Unplug Yourself,’ the exclusive tailor-made song by Steel Panther for Unplugged is now available as a free update on Quest and PC VR
December 14, 2021
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Vertigo Games
Theale, UK December 14, 2021 – Vertigo Games, the VR specialist publishing and development arm of the global Koch Media Group, and Anotherway, a VR development studio with roots at Microsoft Hololens and Activision, have today released the critically acclaimed VR music game Unplugged on PC VR (Valve Index Controller compatible headsets only). The launch is accompanied by a free update on both Meta Quest and PC VR* that introduces an exclusive, tailor-made song by Steel Panther to the game’s setlist of over 20 rock songs. Unplugged first launched on Quest in October of this year and was received with very positive feedback from the community and renowned VR specialists.
Watch the PC VR* launch trailer with the exclusive Steel Panther song here
Exclusive collaboration with rock band Steel Panther
Unplugged is all about rocking out hard on a virtual stage, which couldn’t be more fitting to the inimitable front-man Satchel of Steel Panther. Having him as the in-game mentor, guiding players on their way to virtual rock-stardom, elevates Unplugged’s rock ‘n roll looks and feel. Steel Panther taking this one step further by creating ‘Unplug Yourself’, a tailor-made song for the game, is a dream come true for Anotherway. They said: “We are beyond thrilled about Steel Panther creating a song for us. As long term fans of the band, having Satchel in the tutorial felt like a huge accomplishment. We were never expecting to extend the relationship to the point where Steel Panther would compose a tailored song for Unplugged! They embody the spirit of the game perfectly, and we are very excited to keep working with them.”
‘Easy Peasy’ Difficulty mode and pass-through
Besides an exclusive Steel Panther song, the update also includes a new ‘Easy Peasy’ difficulty level to both platforms. The PC VR* version of Unplugged comes with all previously released updates to the game as well. For all Quest 2 players, Unplugged now supports mixed reality via Quest Passthough, which allows them to blend the game’s virtual stage with their living room. Rocking the stage and seeing your family and friends cheer you on as you play is a perfect combination that comes right time for the holidays.
Published by Vertigo Games and developed by Anotherway, Unplugged is available now on PC VR* and Oculus Quest for an SRP of £18.99. For more news about Unplugged, find Unplugged on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and sign up for the newsletter at unplugged-vr.com.
*Valve Index Controller compatible headsets only
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About Unplugged
Jump on stage in Unplugged and rock out to some of the biggest and most insanely cool songs from world-famous rock bands, including The Offspring, Weezer and Ozzy Osbourne. Strap on your VR headset and use hand-tracking to play air guitar live on stage in front of ever-growing crowds. Pick from a selection of virtual guitars and amps to power yourself through an incredible rock journey. Match your fingers to the chords, strum the strings at the right time and become a rock legend. For the love of rock!
Become a rock legend: Perform your favorite rock songs on a live stage
Own the stage: Engage the crowd with the rock performance of a lifetime
Build your career: Unlock new songs and venues, and earn guitars and more
Rise to fame: Compete with others to become a leaderboard superstar
Three ways to jam: Start in easy mode, jam in normal mode and rock out in hard mode
Go on a rock journey: Experience 5 decades of famous rock songs, guitars, amps and more at
unplugged-vr.com
About Vertigo Games
Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR publisher and developer with offices in Rotterdam & Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. With teams in the areas of development, publishing and LBE (location-based entertainment) distribution, the company offers a growing portfolio of quality VR games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences both inside of the home, and outside of the home through its leading LBE content provider and management platform SpringboardVR. Games include Vertigo Studios’ evergreen brand Arizona Sunshine®, the epic VR action FPS After the Fall®, and the music game Unplugged VR®. The company recently announced it has 5 more
About Vertigo Games
Vertigo Games is a multi-platform VR entertainment company with offices in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Los Angeles, California. With teams in the areas of development, publishing and LBE (location-based entertainment) distribution, the company offers a growing portfolio of quality VR games that provide novel, powerful and full-featured gaming experiences both in- and outside of the home. Current games include Vertigo Studios’ evergreen brand Arizona Sunshine®, critically acclaimed VR titles such as A Fisherman’s Tale, and LBE-exclusive VR experiences like Ghost Patrol® VR. Among six upcoming releases for 2020/2021 is Vertigo Studios’ next VR action FPS game After the Fall®. Vertigo Games is a Koch Media Group company.
About Koch Media
The Koch Media Group is a global developer, publisher and distributor of video games, VR games, gaming hardware and merchandise.
The group’s publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. Koch Media has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business and has risen to become a leading global publishing partner. The Koch Media Group runs a multi-label strategy with fully owned publishing units such as Prime Matter, Deep Silver, Milestone, Vertigo Games and Ravenscourt, publishing games for consoles, PC and VR platforms across all physical and digital channels.
Additionally, as global publishing partner Koch Media has formed long-term multi-national publishing collaborations with numerous game publishers including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Capcom, CI Games, Giants Software, Kalypso, Koei Tecmo, Konami, Paradox, Sega, SNK, Square Enix, Techland, Tripwire, Warner Bros, and many others.
With its parent company in Höfen, Austria, and the Publishing HQ in Munich, Germany, Koch Media owns local publishing companies in Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, the United States as well as Japan and Hong Kong.
The Koch Media Group owns nine game development studios: Deep Silver Volition (Champaign, IL / USA), Deep Silver Dambuster Studios (Nottingham / UK), Deep Silver Fishlabs (Hamburg / Germany), Warhorse Studios (Prague / Czech Republic), Milestone (Milan / Italy), Voxler (Paris / France) , Flying Wild Hog (Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów / Poland), Free Radical Design (Nottingham / UK), Vertigo Games (Rotterdam /The Netherlands) and DigixArt (Montpellier, France). Additionally, the Koch Media Group collaborates with numerous independent development studios around the world.
Part of the Koch Media Group is also Koch Films, a leading European independent film distributor with business primarily in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as a cinema, TV, online and Home Entertainment distributor. The Koch Media Group also owns Gaya Entertainment, a leading video game merchandise company in Munich, Germany, and the Quality Assurance Facility in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Koch Media is an Embracer Group company.
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