The John Wick game will be a virtual reality first-person shooter which will be based off of the actual John Wick movie and the world/character from it. The game, however, will center around the Continental Hotel, although exactly how hasn’t been revealed.
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Starbreeze Studios is working alongside theBlu: Encounter and distributor WEVR to create the game, with development team GRAB in charge of development across several different platforms. A demo will be available when the Vive launches later this year (it is not clear whether this is the same demo being shown as part of the tour) through SteamVR. This will also be a full virtual reality experience, but will be a sort of mini-game/introduction to the full John Wick title that is coming next year. The film’s producer Basil Iwanyk and his production team will be collaborating WEVR and Grab on the game.
Moreover, John Wick storyline will be integrated into Payday 2, which has over 9 million players around the world. However, Keanu Reeves, who played the titular character in the film, has not yet been confirmed for voice or motion capture work.
Lionsgate is now developing John Wick 2 for release next September, starring Keanu Reeves.
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Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first three installments of The Hunger Games franchise, the first two installments of the Divergent franchise, The Age of Adaline, CBS/Lionsgate’s The DUFF, John Wick, Now You See Me, Roadside Attractions’ Love & Mercy and Mr.
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Starbreeze is pioneering digital self-publishing, now hosting one of the largest community groups on the digital distribution platform Steam. Starbreeze brands include OVERKILL Software and the PAYDAY series.
