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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Roblox’s latest event taps some Star Wars Rise of Skywalker transmedia synergy
All the Star Wars things, please! That's what Roblox is dishing up right now. The kid-centered building MMO partnered with no less than Disney...
Dot Big Bang is a voxel sandbox that lets you create your own objects and worlds for multiplayer shenanigans
I miss the ever-loving heck out of Landmark. Way more than I expected to, actually. Or, perhaps more specifically, I miss the potential that...
Working As Intended: What it means to be an MMORPG
I am amused and somewhat bewildered to admit that I have my very own pet troll. He follows me around on Reddit to hassle...
Today in bizarre gaming promos: Roblox and the NFL, Overwatch and Cheez-Its
Step aside, bubble tea and video game candles: We've got new weird cross promotions for you today.
First, Roblox announced a partnership with the NFL....
Roblox celebrates 100 million monthly users with a special shoulder accessory
We all know that Roblox is one of those games that no one seems to know anyone who's actively playing even as it keeps...
SuperData June 2019: WoW’s back in the top 10 as Overwatch players have spent $1B on in-game content
There's good news for MMOs in the June SuperData video games global revenue charts, most notably the fact that a "real" MMORPG has finally...
The MOP Up: Lost Ark expands to Japan and eyes an Assassin class
Lost Ark is setting its sights on new horizons - are we next? We still don't know, but this past week, Smilegate revealed it...
Roblox’s latest transmedia synergy event is with… Stranger Things
If you had "transmedia synergy" on your MMO bingo card, you're going to be happy about this post right here. Roblox is apparently leaping...
Lawful Neutral: Why Josh Hawley’s lockbox regulation Senate bill is dead-on-arrival
There's a special place in my heart for lootboxes and exploitative monetization, and that place is somewhere below the revulsion I feel for Martin...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme
Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...
Playcraft is new indie multiplayer game-building game now on Kickstarter
So here's a fun new multiplayer toy that just landed on Kickstarter: It's called Playcraft, and it's being billed by Bebop Games' creator Adrien...
Adventure Academy is an ‘educational massively multiplayer online game’ launching May 1
Adventure Academy is going to mystify the typical gamer: There are no dragons to fight and no lockboxes to fight over. But if you're...
Roblox grows to 90 million players, does a crossover with WWE for some reason
Sporting a player population that Fortnite and League of Legends could only dream of attaining, global game platform Roblox announced that it has reached...
Roblox appears to have banned PewDiePie’s name
You probably already know of Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie. If you don't... well, PewDiePie exists, he shrieks a lot while playing video...
The MOP Up: Diablo III’s anniversary dungeon returns
Anyone who missed out on Diablo III's anniversary dungeon can get back in on the fun and rewards thanks to its reprise all month...
The Game Archaeologist: Castle Infinity, the MMO that was literally rescued from a dumpster
In the grand history of MMORPGs, kids games seem to have it rougher than most. Developers have had a hard time cracking into that...
MassivelyOP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2018
Whether or not you consider yourself too old to put on that Hulk or Sparkle Twilight costume and prance ("HULK PRANCE") around the neighborhood...
Perfect Ten: Failed MMOs that could have succeeded with more love
Hindsight is 20/20. Unless you're blind in one eye from nostalgia, in which case hindsight is 0/20. In any case, you understand that it's...
Roblox secures another $150 million in funding
Consider this your regularly scheduled reminder that Roblox makes money and also serves as an attractive investment for making more money. Yes, the company...
Roblox takes down popular Pokemon-themed MMO
One of the big dangers of granting content creation tools to the community -- especially in a game that swings some game revenue back...