Official Site:Â Roblox
Launch Date: 2016
Genre:Â Family-Friendly Online Sandbox
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PS4, Xbox One
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Epic Games joins hands with beauty brand and activists to expand representation in video games
There's a new initiative being spearheaded by the beauty and skin care brand Dove called Real Virtual Beauty, which seeks to launch "a series...
Roblox announces plans for ‘immersive ads’ and a marketplace with ‘scarcity’
The beginning of September saw Roblox hold its own developers conference, which outlined several planned features and updates to the way players can play...
Roblox’s second quarter sees engagement numbers rise as revenue losses mount
I'm definitely not business savvy under any circumstance, so maybe I'm missing something here, but the fact that Roblox has seen player counts and...
The MOP Up: Trove’s Sunrise update arrives on consoles
Trove's new Solarian class is finally available to play on Xbox, Switch and PlayStation, as the Sunrise update landed on those consoles this past...
Roblox removes its iconic ‘oof’ sound effect as a result of an unexplained ‘licensing issue’
Even if you've never played Roblox in your life, you're very likely familiar with an "oof" sound effect that's in the game. The sound...
Roblox adds higher quality material textures to its player creator toolkit
If we're all honest with ourselves, the visuals of Roblox are... serviceable, but then the games players build can be pretty simplistic. That said,...
MMO sandbox BitCraft picks up another $22M in funding round led by Roblox CEO
Just a few weeks ago, we did a check-in on BitCraft, the procedurally generated sandbox MMORPG from Clockwork Labs. The game's been notable thanks...
MMO Business Roundup: Nexon, Roblox, and EA’s latest financials
Welcome back to a fresh roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news, today all of the financial report variety.
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Roblox's revenue reports have...
The MOP Up: MapleStory celebrates 17 years of two-dimensional adventuring
As of last month, it's been 17 years since MapleStory first released. To celebrate, Nexon released the Blooming Forest update with plenty of anniversary...
Free Realms would’ve turned 13 years old this week if it were still alive
If you were around the MMO genre back in 2009, you might remember when SOE launched Free Realms, a cutesy kid-centric MMORPG that was...
Watchdog group files complaint against Roblox with the FTC over deceptive ‘advergames’
Roblox having brand deals isn't something that's particularly new (though it has resulted in some unique digital activity), but one watchdog group is putting...
Roblox runs afoul of Kim Kardashian after a creator purports to have created a game featuring a sex tape
Roblox is ostensibly a game mostly for children with content rules to match, but that doesn't stop content creators from trying to upload unsuitable...
MMO Business Roundup: China’s freeze, ABK’s new diversity officer, and Sony and Epic’s metaverse
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
China has ended its latest gaming-approval freeze after nine months of regulators locking out...
Don’t worry, Apple, Roblox likes you instead of Epic in the appeals process
So back when Epic appealed against the ruling in the Epic vs. Apple case - you know, the case that you thought was over...
Breaking down Tencent’s extensive holdings across the video game industry
Riot Games, Epic Games, Netmarble, and Kakao. What do these companies have in common? If you said that they're all companies we talk about...
MMO Business Roundup: The gaming industry reacts to the Ukraine crisis
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news.
Ukraine: First, there's no way around the news that Russia shelled and...
Hyperspace is a new MMORPG sandbox that sounds neat except for the blockchain play-to-earn parts
There's a new MMO on the horizon quite literally: It's called Hyperspace, and it's the first game from Scottish game studio Carbon Based Lifeforms....
GDC’s State of the Game Industry: NFTs, the metaverse, and more than half of game devs want to unionize
Ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference, GDC organizers poll industry workers and release it all in a state-of-the-industry wrapper, which has landed in...
Paris Hilton opens a ‘metaverse business’ in Roblox that will host a virtual DJ set on New Year’s Eve
If earlier news about Roblox hasn't already made your soul leave your body, then consider this one the coup de grâce: Reality TV "star"...
Roblox’s CEO has apparently dodged millions in taxes using a ‘small business’ exemption loophole
In case you somehow still thought Roblox was one of the good ones after all those pieces about its exploitation of child labor, or...
