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Meta Layoffs Affect VR Teams at ‘Lone Echo’ & ‘Onward’ Studios

Meta is the midst of a second large round of layoffs, and this time a number of employees in its internal VR studios have been affected. Business Insider reported earlier this week that Meta was increasing its focus on gaming-related projects within its Reality Labs division. As other teams were expected to be dissolved in layoffs, […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

20. April 2023

Mil-Sim Shooter ‘Onward’ to Drop Quest 1 Support Later This Year

Image courtesy Downpour Interactive, Coatsink

Meta-owned developer Downpour Interactive announced it’s pulling Quest 1 support for Onward, the hit team-based mil-sim shooter. First launched on PC VR headsets in Early Access back in 2016, Onward managed to garner a hardcore following over the years thanks to its realistic squad-based gameplay and unrelentingly faithful reproduction of real-world weaponry. In mid-2020, Downpour decidedly slimmed […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

1. Februar 2023

Facebook Acquires ‘Onward’ Developer Downpour Interactive in Fourth VR Studio Acquisition

Facebook today announced its fourth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the popular VR shooter Onward which has been continuously developed since its Early Access launch on PC back in 2016. More recently the game launched on Oculus Quest where it has become one of the headset’s most popular titles. Facebook […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

1. Mai 2021