Every game developer fears that dreaded 'launch day debacle', which is twice as bad once the game is released. actually good but it is ignored because the timing is bad. this is it! Digging VR Developer Just Add Water and publisher Wired Productions are trying to avoid this because the massive digger simulation was previously scheduled to arrive just two days later. Batman: Shadow of Arkham.
Batman: Shadow of Arkham It's shaping up to be a really promising game. It's packed with tense combat, bold narrative, and some thoughtful VR-native designs, as seen in our hands-on review back in August; which will rightly grab Quest 3 users by the eyeballs, because every new Quest 3 and Quest 3S comes with the game for free.
However, cooler heads prevailed and Digging VR developer Just Add Water, known Sniper Elite VR (2021), announced that it will not compete with one of the biggest VR games of this year.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Camouflaj was technically the first person to announce his game to the public, Coming on October 22. However, a release date wasn't actually assigned until: after the Digging VR The team was assigned to them. In short, it was bad luck.
“After late-night discussions with our friends at Meta, he made it clear: Batman: Shadow of ArkhamIt could be a pretty big game that isn't planned to be released when the meta sets our release date. As a small independent team we need every opportunity and chance to get our game seen. “In addition, we really want to play Batman, too, and otherwise we wouldn't have the time,” says the studio.
Also available exclusively for Quest, the humble digger game features authentic, immersive controls that recreate the feeling of driving a real digger. It includes a campaign mode, as well as fast-paced, multiplayer mini-games and a sandbox mode.
The studio released a message on X detailing the reasons behind the delay, which pushed the game's Quest launch to November 14. TLDR; The only real reason is to avoid being literally vaporized by the Batmobile:
Dear players,
We have to delay the release of DIG VR with a week left until launch. We can say that this is to make the game better or beautify it, but the truth is that the game is already great and ready. But the reason is something we'll never guess… Batman's fault.
After late-night discussions with our friends at Meta, it turns out that Batman: Arkham Shadow, which wasn't scheduled to be released when Meta set its release date, could be a pretty big game. As a small independent team we need every opportunity and chance to get our game seen. In addition, we really want to play Batman, otherwise we wouldn't have time.
So what does this mean? We'll be moving our release date to November 14th (check out our trailer this afternoon for something special!) and to make up for it, we're now offering a 25% discount via prepaid to players who've been waiting. order schedule. There was no discount before and we hope this pre-order and savings will help make up for the extra wait.
So TL;DR, Batman allowed us to change history. The change in release date allows everyone (us, too) to dive into Batman: Arkham Shadow and save the streets of Gotham knowing that when the dust settles, DIG VR will be there to bring the city back to life.
Thank you as always for your love and support in the indie scene. We are nothing without our players.