It took four years to find the FPS fun with Spectre Divide | interview

Nate Mitchell had a good run with a venture-funded game company before now. He was a cofounder of Oculus, which Mark Zuckerberg bought for a few billion dollars and then launched his Meta Quest virtual reality headsets.

After leaving, Mitchell got the urge to try it again at a time when there were more game-focused venture capital companies. He cofounded Mountaintop in 2020, raised $30 million and went to work with fellow creators like Lee Horn, one of the designers of Apex Legends. They were both 20-year fans of Counter-Strike and toyed with the idea of making a similar tactical shooter.