Lionsgate have announced that the VR experience based on the Keanu Reeves film John Wick is to be previewed next week at NYC’s Comic Con, where attendees will be treated to a 7 minute sneak peek of the Starbreeze developed title.
Part of Lionsgate’s efforts to move into the immersive content business, the virtual reality tie-in to their movie John Wick (2014), starring Keanu Reeves, has appeared on and off since its announcement in August of last year, but we’re still yet to get a handle on how the game, developed by Starbreeze, will shape up when it’s released late this year.
Now, Starbreeze and Lionsgate have announced that the most substantial peek at the title, entitled John Wick Chronicles: An Eye for an Eye, will be given at next week’s New York Comic Con where show attendees will get to go hands on with the HTC Vive version. The demo is reportedly around 7 minutes long. NYC’s Comic Con will run October 6-9 at the Javits Center.
The demo is part of a big push by Lionsgate at NYC’s Comic Con, where they’ll also be wheeling stars from the forthcoming John Wick sequel (imaginatively subtitled Chapter 2) out on stage at the show for a Q&A panel.
Starbreeze also notes that a “bite-sized” version of the full game, titled John Wick Chronicles: Arcade Edition, will appear on the company’s in-house developed 210 degree FOV StarVR headset at the opening of the first IMAX VR Center due to open in Los Angeles later this year.
In an interesting twist to Insomniac’s VR brawler Feral Rites‘ recent release, Oculus have slashed the price of the game to $29.99 from $49.99 stating the price was “too high”.
In an unusual move, Oculus have seemingly taken on board the critical and fan reaction to Incomniac Games’ recently released fantasy brawler Feral Rites. The title received a lukewarm critical reception on release and it seems those gamers who bought were none too happy with the product they received for the original price of $49.99.
In response however, not only have Oculus slashed the price of the game on the Oculus Store to $29.99, they’ve also emailed all of those who purchased the game at full price informing them that they have been gifted 6 free games as compensation. Those customer also have an option to a full refund as well.
Oculus Studios, its developers, and its players are all pioneers in the new world of VR content. As such, we’re all learning as we go.
As you know, Oculus Studios and Insomniac Games recently released a game called Feral Rites. Our teams felt the product was of high quality and, due to the depth and length of play, a price of $49.99 was chosen. You were one of the dedicated VR enthusiasts that tried the game at that price. For that, we thank you!
After listening to the community the last few days, it has become evident to us that this price was too high. So we’ve decided to drop the price.
Today you’ll find Feral Rites for $29.99 on the Oculus store. We’ve also added the title to our Fall Sale at $9.99.
For pioneers like you, who gave the game a chance at the original price and gave us the valuable feedback we need, we’ve decided to add six Oculus Studios’ games to your account at no cost:
AirMech Command
Damaged Core
Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition
Chronos
Edge of Nowhere
The Climb
The games should automatically appear in your library by Sunday, September 18. If you have questions, or if you’d rather have a refund of the purchase price, please contact the Oculus support team at support.oculus.com and click “Contact Us”.
We thank you for your trust in Oculus Studios and Insomniac Games, and appreciate your continued help as we bring VR to the world. — Oculus Studios
Developers of Feral Rites, Insomniac Games, have posted an update to their website announcing the price change and compensation stating:
As we do with all our games, we’ve paid careful attention and responded to player feedback so far. We appreciate the support from everyone who has experienced Feral Rites, and we understand the concerns as well — especially about the game’s price. Effective immediately, the price of Feral Rites is $29.99. The game’s original price was largely based on all the work that went into it. We’re proud that Feral Rites is among the largest VR games of its kind available today.
It’s heartening to see Oculus, who are slowly but carefully building up a valuable user base for their Oculus Store content portal, to not only listen but react so swiftly to a game’s reception. Feral Rites was one of Oculus Studios’ key exclusive titles for the Rift and acknowledging there were issues with the way it was sold and taking action hopefully bodes well for the future.
