Grab the squad, brush up on your tactical maneuvers, and prepare to storm the enemy bunkers, as independent game developersGiant Scam Industries, announced today their VR arena shooter,Snapshot VR, is set to launch in Early Access this August on Viveport and Steam.Snapshot VRbrings the incredibly fast-paced and intense tactical gameplay of real-life professional paintball into a futuristic virtual arena shooter with team-based matches of up to five players per side. With an average of only 45 seconds to dominate the other team, quick thinking, solid planning, and flawless teamwork are requisite ingredients for cooking up a victory stew.

The games title comes from the paintball term Snap Shooting, which is a fundamental skill based around firing quickly and accurately from behind cover.Snapshot VRaims to take this idea in the virtual realm, providing an almost true-to-life experience of competing in a high-level professional environment with all of the thrill and skill but none of the messy cleanup or painful bruising. When the buzzer sounds, each team has only a few seconds to scramble into position and begin holding down key-firing lanes. Teamwork and communication combined with battlefield awareness and the ability to quickly adapt to the opponents moves calling out specific bunkers and directing teammates are essential skills to snatching the win and getting the glory!

We are super excited for players to playSnapshot VRand experience what weve been working so hard on, said Jesse Keogh, Founder and Lead Engineer at Giant Scam (with a decade of experience in competitive paintball as both a player and coach). We wanted to make a game that truly feels like playing paintball fast-paced rounds, one-shot kills, rapid-fire projectiles, no respawns but isnt subject to some of the limitations of the real-life sport.

Snapshot VR features official National Xball League (NXL) maps and allows players to create their own custom maps using 2D Paintballs Field Creator to design a two-dimensional map that they can then export toSnapshot VR. Choose a layout using a standard grid and then pick from a wide variety of bunker shapes including cans, pylons, cakes, snakes, and more that can be swapped on-the-fly prior to a match. Real-time data tracking offers in-depth analytics that shows everything from where players scored an elimination to which bunkers were most effective, and more, allowing for effective post-game analysis and strategy development. The rounds may be short, but,Snapshot VRpromises a deep and rewarding tactical experience. Add to that cross-platform player profiles, skill-based leveling, matchmaking, and leaderboards and youve got a robust and complete competitive shooter experience!

Snapshot VRwill be available in Early Access for Windows PC via Steam and Viveport this August. The game will support the Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, and Vive Cosmos Elite, Windows Mixed Reality, and Valve index with support for additional VR devices at full launch. Additional features and content will be released throughout Early Access.

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Snapshot VR Brings the Speed and Intensity of Futuristic Paintball to Virtual Reality - GamingLyfe Network