Rec Room’s shutdown is one of the biggest Seattle startup implosions in recent memory — and it raises questions about whether ...

Rec Room has brought one of their original games, Showdown, out for multiple platforms as the game will be released later this week. If you haven't played the game before, this will put you in a ...

Social VR platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5 billion, announced earlier this week that it will be shutting down in June. The studio says it never quite figured out how to turn a profit, though top ...

“Despite this popularity, we never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business,” the company said in a statement. “Our costs always ended up overwhelming the revenue we ...

Social VR platform Rec Room announced it’s laying off around half of its staff, citing low-level content which has flooded the platform from users on mobile and console. Founded in 2016, the studio ...

Fans are marking the end with tribute videos, yearbook-style goodbyes, and final virtual gatherings. Read More Snap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the ...

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The developers of Rec Room have announced that the game will be shutting down this year. While Rec Room had a good amount of popularity, its run will come to an end a decade after it got its start.

If you’ve spent any time in virtual hangout spaces over the last decade, chances are you’ve heard of Rec Room. The social gaming platform became a staple for millions of players who used it to hang ...

It's the end of an era for those gamers who loved to hang out in the virtual reality multiplayer game Rec Room. On March 30, 2026, developers posted an update on blog.recroom.com announcing that the ...

Rec Room, the multiplayer VR video game that enjoyed niche popularity with millions of loyal players worldwide, is shutting down. The Seattle-based eponymous developer behind the game announced Monday ...