Reykjavík, Iceland—It took three long years, but CCP’s space dogfighter EVE Valkyrie finally released alongside the Oculus Rift last month, and it’s coming to the HTC Vive later this year (with cross-platform multiplayer, to boot). It’s one of the most polished built-for-VR games, and still one of my favorites even after all this time.
But it’s just the beginning for Valkyrie. CCP referred to it as an “Early Access” game during EVE: Fanfest 2016 on Thursday, which I think is a bit of a stretch—it’s not being sold as an Early Access game on the Oculus Store, as far as I know.
There’s quite a bit of content coming, nevertheless. First up is a new map, “Crossroads,” which we got a look at during Fanfest. It’s full of your usual collection of asteroids and a massive, spire-shaped space station. It’s gorgeous, but not too dissimilar from existing Valkyrie maps.
The bigger addition is a new “Carrier Assault” game mode. Unfortunately there was no hands-on with Carrier Assault at Fanfest, but CCP did show off a short trailer.
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