All fans of the peaked cap, the 1920s undercut hairstyles, and misdeeds should definitely brace themselves!
The Peaky Blinders VR Game is coming as a virtual reality video game. Following the original storyline that draws inspiration from the Shelby crime family, you will get to complete notorious missions for none other than the Peaky Blinders.
The award-winning crime drama, which fans have compared to The Sons of Anarchy and The Sopranos, has won the Best Drama Series BAFTA in 2018 and the award for Best Drama at the National Television Awards in 2019.
The show has commanded our awe and hundreds of hours on Netflix. And now it is ready to come to your living room holding the hands of all major VR platforms. Although The Peaky Blinders VR Game release date is not final yet, the current update says that the game will release this year and should be available in the US as well by the end of 2020.
When can you expect to play the Peaky Blinder’s game?
UK’s Audience of the Future Programme has announced that the new VR will feature AI-dependent response from the game characters. (Can you even wait to shake hands with Cillian Murphy’s rendition of Tommy Shelby?) According to the spokesperson, the novel approach will track the “body language” of the players to elicit responses from the characters of the game.
The Audience of the Future Programme also announced that the game development will receive funding from the government. That will give the local talent a chance to showcase their skills in the department of AR and VR to develop and design games. Through the course of development, The Peaky Blinders’ VR Game will create hundreds of high-skill jobs for home-grown talents in and around the UK.
So, it is good news for both gamers and game developers!
Why are gaming experts and VR enthusiasts talking about the Peaky Blinders VR game?
While there are quite a few haptic gloves available already, and a few of the VR platforms can already track movement, what the creators mean by following “body language” is still unclear in terms of the new game.
Currently, the development is underway, in association with Goldsmiths College, University of London, and Dream Reality Interactive augmented reality and virtual reality studio in London. At the moment, developers have only confirmed that the characters will utilize AI and ML to react to the gamer’s “social signals” in response to media queries about AI-trained body language tracking.
Who’s responsible for bringing the Shelby Family to life once more on VR platforms?
Geoff Heath, a co-founder of Maze Theory, a former NCSoft Europe lead and Activision executive. He has received Knighthood for his achievements in the game design world. He has more than 40 years of experience in the gaming and multi-media industry.
The other founders of Maze Theory are Mark Hardy, Marcus Moresby, Russell Harding, and Ian Hambleton.
Hardy was a director of strategic planning at Sony Music Entertainment and Moresby is the former creative director (CD) of a London Studio famous for its out-of-the-box 3D motion design – the Found Studio. Harding is the former CD of the Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and Hambleton is the founder of Output Group, a well-known London creative agency.
Right now, there is no news on the availability of The Peaky Blinders VR Game download on consoles other than VR platforms. However, in mid-2019, Curve Digital and FuturLab announced that another narrative of the Peaky Blinder’s game will release for both PC and console in 2020 as well.
What will you experience as a part of the Peaky Blinders gang?
The plot will see the gamers completing missions for none other than Tom Shelby and the Peaky Blinders to earn their trust, and the gang membership, while thwarting the rival gangs’ efforts to disarm and kill the gamers. The locations in the game will consist of the rather (in)famous spots in and around Birmingham like the Garrison Pub and the illicit betting shop owned by the Shelby family.
Players will get to interact with the stars of the TV series including the Shelby family members, Sabini gang and the Birmingham Boys. The Peaky Blinders VR Game is the Maze Theory’s very first AI-enhanced immersive game and drama that will take you on a ride in and around early 20th century Birmingham.
