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A Valve-dev thread explains a time-traveling door bug in Half-Life 2 caused by a guard’s toe and floating-point/compiler differences, a fix was found and cross-version QA became essential, with PC Gamer covering it.
VR is framed as the next evolution of cyberspace driven by presence, with broad social and potential legal disruption despite current market headwinds.
Rec Room, a Roblox-like social VR platform with over 150 million users, is shutting down on June 1st after profitability remained elusive despite a past $3.5B valuation.
Lina Khan’s antitrust stance frames Meta's metaverse push as high-risk, citing billions in VR losses and a rumored $400M bid for Within amid FTC scrutiny.
Meta VR chief warns it’s the roughest period for VR gaming, even as teen-friendly free-to-play titles like GorillaTag show ongoing teen engagement; Meta has reportedly cut over 1,000 VR roles, underscoring industry headwinds.
Meta is separating its Quest VR platform from Horizon Worlds and shifting Worlds toward mobile, after layoffs and VR-studio closures as it trims VR investments.
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