Experience World War II Like Never Before in Immersive VR Today in Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
December 11 2020 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
Fully Featured AAA Game Featuring Expansive
Campaign, Multiplayer, Historical Gallery and More Now Available on
the Oculus Store and Steam Worldwide
Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and Respawn
Entertainment, in collaboration with the Oculus Studios team at
Facebook Reality Labs, released the highly-anticipated VR title,
Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond. Now available for the Oculus
Rift and Steam platforms, Above and Beyond offers one of the
deepest VR games available to date. Players will be immersed in an
emotionally-driven single-player campaign, fully-realized
multiplayer modes, a powerful retelling of history from veterans
and heroes in the franchise's iconic Gallery and more. Medal of
Honor: Above and Beyond is an authentic and period-accurate
experience which sheds light on the history of World War II
blending film and games in a revolutionary take on interactive
entertainment.
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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’s
single-player campaign is an innovative and immersive VR experience
that transports players into the boots of a soldier during some of
the most pivotal moments of World War II. (Graphic: Business
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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond’s single-player campaign is an
innovative and immersive VR experience that transports players into
the boots of a soldier during some of the most pivotal moments of
World War II. As a recruit for the Office of Strategic Services,
the predecessor of the CIA, the player will be immersed in a
powerful story where they embark on missions that take them from
Tunisia to across Europe to participate in some of the biggest
moments of the war.
“Returning to the Medal of Honor franchise to helm Above and
Beyond and create this immersive VR experience has been an honor
for me and the team at Respawn,” said Peter Hirschmann, Game
Director at Respawn Entertainment. “This franchise has always been
about celebrating the everyday people who did extraordinary things
in the face of overwhelming odds and Above and Beyond continues
that tradition. As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War
II, it’s been a privilege to be able to preserve history in such a
unique medium and retell the remarkable stories of these veterans
and resistance fighters for generations to come.”
Above and Beyond’s expansive multiplayer experience delivers
twelve unique maps and five multiplayer modes built for virtual
reality. The game brings back classic multiplayer modes from
previous Medal of Honor games including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch
and Domination. Innovative twists to virtual reality have been
added to the modes Blast Radius, an explosive take on King of the
Hill, and Mad Bomber, where players will place bombs anywhere they
can physically reach, or search for them using their eyes as well
as their ears using 3D positional sound to hone in on their
locations and defuse them before they go off.
With the return of The Gallery from the original Medal of Honor
in 1999, Respawn Entertainment introduces a series of short films
that feature moving interviews with real World War II veterans
where they share their stories from World War II in immersive 360°
VR footage that takes them back to where they stood 75 years ago.
Through innovative technology, players will have a chance to hear
the retelling of these emotional moments from World War II in an
all-new and immersive experience. Above and Beyond’s Gallery also
features a Big Sky Film Festival and St. Louis International Film
Festival award-winning documentary called COLETTE, which is about a
French resistance fighter during the war and was created for the
game.
Medal of Honor™: Above and Beyond is available for purchase now
on the Oculus Store or Steam for $59.99. For more information on
the game, follow the Medal of Honor channels on Twitter or visit
https://www.oculus.com/medal-of-honor/.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital
interactive entertainment. The Company develops and delivers games,
content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile
devices and personal computers.
In fiscal year 2020, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $5.5 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality brands such as EA
SPORTS™ FIFA, Battlefield™, Apex Legends™, The Sims™, Madden NFL,
Need for Speed™, Titanfall™ and Plants vs. Zombies™. More
information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
Medal of Honor, Respawn, EA, EA SPORTS, Battlefield, Apex
Legends, The Sims, Need for Speed, Titanfall and Plants vs. Zombies
are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. FIFA, John Madden and NFL
are the property of their respective owners and used with
permission.
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, social and narrative
experiences, and new VR use-cases like fitness, productivity, and
travel. Oculus joins other teams at Facebook Reality Labs dedicated
to building the next computing platform centered around people.
Facebook Reality Labs is committed to driving the state of the art
forward through relentless innovation.
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