It’s been a good few months for Blade Runner 2049 fans, what with thethree amazing trailers already out for the upcoming reboot from director Ridley Scott. Now, we’ve got a new VR tie-in for the film, as Oculus plans to debut “Blade Runner 2049: Replicant Pursuit” at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego on July 21st. While crummy VR tie-ins are fairly de rigueurthese days, Blade Runner seems like a pretty great fit for a VR experience, at least thematically. The “experience,” created for Samsung’s Gear VR, is the first of a planned trio of Blade Runner content, with each episode from a different developer.
In this first installment, you’ll get to pilot one of the “spinner” police cars and track down a rogue replicant. The episode was created by Turtle Rock Studios, formerly Valve South, the folks behind Left 4 Dead, Evolve and the VR scare-fest Face Your Fears. If you’re headed to Comic-Con, you can check out “Replicant Pursuit” in a replica of Blade Runner’s White Dragon Noodle Bar. The installation is open to the public from July 20th through the 23rd, so even if you don’t have a convention badge, you can line up and check out the futuristic action.
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Source: Engadget