Road to VR

Social VR Platform ‘Rec Room’ Lays Off Half Its Staff Amid Surge of Low-Quality Content

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 ...
GeekWire

Rec Room lays off half its staff in major shakeup at Seattle startup

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Aug 25, 2025 at 9:52 ...
CNET

Rec Room's big plans for the metaverse: 'So much more than a game'

The social gaming platform started in VR, and has seen growth on mobile, consoles and more during the pandemic. Now it's valued at $3.5 billion. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News ...
Road to VR

Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B

Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. The Seattle-based startup today announced it’s secured a new $145 million financing round, bringing the ...
bleedingcool

Rec Room's Showdown Is Coming To VR & Multiple Platforms This Week

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 ...