Ready at Dawn Studios was a developer composed of former Naughty Dog and Blizzard team members who branded together in 2003. While best known for The Order: 1886, the PSP God of War installments, and the Wii port of Okami, the team received critical acclaim with their VR title Lost Echo. On the strength of that title, which was released exclusively for then-Facebook platforms, the team was acquired by Mark Zuckerberg’s corporation in 2020.
The team has been subject to Meta’s uncertain direction as Echo VR was suddenly shuttered last year, as Meta announced that the Quest 3 was “exceeding their expectations” in a July 2024 earnings call, and the report that Meta was slashing its Reality Labs division’s budget by 20% by 2025.
As usual with recent industry layoffs, former employees will be allowed to apply within Meta, but will not be provided with transfers to existing departments or similar internal assistance. Laid off employees will receive severance pay.
Meta put out a statement that the studio closure does not violate California’s WARN Act. As Android Central writer Nicholas Sutrich described it, “The WARN Act requires companies to give employees notice ahead of time if more than 50 employees are laid off in a 30-day period.”
Source: Android Central
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