Wasteland 3 Developer Announces Frostpoint VR Releasing Next Month
Just several months ago, inXile Entertainment launched its latest major game release, Wasteland 3. The CRPG was a highly anticipated sequel in the classic franchise, and was inXile's biggest game release yet. But it seems inXile isn't finished with 2020.
The studio's now confirmed that its virtual reality game, Frostpoint VR, is also on track to launch soon. Better yet, it'll be releasing very soon. VR enthusiasts can pick up the multiplayer game on December 1.
For those who haven't heard about Frostpoint VR, it's a huge 20-person multiplayer game with first-person shooter combat. inXile describes it as a tactical multiplayer game, but that better describes the squad-based competitive element, rather than the pacing. In motion, Frostpoint VR moves quite a bit faster than more tactical FPS games like Rainbow Six: Siege. Of course, VR multiplayer games are ultimately quite a bit more tactical than non-VR FPS games, just due to the realistic aiming.
In a newly released launch trailer for Flashpoint VR, enthusiasts can see just what the game looks like in action. The trailer also confirms some of the game's features, including a planned four maps at launch, multiple game modes, as well as PvPvE action with AI enemies. Some of those robotic Reclaimer AI enemies can also be seen in the trailer. Also shown is the arsenal available to players, displayed as a wall of guns. inXile says there are dozens of weapons and tools available to wield.
Additionally, inXile and publisher Thirdverse will be holding a launch contest to encourage a large playerbase to jump into the game from day one on. Climbing the leaderboards after the game launches can lead to prizes ranging from Amazon gift cards all the way up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card. There are definitely worse ways of encouraging players to try and climb the leaderboards.
As fun and straightforward as an online multiplayer FPS is, Frostpoint VR is definitely a curiosity. Most of inXile's games over the past 10 years have been CRPGs, after all. But in 2017, inXile did divert from its ways to release The Mage's Tale, a VR spin-off of The Bard's Tale. inXile decided to follow up The Mage's Tale with something with bigger aims. And that's how Frostpoint came to be.
Now that inXile is owned by Microsoft, it's unclear what inXile's VR plans will be going forward. It may depend on how successful Frostpoint VR is. Regardless, it's fun to see a studio best known for CRPGs start experimenting with other game types that they're excited about.
Frostpoint VR releases via the Oculus Rift Store and Steam VR on December 1.
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