News
CHESS ULTRA Out Today
June 21st, in the year of our Lord 2017:
Ripstone Games are celebrating the launch of Chess Ultra today,
the most breath-taking chess game ever made. Chess Ultra is
available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Steam, HTC Vive
& Oculus, and coming to Xbox One on 23rd June with pre-orders
available now. The team have also announced the game will be
coming to Xbox One X.
Ripstone have been publishing games for over five years, but
Chess Ultra is the first game to be crafted by their own
in-house development team. Chess Ultra features stunning 4K
visuals, seamless online multiplayer and Grandmaster-approved AI
that offers the ultimate chess experience.
Chess Ultra includes the Grim Reaper, who players can meet face
to face in VR, offering an experience that simply isn’t possible
in real life. Virtual Reality players can challenge Death in the
pits of Gomorrah, their mortal soul in the balance. Play well
and he’ll get angry, his eyes burn with rage and the lava will
flow ferociously; But lose, and he’ll reach over and take their
soul.
Key features of the game include…
• Stunning environments and beautiful chess sets displayed in
striking 4K (platform-dependable)
• 10 Grandmaster approved AI levels
• Comprehensive time controls, including Classical, Blitz and
Marathon, all available online
• Intuitive local and online multiplayer with ELO ranking system
• Cross-platform online play between console and PC
• Spectate and compete in Official Ripstone tournaments
• Over 80 chess puzzles
• Re-write the past by winning the biggest historic matches
• Exportable PGN for every game, locally and online (PC version
only)
• Full Twitch integration invites fans to play against their
community (PC version only)
• In-depth tutorials
Twitch integration is just one of the brand new additions in
Chess Ultra, allowing Steam players to stream the game live on
Twitch and play against their streaming community, who will be
able to enter chess moves into the chat.
No word on a physical copy version of this game at this time.
Families are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download
this game. For more information click
here.