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Facebook buys game studio BigBox VR

Facebook has bought several virtual reality game studios over the past couple of years, and they added one more to their portfolio Friday with the acquisition of Seattle-based BigBox VR. The studio’s major title, “Population: One,” was one of the big post-launch releases for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset and is a pretty direct Fortnite clone, copying a number of key gameplay techniques while adapting them for the movements unique to virtual reality and bringing in their own lore and art style. As has been the case for most of

Resident Evil 4 Coming to VR on Oculus Quest 2

[embedded content] The surprise reveal at the end of this week’s Resident Evil showcase was a VR update. Specifically, we’re getting a VR port of Resident Evil 4. The game will be released on the Oculus Quest 2, and we’ll get more details about it next week at a special Oculus showcase. The game looks very similar to the RE4 we remember, down to the guns, enemies, and environments. You can see Leon’s hands during the combat sections, as well as when he types on a typewriter (and I think

Oculus announces Resident Evil 4 is coming to VR exclusively for the Oculus Quest 2

In Virtual Reality News April 16, 2021 – In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil survival horror franchise, Oculus has announced that video game developer and publisher Capcom is partnering with Oculus Studios and Armature Studio to bring Resident Evil 4 to virtual reality (VR), exclusively for the Oculus Quest 2. “We’re thrilled for you to experience the world of Resident Evil 4 in a new medium—one where the immersion of a first-person perspective, Touch controllers, and no shortage of technical ingenuity will bring new depth to

Developer Behind PS4-Exclusive The Order: 1886 Sells To Facebook, Will Focus On VR Games

It's a big day for Facebook as it relates to video games. In addition to Microsoft partnering with Facebook for livestreaming games after closing Mixer, the social network has now acquired a major developer.Facebook announced that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the studio known for its work on the God of War franchise. The studio developed God of War: Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta for PSP, in addition to the God of War: Origins Collection for PS3. On top of the God of War franchise, Ready at