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Meta-owned Dev Team of ‘Onward’ is Being Dismantled Following Major Game Update
- Meta-owned Downpour Interactive's tactical mil-sim shooter, Onward, received a major 2.0 update in March with improved visuals and new content.
- Following the update, Downpour Interactive announced that Meta is shutting down the studio, halting development and moving employees to sister studio Camouflaj.
- Update 2.0 is the last content for Onward, and the game will no longer receive support for new content or non-critical bug fixes.
- Onward will not have a dedicated support team, with players advised to contact platform holders or use the Onward Discord and subreddit for bug-related issues.
- Developers from Downpour Interactive have been transferred to Meta's sister studio Camouflaj, known for games like Iron Man VR and Batman: Arkham Shadow.
- Onward gained popularity in 2016 with its early access release on PC VR headsets and was later ported to the original Oculus Quest in 2020.
- Meta's acquisition of Downpour Interactive aimed to enhance Onward's multiplayer VR experience with improved visuals, lighting, and AI behavior.
- Meta has acquired several VR studios including Beat Games, Sanzaru Games, Ready at Dawn, BigBox VR, Within, Twisted Pixel, and Camouflaj between 2019 and 2022.
- Despite these acquisitions, Meta conducted layoffs affecting over 10,000 employees in 2023, including a portion of the staff at Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive.
- Studio founder Dante Buckley left Downpour Interactive in 2023, a month before the layoffs.
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