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We Slay Some Guests with Spark Studios
Guest Defense has become a fixture atop multiple sorts on the Games page over the last couple months. It features addicting gameplay, where players battle to survive wave after wave of increasingly powerful AI attackers, and maybe more importantly
| July 05, 2014 -
There’s Still Time to Enter the LEGO Ideas Building Contest
At the beginning of June, we launched our LEGO Ideas Building Contest, giving the entire community an opportunity to create a ROBLOX-inspired LEGO set and maybe even have it become a real-world, boxed set by way of the LEGO Ideas program. The orig...
| July 3, 2014 -
Whoa: Six Builds That’ll Make You Say That
You know what they say: travel broadens the mind ( Who says that? They, I say!). That’s why I spent a part of an afternoon traveling ROBLOX far and wide, hunting for unique places to showcase in this article. It’s rewarding every now and then...
| July 1, 2014 -
How Many Hat Combinations Are Possible on ROBLOX?
At ROBLOX we love hats, which is apparent from the thousands of them filling the catalog. When it comes to character customization and showing off your individual style, combining hats with clothing and gear provides a lot of ways to stand out.
| June 30, 2014 -
Compete for Fantastic Prizes in the ROBLOX Summer Games
You didn’t think we’d only celebrate the winter, did you? After the favorably received Winter Games, we’re back with another seasonal celebration, this time kicking off the official start of summer.
| June 28, 2014 -
Maker Faire Kansas City Is This Weekend — And We’re There
The season of Maker Faires continues this weekend with a big event in Kansas City, Missouri! Not only will ROBLOX Staff members chiefjustus and Effward be making the trek to help set up and staff the booth
| June 26, 2014 -
Highlights and Award Winners from Virtual BLOXcon 2014
As a collective sigh of relief is simultaneously exhaled by all members of the ROBLOX Communications team, Virtual BLOXcon 2014 has come to an end. With over 125,000 individuals tuning into the six-hour+ stream
| June 25, 2014 -
Physics Update Enables Rocket Jumps, Jump Pads, and More
Today, we launched a couple minor updates to the ROBLOX physics engine that carry rather exciting implications. These updates give you more control over the deadliness of explosions in your games
| June 24, 2014 -
A Pair of Player Experience Updates
The Monday after Virtual BLOXcon 2014 brings a couple minor updates! While relatively small, they both serve to improve the player experience for all the millions of gamers in our corner of the internet.
| June 23, 2014 -
Who Knew Working at a Pizza Place Could Be So Fun?
Ask any working professional — you’ve got to start somewhere. As I author this blog post, I remember being 15, getting paid in cash to repair mountain bikes at a small shop in my hometown, while my friends worked as dishwashers at IHOP or pizza maker
| June 19, 2014 -
Preview Virtual BLOXcon 2014, Coming June 21st
Though we’ve been focused on organizing player-hosted ROBLOX booths at Maker Faires this spring, next Saturday we’re holding the official 2014 BLOXcon right here at ROBLOX HQ, streaming live so everyone can attend!
| June 14, 2014 -
Quenty’s Latest Title Floats ROBLOX’s Boat
No stranger to ROBLOX, Quenty has been a developer for the past several years and is known for his innovative and creative portfolio of ROBLOX creations. His latest project, which is in many ways the creative culmination of his past experience
| June 13, 2014 -
Join the 1,700+ ROBLOXians Streaming on Twitch
May marked the third month of our Twitch broadcaster leaderboards – once again, we saw hundreds of new gamers join the fray, increasing the total number of ROBLOX broadcasters to 1,743!
| June 12, 2014 -
This Summer, Come to ROBLOX HQ for Behind the BLOX
Unlike traditional game studios, ROBLOX is an ever-evolving game and platform fueled by the players. We take to heart the feedback we receive from our community of hardcore gamers, builders and developers
| June 10, 2014 -
Make Your Play: Inside the World of ROBLOX Creativity
As we’ve traveled to Maker Faires and STEM festivals around the country this spring, we’ve had many opportunities to chat with people who have never heard of us. One of the more common questions we’ve heard from newcomers is, “Why are you here?”
| June 09, 2014 -
Presenting ROBLOX’s “LEGO Ideas Building Contest”
How cool would it be to walk down a store aisle and see a ROBLOX-themed LEGO set? That’s a rhetorical question – we all know it would be more than cool. It would be great. Fantastic. Awesome.
| June 07, 2014 -
Environment Maps Bring Dynamic Reflections to ROBLOX
Today, we launched a rendering update that gives reflective objects – both parts with a Reflectance value and terrain water – dynamic reflections based on the sky, the sun and moon, and the time of day.
| June 06, 2014