Deadmau5 is creating Oberhasli, a virtual world in Core.

Deadmau5 will launch Oberhasli virtual world and music experience on Core

Electronic music artist Deadmau5 has teamed up with Manticore Games, the maker of the user-generated game platform Core, to build a virtual music experience and social space called Oberhasli.

It will be a virtual world where fans can hang out, attend concerts, and engage with Deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”). Manticore and Deadmau5 announced Oberhasli during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.