QUALICUM BEACH, Canada — December 7, 2022 — Veteran developer of virtual reality (VR) games, Cloudhead Games (www.CloudheadGames.com) has published their official Winter 2022-2023 Roadmap for Pistol Whip, revealing future plans for the award-winning Physical Action-Rhythm game. Highlights include releases on two new VR headset platforms in the coming months, as well as a major content update bringing five never-before-seen Scenes to the game.
Watch the all-new Roadmap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHx6-eF-2-s
With over one million players across every leading VR platform, Pistol Whip has remained a Top 10 VR title thanks to frequent free content updates and continuous evolution over time, offering myriad quality-of-life upgrades and near-endless ways to play. Now, just weeks after celebrating Pistol Whip’s third anniversary, the development team at Cloudhead Games is sharing a rare sneak peek at their plans for the game.
Milestones on the Roadmap include:
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The Holiday Update. Having just dropped on November 29, 2022, this update brings major quality-of-life improvements to the game’s tutorials and user interface, including a challenge-based training mode and an all-new HUD.
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Pico®4 Launch. A first! Pistol Whip will make its debut on Pico 4 headsets on December 15, 2022.
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PlayStation®VR 2 Launch. Officially confirmed last month, Pistol Whip arrives on PS VR2 on February 22, 2023, with full integration of next-gen features such as enhanced haptics and faster than ever loading times.
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Official Modding Tool. Players asked, and Cloudhead is delivering! Dubbed Pistol Mix, the officially supported community modding tool for Pistol Whip on PC VR will roll out in 2023.
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New Scenes Coming Soon! Overdrive is a major content update on the horizon, with multiple brand-new Scenes for players to sink their teeth into. Arriving throughout Spring 2023.
Pistol Whip will be available on Pico 4 on Dec 15, 2022; on PlayStation VR 2 on Feb 22, 2023.
The game will also receive new Scenes and an official modding tool throughout 2023.
About Pistol Whip
Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm VR game that has dominated platform top-seller lists since its release in 2019. Blast, duck, and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets, and claim glory on the leaderboards. Since its launch, Pistol Whip has continued to dominate the charts with the addition of 20 songs as well as two incredible cinematic campaigns, the Styles system sandbox for endless replayability, Contracts, and party mode.
Polygon included Pistol Whip in its Top 50 Games of the Year, and Gamespot called it one of the Best VR Games of 2019. The game has also earned top industry recognition as a GDCA finalist and was the winner of Immersive Reality Game of the Year at the 2020 D.I.C.E. Awards.
About Cloudhead Games
Cloudhead Games is the veteran VR studio behind the multi-award winning titles, Pistol Whip, an action-rhythm shooter (GOTY, DICE Awards) and the fantasy adventure series, The Gallery (GOTY, VR Awards.) Cloudhead has partnered multiple times with industry legend Valve to create tech demos, with the most notable being Aperture Hand Lab, a humorous Valve Index controller demo set in the Portal Universe. Always innovating, Cloudhead is also known for its early solutions in VR locomotion/comfort with snap turns and teleportation, as well as VR motion capture and hand interactions.
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