Epic Games has been around for a while.

My son loves Fortnite.

They are a very active member of the NC Tech Association.

They are partly owned by a large Chinese company called Tencent – 40%

But this is VERY ambitious and also a popular idea in Silicon Valley.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/04/17/fortnite-metaverse-new-internet/