Over the past year, British virtual reality (VR) specialist nDreams has made significant strides within the industry, from releasing major titles like Fracked for PlayStation VR to Studio Orbital, which is developing live service videogames for VR. Today, a new arm has been added; nDreams Studio Elevation.
For the announcement today nDreams says that Studio Elevation: “will focus on creating AAA and Core VR gaming experiences” so gmw3 would assume something along the lines of Phantom: Covert Ops or Fracked. No projects have been revealed at this time, simply that Glenn Brace who came up with the Phantom concept would be leading the studio.
“nDreams’ continued expansion is a combination of competency growth, investment in emerging developers, and the VR ecosystem,” said Glenn Brace, Head of nDreams Studio Elevation in a statement. “Feeding the VR industry with funding, game development knowledge and technology, as well as exploring new and existing genres of player experiences will help our entire industry drive player adoption and platform growth. nDreams Studio Elevation aims to be at the forefront of this new wave of VR innovation by creating deep, immersive and engaging experiences that take VR gaming to the next level.”
Brace’s career has seen him serve as Head of Art at nDreams and prior to that as an Art Director at Climax Studios, where he helped develop titles including the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy.
Just like a significant number of videogame studios at the moment Studio Elevation will operate a hybrid working model with plans to open a UK-located HQ eventually. Currently, the studio is recruiting for several key positions.
In addition to Studio Elevation and Studio Orbital, nDreams also has its new publishing arm to aid indie developers when it comes to finishing and marketing their projects. The first title revealed under this new initiative is Little Cities by Purple Yonder which is coming to Meta Quest in spring 2022. For continued updates from nDreams, keep reading gmw3.com.