Battlezone News
April2018
News Battlezone Gold Edition Announced for PS4, VR no Longer Required from May
Tanks a lot
One of our favourite PlayStation VR launch titles was Battlezone, Rebellion's tank battling game. Though it works great in virtual reality, some players were disappointed that the extra hardware was required to play the game. Now, the developer has announced Battlezone Gold Edition, which will remove the need for Sony's headset, allowing...
December2016
News Brilliant PlayStation VR Title Battlezone Goes All Eighties
Tank you very much
Rebellion's ridiculously good PlayStation VR title Battlezone will explore its roots with a free eighties update dropping on 20th December. The download will plot a return to the wireframe visuals of old, all packaged as part of a new Classic campaign. Lovely jubbly. The new update, labelled v1.03, will also augment fresh mission...
October2016
News Battlezone Reboots with Bad Ass PS4 Pro Support
Tanks for the support
Battlezone's already one of the better PlayStation VR experiences – review forthcoming, we promise – but it looks like it's going to shine on the PlayStation 4 Pro, too. Rebellion has released patch v1.02 today which enhances the virtual reality exclusive for Sony's new hardware, and you can expect sharper image quality and...
September2016
Hands On Battlezone's PlayStation VR Co-Op Is Brilliant Fun
Cockpit moshpit
What more is there to say about Battlezone right now? The forthcoming PlayStation VR launch title is absolutely a must-own, but you already knew that when we previewed it earlier in the year. This week we were invited back up to Rebellion to feast our eyes on the final build, and our opinion hasn't really changed: the Oxford-based...
News PS VR's Most Promising Title Battlezone Is Playable in Co-Op
Tank you
We're not sure how much more Rebellion can possibly stuff into Battlezone, but the British-based developer's announced today that it will include online co-op as well. While you can play through the campaign alone if you like, you'll also have the option to team up with up to three friends, which is just totally awesome. "The immersion of...
August2016
News Battlezone Demonstrates Yet Again Why It's a PlayStation VR Must Own
Tanks very much
There's no question that Battlezone is the best PlayStation VR title that we've tried to date, so we didn't really need another trailer to sell us on the game. This clip does tease at tons of new features, though, including new enemy types, weapons, and even tanks. The cool thing about this game is that it's got a procedurally...
Gamescom 2016 Sony to Publish Boxed Version of the Brilliant Battlezone
VR you ready?
Battlezone, the mind-blowing PlayStation VR launch title from Rebellion, will be getting a boxed release on 13th October – and Sony's the one publishing it. The platform holder's partnered hard with the Oxford-based developer on this title, so it's no surprise to see the firm consummate the collaboration with a retail launch. "2016...
March2016
First Impressions Battlezone on PlayStation VR Will Blow Your Mind
Tank you very much
Holy moly, virtual reality is truly mind blowing stuff. We were recently invited out to legendary developer Rebellion's headquarters to get some eyes-on time with Battlezone on PlayStation VR – and we've talked about little else since. This is only phase one for the fledging medium's return to the mainstream, and already it's...
July2015
Interview Blowing Battlezone's PS4 Reboot Wide Open
We talk to Rebellion about its Project Morpheus revival
Even in an industry obsessed with reboots and remasters, Battlezone is the last brand that we'd expect to be making a comeback. And yet the timing is practically perfect: Atari's iconic upright arcade cabinet embodied virtual reality in the 1980s, and now with Project Morpheus poised to...
June2015
E3 2015 Arcade Classic Battlezone Targets Morpheus Reboot
Tank! Tank! Tank!
This author's a little too young to remember Battlezone, but for many it provided a formative arcade experience. For those that don't know, the cabinet came with a kind of periscope, which was used as a window into the polygonal action. Your objective in the Atari game was to bust wireframe tanks – and now Rebellion is bringing...
