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4A Games promise new Metro game is still in development after VR announcement

ByRuaraidh Dempster 14 October 2016

Recently, 4A Games – the developer behind Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light – announced Artika.1, a VR shooter exclusive to the Oculus Touch. After the announcement, many fans expressed their disappointment at the title expecting it to be a new Metro game. 4A have since clarified their position.

In a Letter to the Community, 4A Games said they were aware of their fans feelings towards Artika.1 – although not whether they were aware the disappointment stemmed from the title being an Oculus exclusive. The studio continued to clarify that “Artika.1 is one of TWO projects in development right now” and that it “isn’t holding the other up.”

4A Games did set up a new studio in Malta back in 2014 and Andriy Prokhorov, the team’s creative director, claims that “it is better for us to have multiple projects, for our own independence and creativity.” Prokhorov continues to say why the team chose to embrace Virtual Reality but also says that let down fans “will like” their other, unnanounced title.

Ruaraidh Dempster

Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.