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Press release:
Phoenix, AZ – December 5, 2024.
E-Line Media has just announced that it’s going virtual with the follow up to its award-winning 2020 Beyond Blue. Co-developed with Chaos Theory Games, and launching January 2025 for Meta Quest headsets.

Beyond Blue: After the Storm will put you back in the diving suit of deep-water explorer and scientist, Mirai (voiced by Erika Ishii), as she discovers a beautiful ocean world based in reality and set in humanity’s not too distant future.

After a severe tropical storm damages an underwater research station, Mirai and her crew are asked to help repair the damage and lend aid to the creatures in the surrounding biosphere. What they uncover there is more dangerous than they could have realized and will take all their skills, and help from an unexpected ally, to make right.

In an entirely new experience developed for VR, alongside consultation from science’s leading ocean experts like marine biologist Dr. Erika Woolsey (Chief Scientist & Co-Founder of The Hydrous), Beyond Blue: After the Storm will have you swimming through unique biomes, and interacting with real-world creatures that few have ever seen in person.

Steve Zimmermann, Vice President – Marketing, E-Line Media, says:

“Even before we had released the original Beyond Blue, people were asking us if we were going to bring it to VR… so now we have! However, Beyond Blue: After the Storm is not a port of the original flat-screened game, but a whole new story and unique experience created specifically for VR, featuring Mirai and her ocean world.”

Gameplay Features:
• Explore our world’s beautiful ocean in a game based in reality and set in humanity’s not too far future.
• Play as Mirai, voiced by Erika Ishii, in this entirely new story developed for VR.
• Swap between diverse characters, each with their own personality and abilities, to accomplish goals and uncover what is happening beneath the waves.
• Unlock Ocean Insights, mini-documentaries that explore the real-world science that inspired the game.
• Swim through unique biomes, interacting with creatures that few have ever seen in person.

Beyond Blue: After the Storm launches for Meta Quest headsets January 2025, and is available to pre-order now through the Meta Store at a specially discounted price of $9.99 USA / $13.99 CAN / £7.99 GBP / €8.99 EUR.

Website: http://www.beyondbluegame.com/
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About E-Line Media
E-Line Media is a video game developer and publisher that is passionate about harnessing the power of games to explore meaningful themes and authentic voices. Their games have won a BAFTA, Peabody Award – and have been featured in the Smithsonian, MoMA, the Field Museum, and others. They include titles such as Never Alone and Beyond Blue. Learn more at www.elinemedia.com

About Chaos Theory Games
In 2012, Chaos Theory was born from the creative minds of three childhood friends who believe that games can catalyse social and cultural change. With over 150 games developed across PC, mobile, console, and XR, Chaos Theory’s portfolio has been downloaded over 70 million times by players all over the globe.