Facebook has acquired another VR studio.

Facebook acquired BigBox VR

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Facebook has acquired BigBox VR, the developer of the game Population: One. The project will join Oculus Studios and become the company’s fourth VR studio since 2019. The game is available on Steam and the Oculus store, where it earned $10 million over nine months. Details regarding changes in the studio’s operations are not specified.

Facebook Acquires Another VR Studio

Facebook has acquired BigBox VR, the developer behind the popular VR game Population: One. The company will join Oculus Studios, a subsidiary of Facebook. This marks the fourth VR game developer acquired by Facebook since 2019.

Population: One is often referred to as the VR equivalent of Fortnite, and it is available on Steam and the Oculus Store. Over its first nine months, the game generated $10 million in revenue on the Oculus platform. It remains unclear what changes will affect the game or the operations of BigBox VR itself.

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