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An Updated Version of 'Vesper' is Coming to Nintendo Switch

— May 3, 2022 — Tech
Adventure platformer Vesper: Zero Light is coming to Nintendo Switch, launching on May 12, 2022. The enhanced version of Vesper will feature new content, additional graphics, a rebalanced experience, and improved performances. The enhanced version will also come as a free upgrade to users who already own the original title.

First released on PC, the game’s key features include escape mechanics, forcing players to run and hide from relentless machines. Using the ‘Drivegun’ allows players to absorb light and create dark spots to hide in, open portals, and activate traps. Players can also control their opponents with light. Cordens Interactive shares an overview of the plot of Vesper: Zero Light Edition: “Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.”

Image Credit: Cordens Interactive
Trend Themes
1. Adventure Platformers - Developing adventure platformer games with unique escape mechanics and immersive storylines presents disruptive innovation opportunities to the gaming industry.
2. Enhanced Game Versions - Creating enhanced versions of previously released games with additional features, graphics, and performance improvements provides disruptive innovation opportunities to game developers and publishers.
3. Free Upgrades - Offering free upgrades to users who already own a game fosters brand loyalty and presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for game developers and publishers to have a competitive advantage in the market.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming Industry - The gaming industry can create unique adventure platformers with new and innovative game mechanics to captivate players and increase profitability.
2. Software Development Industry - The software development industry can create enhanced versions of software products with additional features, graphics, and performance improvements to provide value to existing customers and attract new ones.
3. Entertainment Industry - The entertainment industry can leverage the popularity of adventure platformer games to create new IPs and expand their portfolio of products in the gaming industry.
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