Starting with Dust 514, an underwhelming free-to-play FPS title released for the PS3 earlier this year, EVE’s intergalactic empire took its first formative steps towards mega-property status. Now it’s the turn of the space-shooter genre, with the news that Oculus Rift’s exciting tech-demo turned full-on game EVE Valkyrie will also be merging with the wider EVE Online universe, but not at first.
Speaking to Digital Spy, CCP’s chief managing officer David Reid discussed the title’s ever-expanding scope, as well as the need to start small.
Sadly, Reid doesn’t see this development occurring any time soon. Though Valkyrie is penned in for a prospective 2014 release, its merger with the rest of the EVE universe will take a lot longer, and likely require one-or-two technological bumps along the way.
The developer also briefly discussed Valkyrie’s gameplay, likening the variety of modes on offer to that of a typical First-Person Shooter, albeit with a space-aged twist. Given the current revival of the space-sim genre, via Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Galactic Starfighter expansion and crowdfunding behemoth Star Citizen, 5 to 10 years may already be too late to make an impact in this rapidly expanding market.
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EVE Valkyrie is scheduled to debut at some point in 2014. The game will be playable via the Oculus Rift headset, though no compatible systems have yet been announced for the title.
EVE Online and DUST 514 are available now, for PC, and PlayStation 3 platforms respectively.
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Source: Digital Spy
