Digital malware born of an mis-trained game AI – the code given as a budget cut was noted to not be an FSM but an LLM instead.

Under closer inspection, several VR game releases has been detected to be contaminated with a substance called 'Remnant'.

The artificial intelligence was trained on "false gossip" by the bad actor, together with the remnant, the artificial intelligence seems to have developed self awareness.

Junk used to put together the physical release of the VR game had been contaminated with traces of Remnant molten into the metal.

The entity has been documented not only latching to game code, but to human consciousness as well.

Following cases of missing people, the entity has been recorded interacting with its victims out of the game.

It is speculated, that it's presence is tied to the physical device it inhabits.