{"id":6391,"date":"2022-09-06T15:28:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/revealing-the-evolution-of-the-firewall-franchise-for-playstation-vr2\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:28:01","slug":"revealing-the-evolution-of-the-firewall-franchise-for-playstation-vr2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/revealing-the-evolution-of-the-firewall-franchise-for-playstation-vr2\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealing the evolution of the Firewall franchise for PlayStation VR2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Since day one, First Contact Entertainment has been focused on bringing quality experiences to virtual reality, and our team has always believed in pushing the boundaries of what\u2019s possible. Which is why now, after four years of support for Firewall Zero Hour, we are proud to announce that we\u2019ll be pushing those boundaries once again with our next live-operated first-person multiplayer shooter for PlayStation VR2, Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Firewall Ultra is the next evolution in the Firewall franchise. We\u2019re taking advantage of the new features that the PS VR2 has to offer, and we\u2019re excited to give you a sneak peek into how we\u2019ve used some of those features for Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Set 5 years after the original game, the contractors and locations you\u2019ve grown to love have evolved and moved into the next generation. Since PS VR2 offers a much higher level of visual fidelity with 4K HDR, we\u2019ve completely remade all character models. The maps have also seen a complete overhaul, with new areas and new textures. There will also be new locations and contractors, but it wouldn\u2019t be a Firewall game without the weaponry and equipment, which also feature a much deeper level of customization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019ve been listening to our community over the past four years, and we\u2019re proud to announce that you\u2019ll be playing Firewall Ultra on dedicated servers. We\u2019re also adding rounds to the game, so each match will now be the best of three, and we\u2019re adding an entirely new PvE experience. Plus, we have future content planned post-launch such as new contractors, maps, and weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On top of all that, Firewall Ultra utilizes new PlayStation VR2 Sense Technology features like eye tracking, which enables you to intuitively swap weapons and bring up HUD indicators through cameras built into the PS VR2 headset. If you haven\u2019t already, make sure you check out our announcement trailer for a first look of what\u2019s on the horizon for Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode shortcode--youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video\">\n\t<button class=\"youtube-video__load-button\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play  Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/p><\/button>\n<div class=\"youtube-video__iframe\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Finally, we\u2019d like to thank all our wonderful community members. From meetups to international tournaments, the community for Firewall Zero Hour far surpassed any of our expectations. For many, Firewall Zero Hour is much more than just a game. It\u2019s a virtual family get together, it\u2019s a place to make new friends, or it\u2019s an escape to another world from the comfort of their own living room. Many of our players have been with us since launch, they\u2019re extremely helpful to new players, and create some of the best content we\u2019ve ever seen (which we actually play in a constant loop on our lunchroom television). It\u2019s been a pleasure watching you all grow and evolve, and we\u2019re excited to bring you a new experience with Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019re looking forward to sharing gameplay with you soon.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revealing the evolution of the Firewall franchise for PlayStation VR2<!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Since day one, First Contact Entertainment has been focused on bringing quality experiences to virtual reality, and our team has always believed in pushing the boundaries of what\u2019s possible. Which is why now, after four years of support for Firewall Zero Hour, we are proud to announce that we\u2019ll be pushing those boundaries once again with our next live-operated first-person multiplayer shooter for PlayStation VR2, Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Firewall Ultra is the next evolution in the Firewall franchise. We\u2019re taking advantage of the new features that the PS VR2 has to offer, and we\u2019re excited to give you a sneak peek into how we\u2019ve used some of those features for Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Set 5 years after the original game, the contractors and locations you\u2019ve grown to love have evolved and moved into the next generation. Since PS VR2 offers a much higher level of visual fidelity with 4K HDR, we\u2019ve completely remade all character models. The maps have also seen a complete overhaul, with new areas and new textures. There will also be new locations and contractors, but it wouldn\u2019t be a Firewall game without the weaponry and equipment, which also feature a much deeper level of customization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019ve been listening to our community over the past four years, and we\u2019re proud to announce that you\u2019ll be playing Firewall Ultra on dedicated servers. We\u2019re also adding rounds to the game, so each match will now be the best of three, and we\u2019re adding an entirely new PvE experience. Plus, we have future content planned post-launch such as new contractors, maps, and weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On top of all that, Firewall Ultra utilizes new PlayStation VR2 Sense Technology features like eye tracking, which enables you to intuitively swap weapons and bring up HUD indicators through cameras built into the PS VR2 headset. If you haven\u2019t already, make sure you check out our announcement trailer for a first look of what\u2019s on the horizon for Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode shortcode--youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video\">\n\t<button class=\"youtube-video__load-button\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play  Video<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video__iframe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Finally, we\u2019d like to thank all our wonderful community members. From meetups to international tournaments, the community for Firewall Zero Hour far surpassed any of our expectations. For many, Firewall Zero Hour is much more than just a game. It\u2019s a virtual family get together, it\u2019s a place to make new friends, or it\u2019s an escape to another world from the comfort of their own living room. Many of our players have been with us since launch, they\u2019re extremely helpful to new players, and create some of the best content we\u2019ve ever seen (which we actually play in a constant loop on our lunchroom television). It\u2019s been a pleasure watching you all grow and evolve, and we\u2019re excited to bring you a new experience with Firewall Ultra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019re looking forward to sharing gameplay with you soon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}