Meta is inexplicably shutting down one of the best Oculus games
by Sean Hollister from The Verge - All Posts on (#68D5P)
We've called it a cross between the Battle School from Ender's Game and ultimate frisbee. We've called it Final Fantasy X blitzball meets VR. It made two of our Best VR Games lists - three, if you count the one I did for CNET before returning to The Verge. It convincingly sticks you into a robot body inhabiting a zero-G arena, where you have to use your wrist jets, obstacles, teammates, and even foes to catapult yourself to victory. It even became its own esport.
But now, Echo VR (nee Echo Arena) is getting killed off by Meta (nee Facebook). Facebook purchased its developer Ready At Dawn in 2020, after making Echo VR one of the flagship games for the Meta Quest (nee Oculus Quest) and Rift S launch. Meta will not be offering any refunds...