Ready at Dawn
Oculus Studios (2020–present) | |
Website | readyatdawn.com |
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Ready At Dawn Studios LLC (RAD) is an American
History
Ready At Dawn was founded in 2003 in
In October 2009, Ready At Dawn began working on a new game engine. The Ready At Dawn Engine is said to be a wholly console-centric platform, integrated with a suite of third-party tools that require no additional license. These tools include 3D content editing, audio, user interface, and asset management systems.
In June 2015, Ru Weerasuriya, the founder of the company, announced that his position as CEO will be replaced by Paul Sams and will step down to become the company's president and chief creative officer.[9]
In April 2017, Ready At Dawn was in attendance at the large Chinese game publisher, Tencent’s UP Conference, this was to announce a partnership to bring Ready At Dawn games into China. This partnership was headlined by bringing the game Deformers to China, although it was short lived due to the Deformers servers being shut down August 2018.
In July 2017, Ready At Dawn released
In June 2020,
In January 2023, Ready At Dawn announced they would be shutting down Echo VR (Echo Arena & Echo Combat) on August 1, 2023, to focus on future projects.[15]
In April 2023, the studio was hit by layoffs, which resulted in roughly a third of the employees being laid off.[16]
Games developed
Game title | North American release date | Platform | Metacritic score |
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Daxter | March 14, 2006 | PlayStation Portable | 85/100[17] |
God of War: Chains of Olympus | March 4, 2008 | 91/100[18] | |
Ōkami | April 15, 2008 | Wii | 90/100[19] |
God of War: Ghost of Sparta | November 2, 2010 | PlayStation Portable | 86/100[20] |
God of War: Origins Collection |
September 13, 2011 | PlayStation 3 | 84/100[21] |
The Order: 1886 | February 20, 2015 | PlayStation 4 | 63/100[22] |
Deformers[23] | April 21, 2017 | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One | 60/100[24] |
Lone Echo | July 20, 2017 | Oculus Rift | 89/100[25] |
Echo Arena | July 20, 2017 | Oculus Rift, Meta Quest | 87/100[26] |
Echo Combat | November 15, 2018 | Oculus Rift | 80/100[27] |
Lone Echo II[28] | October 12, 2021 | Oculus Rift | 78/100[29] |
References
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- ^ Martin, Matt (June 10, 2008). "Ready at Dawn officially finished with PSP development". gamesindustry.biz. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Crossley, Rob (October 12, 2008). "Ready at Dawn declares war with new engine". Develop. Intent Media. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ Spencer (February 28, 2012). "Ready at Dawn Ramping Up For New Third Person Action/Adventure Game". Siliconera. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (June 8, 2015). "The Order: 1886 Developer Ready at Dawn Expanding In New Directions". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Lone Echo multiplayer is Ender's Game meets ultimate frisbee in VR (update)". Polygon. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Compete in the World's First VR Esports League: VR Challenger Brackets Now Open!". Oculus Blog. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "VR shooter Echo Combat has the best movement of any FPS I've played". PC Gamer. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ready at Dawn Expands Operations into the Pacific Northwest". November 8, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Gach, Ethan (June 22, 2020). "Facebook Buys Creators Of The Order: 1886". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Echo VR Shuts Down On August 1, Ready At Dawn Announces". January 31, 2023. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ready at Dawn reportedly heavily impacted by latest Meta layoffs". Eurogamer.net. April 20, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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- ^ "The Order: 1886 for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic". Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Prepare for an Epic Battle!". Ready at Dawn. June 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "De-Formers for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic". Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Lone Echo for PC Reviews - Metacritic". Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Echo Arena for PC Reviews - Metacritic". Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Echo Combat". Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- Oculus VR. Archivedfrom the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Lone Echo II". Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
Wawro, A. (n.d.). Ready at Dawn joins list of devs working with Tencent to launch games into China. Retrieved from http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/296511/Ready_At_Dawn_joins_list_of_devs_working_with_Tencent_to_launch_games_into_China.php
Kidwell, E. (n.d.). Ready at Dawn shuts down Deformers servers. Retrieved from https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/324451/Ready_at_Dawn_shuts_down_Deformers_servers.php