Which company acquired the VR game studio Ready at Dawn in 2020?
Answer
Facebook acquired the VR game studio Ready at Dawn in 2020.
Ready at Dawn was founded in 2003 and first became known for handheld and console games, including titles in the God of War and The Order: 1886 series. The studio later moved strongly into virtual reality and developed Lone Echo and Echo Arena, games built around zero-gravity movement and social competition.
Facebook announced the acquisition in 2020, bringing Ready at Dawn into the organization’s growing Oculus content group. At the time, Facebook was the corporate owner of Oculus, while Oculus remained the consumer-facing VR brand.
The corporate name is important because Meta Platforms adopted the name Meta in 2021. Therefore, sources discussing the acquisition identify Facebook, not Meta, as the acquiring company. Meta later shut down Ready at Dawn in 2023.