Grab your Oculus Quest and get ready to get lost in the woods in this all-new VR horror title
Kraków, Poland – October 29th, 2020 – Today, Bloober Team, the creative minds behind critically acclaimed titles Layers of Fear and Observer, and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) announced the release of Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition. This brand-new version of Bloober Team’s take on the Blair Witch story is built specifically as a VR experience and is available today at 10am PT / 1pm ET in the Oculus Store for $29.99.
Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition is a story-driven, psychological VR horror game that immerses players in with the terror hidden in the Black Hills Forest. Bloober Team’s original story, inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, was rebuilt for the Oculus Quest platform and features a new control system optimized for VR gameplay, new creature encounters, and spine-chilling in-game events to surprise and scare.
Watch the Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition Launch Trailer
Other features include a new gesture command system for your canine companion, Bullet – give him treats right out of your hand, pet him at any time, and even play fetch! Dive deeper into the darkness with newly-designed interactive environments where you can catch, throw, and stack objects, as well as map out your plan on paper with an interactive marker, and interact with drawers, doors, gates, buttons, and more.
Designed with the Oculus Quest platform in mind, Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition supports higher resolution and high-quality textures made possible by the power of this new hardware.
Blair Witch is available today in the Oculus store for $29.99 and is planned to release on additional VR platforms in the coming months.
About Bloober Team
Based in Krakow, Poland, and established in 2008, Bloober Team is an independent game development studio with over 100 people strong. The company focuses on creating mature psychological horror games with deep storylines and atmospheric set-pieces, all resulting in a chilling yet memorable experience. Bloober Team has extensive experience and passion working on acclaimed horror games including Layers of Fear and Observer, along with team members having previously worked on The Witcher, Dead Island and Assassin’s Creed series. https://www.blooberteam.com/
About Lionsgate
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate is a global content platform whose films, television series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next-generation audiences around the world. In addition to its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, gaming, virtual reality and other new entertainment technologies. Lionsgate’s content initiatives are backed by a 17,000-title film and television library and delivered through a global licensing infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse composition of the Company’s worldwide consumer base.
About Oculus
The Oculus team at Facebook Reality Labs lets people defy distance—connecting with each other and the world—through world-class VR hardware and software. The Oculus content team pursues the creation of best-in-class games, narrative experiences, and new VR use-cases like fitness, productivity, and travel. Oculus joins other teams at FRL dedicated to cutting-edge research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more. Facebook Reality Labs is committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation.
