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Press release:
Lyon (France), June 9, 2022.
The unprecedented collaboration between the legendary music festival Hellfest and video game “Ragnarock” is now available. This Ragnarock DLC announces many new features and dedicated content, including the arrival of new famous bands in the playable tracklist!

Presented during the Upload VR Showcase Summer 2022, WanadevStudio is delighted to announce the release of Ragnarock’s new DLC, Hellfest RAID. This DLC includes 11 new tracks from Bands attending Hellfest 2022, a new playable environment dedicated to the world of the festival, new longships, and many other surprises.

The Offspring, Dragonforce, Nightwish, Gojira… A line-up of epic new music

For this unique partnership, Ragnarock completes its tracklist with 11 new collaborations from several headliners and evergreen rhythm games music

● The Offspring – “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid”
● Nightwish – “Tribal”
● DragonForce – “Heart Demolition”
● Gojira – “Born For One Thing”
● Helloween – “Skyfall”
● Blind Guardian – “Battlefield”
● Avatar – “Going Hunting”
● The Rumjacks – “One For The Road”
● Therion – “Great Marquis of Hell”
● Disconnected – “Life Will Always Find Its Way”
● Fejd – “Härjaren”

Many novelties

A new room is now accessible: the locker room!

Players will be able to choose their longship and their hammers from those already unlocked. For this DLC, a specially inspired festival longship is available and a pair of Hellfest-themed hammers are now unlockable!

A playable environment reflecting the Hellfest colors is also accessible. This map includes all the mythical places of the festival transposed into the Ragnarock universe.

This partnership between two major players in metal music represents a collaboration never seen before. Ben Barbaud, director and co-creator of Hellfest, says “If I had been told that 17 years after the creation of the festival Hellfest, this one would become the hero of a virtual reality video game, I wouldn’t have believed it! We are proud of this partnership with WanadevStudio which highlights the cultural richness of our festival through an Art in full development. Live music and related video games to offer players a unique concept and live a piece of the “Hellfest experience” thanks to VR technology. Good Game and Have Fun in Hell !”

Ragnarock is available on Steam, Meta, and Viveport.

About WanadevStudio
WanadevStudio is an independent French VR studio based in Lyon and made up of gaming enthusiasts involved in the development of immersive and fun VR games. Wanadev’s entire structure was created more than ten years ago as a web agency, focused on solving digital and technical challenges. Our passion for new technologies has made us VR pioneers and thanks to this passion combined with our love of video games, we have continued our activities by developing multiple games dedicated to VR arcades, mainly in France and Europe, and more recently virtual reality games for the mainstream VR market.

About Hellfest
Hellfest is a French music festival specializing in extreme music. Its strong attendance makes it one of the most important French music festivals. https://www.hellfest.fr/en/