Eve: Valkyrie and Eve Online developer CCP Games has just taken the wraps off Gunjack, a brand new VR game being made exclusively for Samsung Gear VR in Unreal Engine 4.
Like everything CCP, Gunjack is set within the Eve universe, and while there are certainly some similarities to Eve: Valkyrie, it appears to offer a more focused VR experience, with an emphasis on shooting and combat, rather than full-on space flight. Players take on the role of a gun turret operator on a mining vessel and, as part of the ship's defence team, is tasked with protecting the rig from pirates and other would-be attackers.
Naturally, Gunjack is played from first-person perspective, with the announcement trailer showcasing some of the rather splendid Unreal Engine 4 visuals. CCP describes the game as a "first-person arcade shooter," which suggests that players will largely be moving around on rails, especially when coupled with the control limitations of the Samsung Gear VR platform.
Gunjack is being developed by the CCP Shanghai team, the same team that put together the free-to-play first-person shooter Dust 514. Pricing for the game has not yet been announced, but it's pitched for release at the same time as Gear VR's full consumer launch later this year.
Gunjack is the second VR game in development at CCP: the space combat sim Eve: Valkyrie should be a launch title for both Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus. It joins a raft of space sims currently in development, including the similarly VR-ready Elite: Dangerous and Chris Robert's upcoming Star Citizen. Although, maybe don't hold your breath on that last one.
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