Industry News September 24, 2021 John Carmack: “Minecraft and Fortnite are closer to the metaverse than anything Facebook has built” id Software co-founder and Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack has shared his thoughts on the metaverse. He thinks that Facebook is far from realizing the idea behind it, citing Fortnite and Minecraft as better examples.
Industry News July 15, 2021 Netflix hires EA, Zynga and Oculus vet as it plans to roll out games within next year Mike Verdu, a former EA, Zynga and Facebook exec, is joining Netflix as vice president of game development.
Industry News April 26, 2021 Respawn becomes first Oscar-winning dev for in-game documentary Colette Short documentary Colette, featured in the Oculus VR game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, won ‘Best Documentary (Short Subject)’ at the Oscars.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Facebook discontinues Oculus Go Facebook is pulling the plug on Oculus Go, a VR headset launched in 2018.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Facebook adds Ready at Dawn to Oculus Studios Facebook announced the acquisition of Ready at Dawn Studios.