Formerly known as Facebook, Inc., tech company Meta has just confirmed that three of its first-party VR studios are being shutdown following layoffs. These closures include Sanzaru Games, the developer of Asgard's Wrath and its sequel, two of the highest-rated Meta Quest exclusives.
Founded in 2006 by former Activision employees, Sanzaru Games made its debut in 2008 with Ninja Reflex, a party game for the Nintendo Wii and DS that received mixed reviews from critics. A year later, Sanzaru Games developed a PS2 port of Secret Agent Clank, a PSP Ratchet & Clank spinoff. Sanzaru continued to work closely with Sony throughout the early 2010s, delivering both The Sly Collection and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, along with the PS Vita port of the God of War Collection.
In 2019, Sanzaru Games and Oculus Studios released Asgard's Wrath, an exclusive action-RPG that earned acclaim from critics. Following the launch of Asgard's Wrath, Sanzaru Games was acquired by Facebook/Meta and joined Oculus Studios in February 2020. Under this new banner, Sanzaru released Asgard's Wrath 2 in 2023, a Meta Quest 3 exclusive that's currently sitting at a 91 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic, making it the highest-rated VR...
