First Contact Entertainment – known for its virtual reality shooters like Firewall: Zero Hour, Firewall Ultra, and Solaris: Offworld Combat – has announced on Facebook that it will be shutting down. The studio attributes its closure to “the lack of support for VR within the industry”, saying it cannot justify the expenses that would be required to keep moving forward.

“After almost 8 years of working with the most amazing team I’ve ever had the pleasure of being part of, I’m sad to announce that we will be closing our company First Contact Entertainment by the end of the year,” the announcement post on the studio’s Facebook page reads. “The lack of support for VR within the industry has eventually taken its toll. As a AAA VR game developer, we are just not able to justify the expense needed going forward. We are a team of fearless innovators willing to push new technologies to its limits. I am extremely proud of the team and grateful to our investors, our partners and of course our community of dedicated and passionate players.”

That, of course, means that Solaris: Offworld Combat 2, which was announced earlier this year, has been cancelled.

First Contact Entertainment has announced that Firewall Ultra will be out for the PlayStation VR2 on August 24, a little over a month from now. The game’s Standard Edition will be priced at $39.99, while a Digital Deluxe Edition – which will include early unlocks for four contracts, four contractor outfits, four weapon camos, and the Operation Pass – will be available for $59.99. Meanwhile, pre-ordering either of the two editions will also net you the the Reaper X75 legendary weapon.

A gameplay trailer has also been released for the multiplayer shooter. You can check it out below.

The new trailer for Firewall Ultra shows off both PVP and PVE, giving us a look at how players will be able to go about completing various objectives in the game. Marm talks about making use of PlayStation VR2 features, like haptic feedback and the high specs of the PS5.

Firewall Ultra was originally unveiled back in September last year, alongside a host of other games for PlayStation VR2. The game will take place five years after the events of the original game, and characters and locations from its predecessor will be seeing changes in the upcoming game.

Firewall Ultra will also get post-launch support, including new maps, contractors, and weapons. The game is slated for release exclusively on PlayStation VR2.

Firewall Ultra is set to take place five years after the events of the original game. This also means that contractors and locations from the first game will have seen an evolution in the new game. The developers have also revealed that Firewall Ultra will be making use of dedicated servers for its multiplayer rather than using peer-to-peer connections.

The trailer also lists a number of features in Firewall Ultra, including support for adaptive triggers, finger touch detection, eye tracking, haptic feedback, foveated rendering, 110 degree field of view, fast loading times, and support for 4K HDR.

There will also be post-launch support for Firewall Ultra, including new maps, contractors, and weapons.

Firewall Ultra is slated to be coming exclusively to the PSVR2.

After launching last year for the Oculus Quest, First Contact Entertainment’s Solaris Offworld Combat is coming to PlayStation VR. The first person shooter is out today for the platform and sees teams of four players competing in the Virtual Holofields for a chance at glory. Check out the launch trailer below to see it in action.

Solaris Offworld Combat isn’t your usual team deathmatch multiplayer shooter. It sees two teams competing to capture and hold a control point. However, the point moves every 30 seconds, which means you’ll need to think fast to capture it again. The team with the most points wins.

Along with utilizing the DualShock 4 controller, the title supports the PlayStation Aim controller, providing the sensation of recoil. Solaris Offworld Combat is available digitally for PlayStation VR today but PlayStation Plus subscribers can avail of a 50 percent discount for the first two weeks. Stay tuned for more details on updates and future content in the meantime.