Rest in peace Oliver Tree Nickell June 29th, 1993 - June 14th, 2026
Your legacy will live on forever ❤️ Thank you to everyone who has reached out, shown love, support and has done incredible tributes for Oliver. The constant love, support and positivity is helping the family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times.
Oliver is now back in California where he can finally rest. His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named “Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses” coming soon. This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will. We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.
Love you all so much, Oliver would be so proud of every one of his supporters, friends and family.
Peace be with Oliver … ❤️
Kyle Busch tells his son Brexton all about how he saved his car after going completely sideways & went on to WIN the 2012 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Thank you, everyone, for the well wishes, support, & love for my brother and our family. I reflect back on the days Kyle and I raced anything we could get our hands on.
I will forever be grateful for the memories we made, the lessons you taught me, and the brotherhood we shared.
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death shall be no more,
neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore,
for the former things have passed away.”
With more confirmations coming in about what happened at Meta and it becoming clear that VR gaming is no longer a priority for them, it feels right to acknowledge Camouflaj and the talented people who worked there.
With Arkham Shadow, they proved that this series can still work, still resonate, and still be great when it is handled with care, respect for the lore, and genuine love for Batman and the fans. There are so many stories still worth telling in the Arkham universe, and Arkham Shadow showed that clearly, with amazing performances across the board from Roger Craig Smith, Troy Baker, Tara Strong and the rest of the cast.
Camouflaj also pulled off something that honestly felt impossible. They made freeflow combat work in VR in a way that is fluid and powerful, truly making you feel like a force of nature as Batman. VR is often dismissed as niche, and yes it's not for everyone, whether because of cost, comfort or interest. But Camouflaj showed exactly why VR can be special. Arkham Shadow delivers that experience in a way no other game does.
What hurts the most is that they did everything right. They delivered one of the best Arkham games, with one of the strongest stories in the series. They won awards, including VR Game of the Year. The game exceeded expectations internally. And yet, it still was not enough. It feels like it could have been so much more, especially knowing a sequel was already in production and would have been even more ambitious.
Now the people who made all of this possible, from the developers to leadership, including Ryan Payton, Matt Walker and so many others, are out of work. They did not deserve this ending. I hope they know how proud they should be of what they created, because they gave us one of the best Batman experiences ever made and one of the best VR games out there. After everything they poured into this project, I really hope this is not the end of the road for them, and that after this rough period they find new opportunities that value their talent and passion the way it deserves.
Thank you, Camouflaj. What you did mattered.