Facebook is buying the developer behind VR shooter ‘Onward’ – TechCrunch

After a gentle stream of studio acquisitions in late 2019 and early 2020, Fb has been a bit of quieter in latest months when its got here to bulking up its VR content material arm.

As we speak, the social media big breaks that stream, saying their acquisition of Downpour Interactive, the developer of the favored VR first-person shooter Onward. The title, which is out there on the corporate’s Rift and Quest platforms, in addition to via Valve’s Steam retailer, has been amongst digital actuality’s high sellers in recent times.

Fb says that the title will proceed to be obtainable on non-Fb VR {hardware} going ahead.

It’s an fascinating deal, notably after the corporate’s latest try to create an bold first-person shooter of its personal, partnering with Apex Legends developer Respawn Leisure and dumping thousands and thousands right into a Medal of Honor VR title that was tepidly acquired amongst reviewers after its launch this previous December.

Fb didn’t share phrases of the Downpour deal, although they famous that all the workforce might be becoming a member of Oculus Studios. In a weblog put up detailing the deal, Mike Verdu, Fb’s VP of AR/VR Content material, known as Onward a “multiplayer masterpiece.”