Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation
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Reportedly leaked footage for a new Harry Potter open-world role-playing game has been released, and it shows off a vicious combat system and an impressive level of character detail.
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Game publisher Bethesda has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the recent Westworld mobile game, claiming code, art, and design had been lifted from its own Fallout Shelter game.
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IO Interactive and Warner Bros introduce us to ‘Hitman 2’, a sequel that embraces what made the series so unique and exceeds at delivering a more polished and complex experience.
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J.J. Abrams production company Bad Robot has announced a new gaming division, Bad Robot Games. The division will develop games for consoles, PC, and mobile, and if formed in partnership with Tencent.
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Shortly after IO Interactive and Warner Bros. shared similar teasers about the Hitman franchise, a logo for "Hitman 2" was uncovered on a Warner Bros. site. It seems as if Warner Bros. will announce the new Hitman game on June 7.
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To celebrate the theatrical release of Rampage, Warner Bros. created a site where you can play the arcade game for free in your browser. We tried it out on both desktop and mobile and it's a stomping good time as always.
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The movie tie-in virtual reality (VR) title Project Rampage VR, lets players create monster mutations and unleash destruction across the world as you smash your way through Chicago and Paris.
Developed by Sticky Studios in partnership with Warner Bros., the title is an extension of the upcoming movie of the same name staring Dwayne Johnson. Once you enter the Project Rampage VR title you will be able to use CRISPR technology to create monster mutations in the Energyne’s lab before unleashing them on the world. Once done, you can jump into the shoes of George, Ralph and Lizzie as you run, climb, throw and smash through Chicago and Paris.
All the chaos that players will be able to carry out is in the spirit of the original videogame that both the VR experience and the film are based on. Every action will earn points and with a number of different challenges available to complete in order to earn bonus points, players will be unleashing destruction for quite some time.
This is not the first VR experience to be released based on a movie featuring Dwayne Johnson as Jumanji: The VR Adventure was released released late last year. Inviting players to experience the world of Jumanji in an immersive experience that was released alongside the film with plans to release in VR arcades also revealed.
Elsewhere Warner Bros. released an augmented reality (AR) app titled Rampage AR Unleashed which allows users to bring the characters from the film into the real world. Watch as monsters like George unleash destruction in your local city, famous landmarks and more. Thanks to the freedom of AR technology and mobile devices, the world is your canvas as you unleash your monsters and witness pure chaos.
Project Rampage VR is currently available for HTC Vive on Steam VR and Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus store and is completely free to download so there is nothing stopping players experiencing the movie before it releases. The movie Rampage, staring Dwayne Johnson will be releasing on 20th April.
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Voice actors from the Harry Potter movies including Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) will be featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery when it launches on April 25 on iOS and Android.
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Zu Promozwecken gehört es mittlerweile zum guten Ton, eine VR-Erfahrung für anstehende Kino-Blockbuster zu veröffentlichen. So erhielten beispielsweise Justice League, Stephen Kings – ES und viele weitere Filme einen kurzen, virtuellen Einstieg in die Geschehnisse. Nun steht die interaktive VR-Erfahrung Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape für Samsung Gear VR als Vorgeschmack auf den im März erscheinenden Film-Reboot Tomb Raider mit Alicia Vikander im Oculus Store bereit.
In der filmischen und interaktiven VR-Erfahrung Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape übernehmt ihr die Rolle von Lara Croft, die sich auf einer rasanten Flucht vor feindlichen Trinity-Soldaten befindet. Der einzige Ausweg aus der Situation liegt im Abstieg in ein uraltes Grab, das mit tödlichen Fallen und Gefahren gespickt ist. Um die dunkle Höhle zu durchqueren, müsst ihr zu Taschenlampe, Bogen und Kletteraxt greifen, damit ihr den Soldaten entkommt. Das ist nicht allzu schwierig und nach kurzer Zeit ist der Spaß vorbei. Dabei ist das kleine Spielchen durchaus unterhaltsam und für mobiles VR ansehnlich gestaltet.
Die VR-Erfahrung wurde zum anstehenden Kinostart des Actionfilms Tomb Raider veröffentlicht, der auf dem Reboot der Videospielreihe aus dem Jahr 2013 basiert und im Gegensatz zu seinen Vorgängern die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Protagonistin in den Fokus setzt. Die aristokratische Archäologin begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihrem verschollenen Vater und erkundet dabei ein legendäres Grabmal auf einer mystischen Insel an der japanischen Küste. Dabei trifft sie auf allerlei Gefahren und die geheimnisvolle Organisation Trinity.
In der Neuauflage übernimmt die Schauspielerin Alicia Vikander die Rolle der Lara Croft, während Graham King in Zusammenarbeit mit MGM und Warner Bros. für die Produktion verantwortlich ist.
Die Filmadaption Tomb Raider soll am 15. März 2018 in die deutschen Kinos kommen. Die VR-Erfahrung Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape ist bereits jetzt kostenlos für Gear VR im Oculus Store erhältlich.
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There have been plenty of movie/virtual reality (VR) tie-ins, some ok, some not – looking at you Jumanji: The VR Adventure. Today, Warner Bros. has released a VR experience to coincide with next month’s launch of Tomb Raider, a piece of cinematic content called Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape.
Looking much better than some other movie-based VR content, Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape puts you in the first-person viewpoint of Lara as she looks to escape a bunch of soldiers. Of course this being Lara Croft the only means of escape is to descend into an ancient tomb filled with traps galore whilst using your trusty flashlight to see where you’re going. While the experience maybe short you’re still armed with a bow to dispatch enemies of solve puzzles, plus a climbing axe to escape capture allowing you climb, rappel and zip-line to safety.
The new blockbuster is a Tomb Raider reboot rather than a sequel to the original Angelina Jolie films – Hollywood does love a good reboot. The new film stars Academy-Award winner Alicia Vikander (Jason Bourne, The Danish Girl) and looks to be taking cues from Rise of the Tomb Raider, with a edgier feel to the whole experience. This was the same videogame that featured a VR section for PlayStation VR back in 2016 before coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive towards the end of 2017.
Tomb Raider is scheduled to hit theatres on 16th March, 2018. Tomb Raider VR: Lara’s Escape is available now for free on Samsung Gear VR. For the latest Gear VR content launches, keep reading VRFocus.