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Representative Image | Flickr Facebook has acquired popular virtual reality game developer Downpour Interactive which is behind the hit multi-player military simulator Onwards. 'Onward' is Dante and Downpour Interactive's first game, a multiplayer masterpiece full of challenges, tactics, and teamwork. As part of the Facebook's Oculus Studios team, Downpour Interactive will expand upon its ethos of creating stand-out games. "We've seen great success with Onward on the Oculus platform for several years — first on Rift and more recently on Quest," Mike Verdu, Facebook's VP of AR/VR content, sa...

Another one of the biggest gaming VR games is now under Facebooks control. Oculus Studios bought Onward maker Downpour Interactive.

'); } Facebook and its VR-focused subsidiary Oculus have announced the social media giant's acquisition of Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the 2016 early access VR game Onward. Details of the acquisition aren't offered in the announcement blog, but Oculus notes that the studio's success with Onward, its inaugural game, drew it to Downpour Interactive and says that the acquisition will give the studio the resources needed to cultivate its existing community and, later on, look toward future projects. "With us joining Oculus Studios at Facebook, we can now realize Onward's full visio...

Facebook acquires developer behind VR shooter 'Onward' ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 18:21 IST Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): The American social media giant- Facebook has acquired the developer of the popular VR first-person shooter 'Onward', the company announced on Saturday. Tech Crunch broke the news that Facebook has nabbed Downpour Interactive, the developer of the popular VR first-person shooter 'Onward'. In an official blog post detailing the massive deal, Mike Verdu, Facebook's VP of AR/VR Content, called 'Onward' a "multiplayer masterpiece". Howeve...

Facebook continues to bolster its first-party VR development repertoire with another top-tier VR developer. As with other VR developer acquisitions, Oculus has pledged to continue to support the game on all available platforms. The news follows a record-setting earnings quarter for Facebook's AR and VR division. Facebook is officially announcing its acquisition of Downpour Interactive, the developer behind the massively popular multiplayer military simulator Onward. While Facebook isn't disclosing the terms of the deal, they did specify that Downpour Interactive will remain an independently o...