From its 150M-player peak to its shutdown, what Rec Room's collapse says about the future of Roblox-style platforms and VR ...

A few online multiplayer games will be gone forever after May 2026, so this is your final chance to play them.

In the Rec Room community Discord server, thousands of posts illustrated the impact that the loss of the gaming app will have on players.

Rec Room, a social gaming giant with over 150 million users, will close on June 1 due to financial struggles despite a massive user base. (Photo: Rec Room) ...

Why Rec Room, a social gaming platform with 150 million users, is closing due to unsustainable AI costs. Explore its $3.5 billion valuation, challenges for virtual world creators, and ongoing ...

Rec Room shutdown 2026: Rec Room, a major competitor to Roblox, is shutting down in June this year. After a decade of growth and a massive 150 million player base, the company cited an unsustainable ...

A popular 2016 multiplayer game is unexpectedly shutting down soon on all platforms, including the PS5 and PS4. Rec Room is a free multiplayer social hub of sorts where players from all over the world ...

Explore why Seattle's social gaming giant Rec Room, once a $3.5 billion unicorn, is closing despite 150 million players.

In a farewell post titled “School’s Out for Rec Room,” the company said it was closing shop because it “never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business” and that “costs ...

America’s system of youth sports fails kids and families, writes Gail Cornwall.

Route 9 game room fire damages longtime Freehold business ‘The Game Room’ Firefighters battled a late-night blaze at a well-known family-owned recreation store along Route 9. Freehold, NJ – A fire ...