s unique selling point is its movement system, whereby players swing their arms to make them move – a lot like people do naturally. And for those that don’t want to swing their arms around there’s always the trackpad option.

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While the developer states that VINDICTA has ‘a strong stealth component’ it does arm players with a deadly mixture of weaponry, from handguns and rifles to shotguns and cluster grenades – there’s just over a dozen in total. Using these creatively will not only ensure maximum destruction but also loads of points, so players can compare scores for a bit of competition in the single-player title.

The storyline of VINDICTA revolves around the player taking the role of Agent V, who has been sent to infiltrate the fortified headquarters of the sinister UB Industries, a company seeking to build a robot army in an attempt to take over the world. The player will encounter a variety of robotic foes, from humanoid robots to big mechanical spiders as they work through four levels – plus a tutorial – which Game Cooks estimates at 6 – 8 hours of gameplay.

“We worked closely with members of the VR community to help shape the game launching today, and we’ll continue to develop and refine the game alongside them after early access launch,” said Lebnan Nader, CEO and Founder of Game Cooks.  ” We believe in VR and are proud of what we are building.”

VINDICTA is now available on Steam Early Access with a limited time discount available. Until 26th June you’ll be able to get 33 percent off the standard price, dropping the cost down from £22.99 GBP/$29.99 USD to £15.40/$20.09.

Checkout the new gameplay trailer below, and for further updates from VINDICTA, keep reading VRFocus.

Game Cooks Confirm Launch Date for Vindicta

The development team at Game Cooks have announced that upcoming HTC Vive first-person shooter Vindicta will be launching on 20th June, 2017. The company will also be at E3 to demo the title ahead of the launch.

The title will be released on to Steam Early Access with support for the HTC Vive, though the developers are hoping to be able to release an Oculus Rift version later on, along with other additional features such as multi-player support, leaderboards, new enemy types and additional weapons.

The plot of Vindicta involves the player taking the role of Agent V, who has been sent to infiltrate the fortified headquarters of the sinister UB Industries, who are seeking to build a robot army in an attempt to take over the world. A whole variety of robots face the player, from the expected humanoid robot to big mechanical spiders, all of which need to be taken out so UB Industries plan can be foiled.

The gameplay has been designed so that stealth, dodging and tactical movement such as finding cover are important skills when making your way through the UB Industries base. A variety of weapons are available, with the standard handgun, through the high-powered rifles up to cluster grenades.

As the title will be going in to Early Access, the development team at Game Cooks are keen to engage with the community to improve the experience, encouraging players to share their thoughts and suggestions with the development team through Twitter, Facebook and other social media.

It has not yet been revealed what price Vindicta will be on launch, but the creators have confirmed that the price will remain the same for Early Access and full release. Further information can be found on the official Steam page.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Vindicta and other Steam Early Access VR titles when it becomes available.

Promising VR Shooter Vindicta Gets Release Date

Promising VR Shooter Vindicta Get Release Date

We’ve reported on Vindicta a few times now. This new VR first-person shooter (FPS) caught our attention by promising accurate gunplay and a full campaign with hours of content. Today, we can finally tell you when you’ll be able to play it.

Vindicta will launch in Early Access on the HTC Vive on June 20th, developer Game Cooks confirmed to UploadVR. The pre-release version will include five levels, one of which will be a tutorial. The developer says that there’ll be about six to eight hours of gameplay in this release and that will expand over time as it adds more levels to make a complete campaign. Check out some reactions to the game from the new video below.

In Vindicta you play as an agent sent to infiltrate a evil corporation making killer robots. As you might suspect, you’ll find yourself face-to-face with those robots as you explore a giant facility. When we first wrote about the game it was only using arm swinging locomotion, making players wave their arms, simulating walking to progress through a level. Game Cooks has since confirmed that a trackpad locomotion option will be available too, and that the game is fully roomscale, encouraging to get active to avoid incoming fire.

There are eight different enemy types and 10 different weapons to find. Levels have a scoring system, too. Going forward, Game Cooks plans to bring full co-op support to the game, though it’s a ways off yet, though there’s no date yet for the game’s full release.

You can expect to see more of Vindicta ahead of release; Game Cooks will also be at E3 in June, showing the game off at Booth 5400G.

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Launch Trailer for HTC Vive Title VINDICTA Released

Last week VRFocus reported on indie developer Game Cooks announcing its HTC Vive first-person shooter (FPS) VINDICTA at the Virtual Reality Los Angles (VRLA) event next week. Now the studio has released a launch trailer for the videogame detailing what the action will look like.

This is Game Cooks second video for VINDICTA with the first one only 40 seconds long, merely giving a teasing look look at the gameplay on offer. With this second release there’s plenty more to see as it clocks it at over two minutes.

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For the launch trailer the studio has ramped up the production values with a far more cinematic opening, showcasing some of the enemies and locations on offer. Then it’s straight into the action with loads of gunplay available. Being a HTC Vive title VINDICTA is all about dual-wielding, players are able to mix and match pistols, SMG’s, assault rifles, grenades and more. There’s also two-handed heavy machine guns for when they need that extra firepower and ammo capacity.

What isn’t as noticable – there are brief moments in the latter half of the video – is the type of movement system VINDICTA utilises. As VRFocus has previously reported, VINDICTA uses a swinging arm mechanic to walk about, aiming for a more natural system that most people should be akin to.

While Game Cooks has confirmed a June 2017 Steam Early Access release for the HTC Vive, the studio does plan on expanding support. Once the early access is up and running and the team has received player feedback, Oculus Rift support will be looked at. Other plans include multiplayer, a co-op mode, leaderboards, more weapons and levels.

In terms of how much game time will be available: “The Early Access version will include a good 6 to 8 hours continuous gameplay and will include over a dozen enemy types to fight, over a dozen type of weapons to use in your fight to take down UB Industries and 5 to 6 full levels,” notes the studio.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of VINDICTA, reporting back with further updates.