Meta\u2019s recent rash of studio closures means that the planned sequel to Batman: Arkham Shadow has also officially been cancelled.<\/p>\n
Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024)\u00a0was developed by Camouflaj, released exclusively on Quest 3 in late 2024, coming just one week after the launch of Meta\u2019s $300 Quest 3S.<\/p>\n
Although\u00a0it was confirmed the sequel was already underway, with Mark Rolston tapped to reprise his role as Commissioner Gordon, the next Batman: Arkham Shadow VR game is now cancelled.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not due to poor reception of the game\u2014we scored it a solid [8.5\/10] in our review<\/a>\u2014or recent headcount reductions at Camouflaj, which Meta acquired in 2022. It\u2019s due to Meta\u2019s recent closure of Sanzaru Games, developer of\u00a0Asgard\u2019s Wrath.<\/p>\n As confirmed by\u00a0UploadVR<\/a>,\u00a0Sanzaru was apparently tasked with production of the\u00a0Batman: Arkham Shadow\u00a0sequel. With the broader shakeup at Reality Labs, which saw a reported 10 percent staff layoff, Meta has closed Sanzaru Games along with Armature Studio (Resident Evil 4 VR port) and Twisted Pixel (Deadpool VR).<\/p>\n Additionally, budget cuts reportedly also saw the cancellation of a Harry Potter VR game for Quest<\/a>, which was supposedly being developed by Skydance Games.<\/p>\n This comes amid a broader shift at Meta\u2019s Reality Labs division, as the company appears to be making a clean break from VR game development and its wider metaverse ambitions as it doubles down on AI and smart glasses production.<\/p>\n