Sandbox VR opens Houston gaming heart January in CityCentre

Sandbox VR, a futuristic, full-body digital actuality gaming experience, has introduced it’s going to enter the Houston market this month, opening its first native gaming heart on January 23.

“Houston’s reputation as a hub for innovation and technology makes it a perfect fit for Sandbox VR,” stated Steve Zhao, CEO and founding father of Sandbox VR, in a press release. “The city’s diverse, tech-savvy population and strong entertainment culture create an ideal environment for our immersive VR experiences. LOL Entertainment continues to exceed our expectations as a partner, and we’re excited to bring our cutting-edge virtual reality gaming to Texas’s largest city.”

The new gaming heart opens Friday, January 23 at 797 Sorella Court in CityCentre.

One of the video games that stands out is the Stranger Things: Catalyst sport, based mostly on the blockbuster Netflix tv collection. Groups of 1 to 6 gamers will probably be dropped into the sinister Hawkins Lab and the mysterious Upside Down to combat Demogorgons and different monsters. The sport options Matthew Modine reprising his position as Dr. Martin “Papa” Brenner, who imbues gamers with psychic powers.

Other video games embody the supernatural pirate title The Curse of Davy Jones and different Netflix tie-ins based mostly on Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon and Squid Game. Sandbox VR presents fully-immersive group play actions that vary from fight to puzzle fixing for quite a lot of age teams.

The opening of Sandbox VR is one other a part of the enlargement of LOL Entertainment, who touts itself as one of many pre-eminent hosts of immersive and gaming experiences within the U.S. Sandbox VR will probably be their first entry into the Houston market, with one other immersive group journey sport, Time Mission, set to open on the the Marq’E Entertainment District later this yr.

“Bringing Sandbox VR to CityCentre Houston is a big milestone for LOL Entertainment, for Sandbox VR, and for this market,” stated Rob Cooper, CEO of LOL Entertainment. “Houston is a fast-growing, experience-driven city, and we’re excited to give locals and visitors a truly immersive, social gaming destination that you can’t replicate anywhere.”

Presale tickets for the grand opening of Sandbox VR can be found here. Standard pricing is $55-$65 per occasion, however Sandbox VR is working a particular for 30 % off with code OPEN30 for individuals who buy earlier than Thursday, January 22. Presale patrons are additionally entered right into a drawing without cost Sandbox VR for one yr.

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This article initially appeared on CultureMap.com.