TIME OF VIRTUAL REALITY’S CO-OP ACTION TOWER DEFENSE GAME ANCIENT AMULETOR COMING JUNE 27 TO PLAYSTATION®VR
New gameplay trailer shows off fast-paced combat in a fantastic, colorful world
BEIJING – June 8, 2017 – Time of Virtual Reality (TVR) has revealed in a new gameplay trailer that its upcoming co-op action tower defense game, Ancient Amuletor, is expected to launch for PlayStation®VR* on June 27, 2017.
TVR recently released a free demo for Ancient Amuletor featuring the archer and mage classes, available now in the PlayStation®Store: http://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/ancient-amuletor-demo/cid=UP1560-CUSA07770_00-ANCIENTAMULETOR0
Created for VR by developer TiGames using Unreal Engine 4, Ancient Amuletor is a pick-up-and-play action tower defense game that throws players back in time to battle challenging waves of magical creatures, monsters and more across the ancient world. There are four powerful heroes to choose from, including the gunner, puppeteer, archer and mage, each offering its own unique play style. Fight against the forces of legend alone in single-player, or team up with up to two friends in online cooperative play.
For more information, visit http://amuletor.com, and follow TVR on Twitter.
*PlayStation®Move is required to play.
About Time of Virtual Reality
Founded in 2014, Time of Virtual Reality (TVR) is an independent game studio developing content for emerging virtual reality and existing video game platforms. http://time-vr.com
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