EVE VR is now EVE Valkyrie and is now on it’s way to being a fully-fledged commercial title rather than merely an incredibly successful tech demo. Jon Lander, Executive Producer at CCP Games, sat down to describe the journey this immensely promising multi-player Space Shooter.

Vindication

At last, the inevitable has happened and CCP Games has announced that EVE Valkyrie will hit a full release at some point in 2014. Jon Lander, who joined CCP from IBM after becoming a significant player in the EVE Online game scene, is jubilant that the work his team in Reykjavik knocked out in their spare time has been deemed worthy of release. This interview offers Lander’s recollections of the journey so far and his thoughts on VR gaming today and in the future.

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.