MYR launches Shootout multiplayer VR title on Meta Quest
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MYR is launching its Shootout virtual reality multiplayer shooter today on the Meta Quest VR headsets.
The multiplayer shooter lets players explore a variety of weapons and modifiers to discover over
1,000 unique combinations and abilities to build the loadout that players want to play.
The San Mateo, California-based company said the game has a completely new take on hero shooters where players build their own weapons and can adapt to any playstyle and role quickly.
MYR said the game lets players arm themselves with a vast and endless arsenal of weapons and modifiers, each with unique attributes and customization options by combining weapon components to create over 1,000 unique weapons and abilities.
The devs hope to evolve both the VR games industry and the hero shooter genre by creating gameplay that leverages the unique affordances of Virtual Reality. This kind of needs to exist in VR first before it can exist in any other medium.
Players sharpen their skills and devise tactics to outsmart opponents, making every encounter a test of wits. And they can explore hand-crafted virtual arenas in 3v3 multiplayer combat.
“Shootout started off as a minigame idea where players are asked to assemble a traditional weapon and shoot others before getting shot,” said Hamza Siddiqui, CEO of MYR, in a statement. “That first prototype made us realize that building like this in VR is fun and can be used to evolve our favorite genre of games, MOBAs and hero shooters.”
Siddiqui added, “One of the key challenges has been to allow for creativity but also make sure the game doesn’t feel overwhelming and too hard to
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