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Geeky Gadgets 1:34 pm Facebook has this week announced its fourth virtual reality development studio acquisition, confirming the acquisition of Downpour Interactive, the creative team behind the virtual reality shooter Onward. Since launching on the Facebook Oculus Quest platform, Onward has become one of the platforms most popular virtual reality titles. Dante Buckley, Founder and CEO of Downpour Interactive, has stood out over the last several years as a source of inspiration within the VR industry thanks to the stellar success of Onward, a multi-platform multiplayer MilSim, the Oculus blog...
Oculus has a new first-party developer under its wing, as the company has just acquired Downpour Interactive – the studio responsible for popular VR shooter, Onward. The new acquisition was announced in a blog post, featuring statements from Downpour Interactive. When asked why the studio decided to sell, the company stated: “We’ve seen great success with Onward on the Oculus platform for several years—first on Rift and more recently on Quest. Becoming part of the Oculus Studios family will give Downpour Interactive the opportunity to cultivate both the Onward community with the full ...
Share It’s quite commonplace for companies like Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to acquire smaller studios that’ve got popular IPs and teams to support them. Over the last 18 months, Facebook has been doing the same in the virtual reality (VR) space, the latest being Downpour Interactive, the indie team behind popular military shooter Onward. Facebook’s Mike Verdu, VP of VR/AR Content made the announcement this weekend, explaining: “Downpour Interactive leads the VR industry as a best-in-class example of a developer working in tandem with its loyal community to cre...
Oscar calls for Electronic Arts Stuart Derdeyn © Provided by Vancouver Sun Colette Marin-Catherine, 90 year-old French resistance fighter and subject of the OSCAR-winning short documentary film Colette. Vancouver-based video game powerhouse Electronic Arts has become the first video games studio to win an Oscar. Colette, a film directed by Anthony Giacchino and co-produced by Respawn Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts and Oculus Studios, won the Best Documentary Short Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film, which is included in the Gallery section of the late...