Miami-based VR writer VRAL Video games introduced it’s acquired a 30% stake in PolarityOne, a Seattle-based indie studio growing the upcoming co-op VR shooter EXOSHOCK.
The studios say the funding aligns with VRAL Video games’ technique to develop its presence in immersive gaming, leaving PolarityOne to function independently with publishing help from VRAL.
“We consider PolarityOne is among the many most promising rising studios on the earth, main the cost in VR recreation improvement,” stated Rodolfo Saccoman, co-founder and CEO of VRAL Video games. “By way of our early days working collectively on EXOSHOCK, it was clear the studio’s founders had been aligned with us on our mission of pushing boundaries in VR experiences, so it was a pure match to enter right into a deeper partnership. This strategic funding solidifies VRAL Video games’ place as a distinguished contender within the VR gaming business.”
Based in 2022, PolarityOne makes a speciality of immersive experiences, with its first recreation EXOSHOCK releasing initially as a playable demo on SideQuest in mid-2024.
The total recreation, which is slated to launch in early entry on Quest 2 and above in Q2 2025, goals to redefine cooperative VR fight, drawing inspiration from Halo, Doom, and Gears of Battle. Moreover, the studio says the upcoming co-op shooter encompasses a “grimdark sci-fi universe teeming with company intrigue and galactic battle, combining moody, cinematic visuals with an atmospheric soundscape.”
VRAL Video games says it’s gearing as much as showcase its portfolio of titles on the Recreation Builders Convention (GDC) in March, together with previous titles VRIDER SBK (2024) and Squingle (2024), in addition to an unique preview of EXOSHOCK earlier than its early entry launch on Quest later this yr. GDC is scheduled to happen at San Francisco’s Moscone Middle from March seventeenth – twenty second.
