FROZEN EMPIRE UPDATE ANNOUNCED FOR GHOSTBUSTERS: RISE OF THE GHOST LORD
Dan Aykroyd featured in new narrative-infused missions tying the game to the upcoming theatrical release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The Frozen Empire Update will be available for free on March 28 on Meta Quest and PS VR2, marking the game’s biggest content update
CULVER CITY, Calif. (Mar. 22, 2024) – Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and nDreams today announced the free Frozen Empire update for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord is launching on March 28 on Meta Quest and PlayStation VR2.
In the game’s most content-rich update yet, players will be guided by original Ghostbuster Ray Stantz (played by legendary actor, writer, and comedian Dan Aykroyd) across a series of narrative-infused missions that tie-in with the events of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – newly released in theaters. Throughout their journey, players will wield powerful new equipment, face off against new ghosts, and work towards a thrilling final showdown against Frozen Empire’s villain, Garraka. “The Frozen Empire update will be our biggest yet. Directly tied to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire that just released in theaters, we’re bringing Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord players to New York for the first time to answer Ray’s call for help,” said Jake Zim, Senior Vice President of Virtual Reality at Sony Pictures Entertainment. “Players will be able to visit the iconic Ghostbusters Firehouse, brought to life like never before through virtual reality.”
Playable avatars from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will also arrive; step into the shoes and character skins of “Podcast”, “Lucky”, and “Lars” in this major content update.
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About Sony Pictures Virtual Reality
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) is the award-winning virtual reality (VR) division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). SPVR is dedicated to growing the business of immersive entertainment through the production and distribution of VR games and experiences globally, across all consumer channels including in-home and location-based entertainment. SPVR has published several popular VR games including Spider-Man: Homecoming VR, Spider-Man: Far From Home VR, Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son, Can You Walk The Walk, Jumanji: Reverse The Curse and Ghostbusters: Dimension in collaboration with The Void, Men In Black: First Assignment in collaboration with Dreamscape, co-published Zombieland: Headshot Fever and, most recently, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord.
About nDreams
nDreams is the world’s biggest and most experienced VR game developer and publisher. Headquartered in Farnborough, UK, it is the studio behind groundbreaking titles including Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Far Cry: Dive Into Insanity, and Fracked. nDreams also boasts a dedicated and extremely experienced publishing team to partner with the industry’s brightest developers on projects ranging from the critically acclaimed Little Cities to PowerWash Simulator VR.
Fully dedicated to VR games since 2013, no publisher has greater virtual reality experience and specialism. nDreams is now comprised of 250 people across four development teams, with two fully-remote studios – Elevation and Orbital – joining the original nDreams Studio and the Brighton-based Near Light to cover the whole spectrum of VR gaming.
Multiple exciting, unannounced titles are in development, with more to be revealed soon.