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Gundam Gets New 'Battlefield Bonds' VR Demo at VR Zone Shinjuku Center
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Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Saturday that it will release a "Mobile Suit Gundam Senjō no Kizuna VR Prototype Ver." (Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Bonds VR Prototype Ver.) VR demo experience at its VR Zone Shinjuku game center in winter 2017. The demo will be available for a limited time. The demo will feature a cockpit-like setup with a domed screen for players to play the game.
Bandai Namco Entertainment opened the entertainment center in Tokyo on July 14. The center has 15 activities, including VR experiences for Dragon Ball, Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell Arise, and Mario Kart. Bandai Namco Entertainment boasts that the center is the biggest Virtual Reality game center in Japan.
Bandai Namco Entertainment plans to open a selection of VR activities in 20 locations around the world, with London being the first location. Bandai Namco Entertainment is considering opening in such locations as Singapore, Dubai, and New York.
The center is part of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Project i Can, which ran a VR "experience center" at the Diver City Tokyo Plaza in Tokyo from April to October 2016. The center offered a Gundam experience beginning in August 2016. The project also debuted a Doraemon VR experience in Tokyo in February.
Source: 4Gamer
