Facebook is on an acquisition spree today as if it were Tencent. Not only does Mark Zuckerberg’s company now have ties to Mixer, it now has possession over Ready at Dawn Studios. This information was announced on the official Oculos blog.
It’s understandable if you aren’t familiar with Ready at Dawn Studios’ portfolio of games. However, the company is best known for games like God of War: Chains of Olympus, Ōkami, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, God of War: Origins Collection, and The Order: 1886. The full list of games by the company sits below:
| Title | Release Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Daxter | 2006 | PSP |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | 2008 | |
| Ōkami | 2008 | PS2, Wii |
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | 2010 | PSP |
| God of War: Origins Collection | 2011 | PS3 |
| The Order: 1886 | 2015 | PS4 |
| Deformers | 2017 | PC, PS4, Xbox One |
| Lone Echo | 2017 | Oculus Rift |
| Echo Arena | 2017 | Oculus Rift |
| Echo Combat | 2018 | Oculus Rift |
Moreover, Ready at Dawn Studios is said to continue creating “memorable, immersive, and innovative VR content for gamers around the world.” It’s also worth noting that Facebook will allow its new possession to be an “independently-operated studio.” Additionally, oculus.com highlights why Facebook acquired the company:
“Ready At Dawn is a veteran game developer, having shipped games to multiple platforms in the past, and a VR pioneer. They’ve created four games for the Oculus platform since 2017, including Lone Echo, Echo Arena, Echo Combat, and Lone Echo II (currently in development), all of which feature Ready At Dawn’s signature zero-g continuous locomotion system and full-body IK (inverse kinematics). With Facebook’s latest advancements in VR technology, Ready At Dawn can readily explore a future of rich and immersive original VR content.
[…] We’re exploring many ways to accelerate VR, and we have awesome and innovative plans for the next few years of gaming. We are thrilled to have Ready At Dawn join our team.”
As mentioned in the above blockquote, Ready at Dawn Studios is working on Lone Echo 2. It’s unclear when the second installment to the first game will make its debut, but what is for certain is that Facebook now owns the studio.
You can learn more about this acquisition by heading on over to oculus.com.