Pocket Gamer.Biz

Rec Room to shut down after failing to achieve profitability from 150m players

The platform reached more than 150m players globally but failed to generate enough revenue to cover operating costs. Players will lose access to the game and all online services once servers go ...
TechCrunch

Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Rec Room, once hailed as a promising giant in the social gaming world, announced Monday it would be shutting down its platform on June 1. If you’re a fan of the platform or have ever spent time ...
Engadget

Rec Room, a Roblox-style VR game, is shutting down

The Roblox-like VR title Rec Room is shutting down after operating for a decade. The free-to-play social game is closing its doors because the developers "never quite figured out" how to make it ...
IBTimes UK

Rec Room Shutting Down June 1: Why AI Costs Are Killing 150 Million Player Worlds and the Mystery Buyer Circling the Remains

Players logged a cumulative 68,000 years inside Rec Room over its decade-long run, but costs always outpaced revenue. Rec Room Rec Room, the social gaming platform once valued at $3.5 billion (£2.7 ...
IGN

"The path to profitability has gotten tough enough that we've made the difficult decision to shut things down."

Rec Room — the virtual reality social club where you play games, hang out in the locker room, customize your appearance, and party with friends — is shutting down on its 10th anniversary. Despite ...
The Verge

150 million users later, Roblox competitor Rec Room is shutting down

The company says it ‘never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business.’ The company says it ‘never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable ...
Road to VR

Virtual Hangout ‘Rec Room’ is Permanently Closing in June, Assets Reportedly Acquired by Snap

Rec Room is slated to shut down servers on June 1st, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT (local time here), the studio announced in a blog post on Monday night. “Over the past decade, Rec Room grew into something ...
Complex

Rec Room, a Roblox Rival Valued at $3.5B, Is Shutting Down

Image Courtesy of Rec Room. Used with Permission. Xbox Game Pass 2026 Lineup Includes ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ The January wave of Xbox Game Pass additions kicks off 2026 with major releases, including ...
The Courier-Journal

Chef Lawrence Weeks to open 'The Dining Room' tasting menu concept

Three months after Murray's Creole Pub opened at 1576 Bardstown Road, acclaimed chef and owner Lawrence Weeks has more to show. The Dining Room, a chef-driven concept on the second floor of Murray's, ...
GamesIndustry

Less than 4 years after a $3.5bn evaluation, Rec Room is letting "roughly half" its team go

"Roughly half" of the team at social gaming platform Rec Room has been laid off. CCO Cameron Brown said he and co-founder and CEO Nick Fajt had "made the difficult decision to lay off roughly half the ...
The Business Journals

Seattle gaming company, once valued at $3.5 billion, slashes half its workforce

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The social gaming company raised ...
Billings Gazette

Billings' Rec Room on Grand to close after a life full of billiards

Time is running out. After 17 years of the Rec Room on the corner of 10th Street West and Grand Avenue, owner Mike Guzman is liquidating his billiards, darts, and NFL inventory as quickly as he can.