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BATTLEWAKE Available Now Worldwide on All Major VR Platforms

BATTLEWAKE Available Now Worldwide on All Major VR Platforms

Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day with some good ol’ fashioned plundering

 

Battlewake has launched for PlayStation EU today and is available across PlayStation Europe Regions

    • The naval combat shooter launched last week on Steam, Oculus Home, Viveport and PlayStation NA. 

    • To celebrate Battlewake’s launch, the developers have compiled their favorite memories made on the high-seas. Special thanks to their community for sharing these moments! 

Survios, best known for acclaimed combat games Raw Data, Creed: Rise to Glory, and the recent narrative game Westworld Awakening, has set sail with its original title, Battlewake, on PlayStation, SteamVR, Oculus Home, and Viveport. Players can navigate 20 epic chapters or fight for dominion in 10-player PvP for $29.99.

This seafaring action combat game, made exclusively for virtual reality (VR), turns players into super-powered Pirate Lords fighting for the ultimate dominion. Captain a massive battle-ready ship, navigate lush, elemental seascapes and embark on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages. 

Win Big in Survios’ Community Challenge: 

  • To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, the devs are inviting Battlewake players across all platforms to Pledge the Pirate’s Life together with a unique collaborative community event where everyone wins! 

  • September 19 – September 29, 2019

    • The grand prize drawing is a cash prize of $1000, with dozens of additional prizes. 

    • Visit www.pledgethepirateslife.com to learn more and register, and follow Survios Twitter and Discord to stay notified and updated in real-time. 

    • Yet another competition! The Virtual Athletics League (VAL) will host a Battlewake competition, Sept. 19-22, with cash, physical prizes and potential incentives over $10,000 in value. For more information regarding rules, event and entry details please visit www.valvr.com.

Performance Patch Confirmed for PSVR, SteamVR and Oculus Home: 

Survios has confirmed a Battlewake performance patch across PlayStation platforms, Steam and Oculus to address known issues and community-provided bugs and feedback. The developers are also working on another patch to optimize and enhance Battlewake’s multiplayer modes. Including: 
    • PS4 Day 1 – v.1.0.1

      • Fixed an issue that could cause Campaign mission scrolls to not display

      • Improved UI pointer offset for all controller formats

      • Fixed an issue that caused Hosts to become stuck on Warchest Menu during matchmaking

      • Additional bug fixes

GAMEPLAY AND FEATURES:

  • Powerful ultimates and abilities 

    • Play as four Pirate Lords (Diego, Rev, Calavera and Zhang) and channel ancient magics for special and ultimate attacks only recalled from tall tales. Unleash mighty tsunamis, send your enemies’ ships flying in stormy maelstroms, and literally release the Kraken.

  • Solo, Co-op and PvP Modes

    • Navigate the epic 20-chapter story of the Pirate Lords’ quest to discover an ancient seat of power in solo/co-op Campaign Mode, work together to complete objectives in dynamic Warfare Mode (up to 4 players), or embrace the pirate’s life in free-for-all PvP deathmatch (up to 10 players).

  • Fully-Armed, Upgradable Warships:

    • Thirteen different ship-based weapons draw inspiration from naval battles both real and imagined. Command flak cannons, ballistae, axe-throwers and more.

  • Player Progression

    • From your Captain’s Quarters, spend gold earned from matches to boost your ship’s stats and arsenal, as well as leveling up your own Pirate Lord skills and abilities to turn the tides in your favor.

  • Technology:

    • No sea-sickness: From Raw Data’s teleshift to Sprint Vector’s fluid locomotion, Survios has made great strides in challenging the standards of VR movement. Battlewake marks Survios’s first venture into vehicular locomotion and combat in VR, with a proprietary technology coined the Immersive Vehicle System. Using Adaptive Physics and Peripheral Effects subsystems, players can focus on the battle at hand and take on the wildest waves, while limiting the common triggers of sea-sickness.

    • Reactive Water: the sea turns from peaceful to extreme as comets and tentacles blast into the water, bosses arrive and send out shockwaves, ultimates transform water into whirlpools, tidal waves and maelstroms to make truly epic battles.

Check Out the Battlewake Trailer:

To learn more about Battlewake, and other Survios upcoming titles, please visit www.survios.com or join the conversation on Twitter, Instagram, or the official Survios Discord.

Related: BATTLEWAKE Sets Sail Sept. 10 on Steam, Oculus Rift, PS VR & Viveport

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