Now, UploadVR can confirm that these layoffs are being conducted today, and we’ve seen a document indicating the entirety of three of Meta’s acquired VR games studios are affected: Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature.<\/p>\n
Twisted Pixel Games<\/p>\n
Twisted Pixel Games was founded in 2006 and mostly made Xbox games published by Microsoft for the first decade of its existence. In fact, Microsoft owned the studio from 2011 until 2015, when it became an independent company again.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s Heart Review: The Oculus Rift\u2019s Stylish New Thriller Delivers<\/p>\n WARNING: This is a review for Wilson\u2019s Heart. We\u2019ve done our best to keep things spoiler-free but some very light story elements and a few gameplay surprises will be revealed. Do you know that feeling you get when you\u2019re standing at the end of a long, dark<\/p>\n On contract from Facebook, between 2017 and 2019 Twisted Pixel released four VR games:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marvel\u2019s Deadpool VR Review: Merc With A Meta Quest<\/p>\n Marvel\u2019s Deadpool VR captures the antihero\u2019s essence well, but doesn\u2019t fully deliver on the potential of its combat.<\/p>\n In 2022, Twisted Pixel Games was acquired by Meta. And just two months ago, it released what it had been working on since then: Deadpool VR<\/a>, the latest Quest-exclusive VR game.<\/p>\n That Meta is shutting down the studio already strongly suggests the $50 exclusive did not sell as well as the company had hoped, or that it didn’t spur enough new Quest headset sales, the real purpose of Meta’s high-budget content.<\/p>\n Sanzaru Games<\/p>\n Sanzaru Games was also founded in 2006, and made a combination of its own games and contract titles for companies such as Sony, porting the original God of War series to PS Vita.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Asgard\u2019s Wrath Review: VR\u2019s Best And Most Ambitious Game Yet<\/p>\n The massive action-adventure RPG from Sanzaru Games, Asgard\u2019s Wrath, is finally releasing on October 10th and we\u2019ve spent the better part of the last few days immersing ourselves in the annals of Norse mythology to bring you our full, comprehensive review. Let me be extremely and immediately clear:<\/p>\n Sanzaru Games was also contracted by Facebook to build VR games for the Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers, between 2016 and 2019:<\/p>\n In 2020, Sanzaru Games was acquired by Facebook, and in 2023 released Asgard’s Wrath 2<\/a>, taking the core essence of Asgard’s Wrath to Quest 2 and Quest 3 standalone, with a semi-open world and a campaign more than 60 hours long.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Asgard\u2019s Wrath 2 Gets Last Content Update As Sanzaru Games Looks To The \u201cNext Big Thing\u201d<\/p>\n Asgard\u2019s Wrath 2 has received its last content update, and developer Sanzaru Games are working on the \u201cnext big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Exactly one year ago, Sanzaru released the last major content update for Asgard’s Wrath 2, stating that it was now working on the \u201cnext big thing\u201d with no detail released on what that would be before the studio closed.<\/p>\n Armature Studio<\/p>\n Founded in 2008, Armature Studio was mainly a porting studio, bringing PC titles to consoles and console titles to PS Vita.<\/p>\n Like Twisted Pixel and Sanzaru, Armature too was contracted by Facebook to build early consumer VR games:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Resident Evil 4 VR Review: An Incredible Way To Revisit A Classic<\/p>\n There are clear issues with the port and you should play the original first, but Resident Evil 4 is still a powerful experience in VR. Read on for our Resident Evil 4 VR review. Like you, I\u2019m sure, I was worried. Very worried, in fact. Fans are rightfully protective<\/p>\n Armature was acquired by Meta in 2022, and many VR gamers had been eagerly anticipating what it had been working on since. Whatever it was, Armature too is now shut down.<\/p>\n Camouflaj & Others Continue<\/p>\n These are not the first acquired VR game studios Meta has eliminated.<\/p>\n In 2024, the company shut down<\/a> Lone Echo and Echo Arena creator Ready At Dawn. And last year it merged<\/a> Onward developer Downpour Interactive into Camouflaj, the developer of Batman: Arkham Shadow, after ceasing development of the VR shooter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meta Shutters Echo Arena & Lone Echo Creator Ready At Dawn<\/p>\n Meta shut down the development studio behind some of VR\u2019s best games.<\/p>\n According to the documents UploadVR saw, four studios still remain active at Meta:<\/p>\n Beat Saber and Population: One are live service games, and there’s no indication of a sequel arriving for either. For Camouflaj, four months ago the voice actor for Commissioner Gordon confirmed<\/a> that a Batman: Arkham Shadow sequel was about to enter development. It’s unclear whether this is still happening, though UploadVR can confirm that Camouflaj is not on the shutdown list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Batman: Arkham Shadow Sequel Entering Development, Voice Actor Confirms<\/p>\n A Batman: Arkham Shadow sequel is about to enter development, the voice actor for Commissioner Gordon confirmed.<\/p>\n The closure of three studios is part of a wider strategy shift at Meta seeing funding from VR reallocated toward smart glasses, a reaction to the sales momentum the company saw last year for each type of device.<\/p>\n Through at least the first three quarters of the year, Quest headset sales were down<\/a> compared to 2024. Meanwhile, sales of Ray-Ban Meta glasses skyrocketed<\/a>, with several variants selling as fast as they can be manufactured.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wilson-2.png\")
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