ILM and Lucasfilm reveal new information about the virtual and mixed reality Meta Quest experience while Celebration Japan attendees get an exclusive first look. There’s a new kind of adventure in development for the galaxy far, far away. Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm have revealed more details about Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset for Meta Quest headsets. Fans attending Star Wars Celebration in Japan this weekend will be able to experience a special hands-on first look at the title. “Star Wars Celebration has always been a place where fandom meets passion and we wanted to bring something to the show this year that our team is over the moon about,” said Alyssa Finley, executive producer of Beyond Victory. “We’re calling this a Playset because it isn’t just a game; it’s an entirely new way to experience the Star Wars galaxy and the worlds we create at ILM. This new mixed reality [MR] experience blends the physical and digital worlds in a way that’s unlike anything we’ve done before and we’re so excited to share a special first look with our incredible Star Wars community.” Beyond Victory will take fans into a story rooted in the fastest sport in the galaxy: podracing. “We started by asking ourselves some questions,” explains director Jose Perez III. “What kind of toys would be amazing in mixed reality? What toys don’t or can’t exist in real life? Podracing zipped straight to the top.” “One word: Sebulba,” Finley adds. “Sometimes you just wanna go fast and win races. Sometimes you want to learn from (or about) the greatest racer ever to throw a wrench into an engine. In Beyond Victory, we see firsthand the gritty underbelly of the podracing world. We dig into what happens around the racing circuit, and we get to try our hand at MR podracing along the way. If that’s not ideal what is?” Set around the timeline of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Beyond Victory centers on up-and-coming racer Volo Bolus who joins forces with the unforgettable Sebulba, originally seen in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). Fans will be able to experience this new story in three distinct modes: Adventure: Using a combination of virtual and mixed reality, the story Arcade: Experience the thrill of podracing in mixed reality on a virtual holotable that brings players right into the heart of the action like never before. Playset: Transform the physical world around you and create your very own incredible Star Wars moments in mixed reality with a collection of unlockable virtual action figures and vehicles.  “I genuinely love our story in Adventure mode,” explains Perez III. “It feels like a proper little MR journey. That’s a big one for me, personally. But honestly, the coolest thing for me is that all these different modes will co-exist. We’re working on this super cool playset with all these different kinds of experimental MR features. It’s interesting to see how we can push these kinds of technologies and stories in MR. We are taking some big swings on Beyond Victory. It’s really different from what we have made before.” The ILM and Meta Quest experience at Star Wars Celebration features over a dozen playable Quest stations equipped with the first ever hands-on look at Beyond Victory. This first look experience offers a glimpse into the tale of Volo and leads into a thrilling top-down Arcade podrace that plays out on a virtual holotable. Additionally, demos for award-winning titles Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series and Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge are available for those in attendance at Celebration. “Being in VR can feel like being in a whole different world,” says Finley. “What we’ve added for Beyond Victory is the ability to bring the story worlds and the real world together a little more in MR – so you can be playing, you can be interacting with the story world or playing a race – and you can also see what’s happening around you, integrated together with your play.” “We’ve definitely leveled up as a team since Vader Immortal and Galaxy’s Edge,” Perez III adds. “We’re bringing forward a lot of the tech we cooked up back then into Beyond Victory, so the nuts and bolts and how you move around in VR will feel pretty familiar if you’ve played our other titles. But the thing about ILM is we’re always innovating. So, even with that foundation, we’re building a ton of new systems and approaching the design in some pretty different ways for this one.” Star Wars Celebration Wishlist Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset now, and watch the ILM.com Newsroom for the latest updates. Visit ILM.com/Immersive to learn more.