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League of ROBLOX: Davidii’s Answer to the MOBA Craze
Have you played League of ROBLOX ? It’s shaping into one of the top games on ROBLOX, already earning a spot in the Top Earning sort and playing host to epic battles between community heroes. It’s not your typical ROBLOX experience by virtue of...
| June 2, 2014 -
One Week Left for BLOXY Award Entries and Hall of Fame Voting
This is a friendly reminder that the deadlines for BLOXY Award submissions and Hall of Fame voting are quickly approaching. Both cut off promptly at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, June 8th. If you’re planning on participating in either event...
| May 31, 2014 -
Yesterday’s Data Persistence Error: An Explanation
Adam Miller and Arseny Kapoulkine also contributed to this article. What happened This week we introduced an error into our legacy Data Persistence functionality that caused some data loss. A very small number of games that used this functionality...
| May 30, 2014 -
Character Shadows Get the Dynamic Lighting Treatment
Ever since we introduced dynamic lighting last May, we’ve been listening to your feedback and prioritizing improvements based on your requests. One of the most common developer requests was for objects blocking light to cast shadows
| May 29, 2014 -
Introducing the 2014 ROBLOX Summer Interns
Hanging out with this year’s four summer interns yesterday was an interesting experience, in that a big part of my job here is not just to communicate with our readers, but to listen to the communication that happens among those who work here.
| May 28, 2014 -
ROBLOX vs Steam: How We Measure Up
We’ve seen plenty of individual success stories on ROBLOX through the first six months of 2014. Nikilis went from zero to 6,000 players overnight with his trend-setting Murder Mystery.
| May 27, 2014 -
Adventure Forward Brings Classic Gameplay to the Modern Age
Platformers, while fun, are often more of exercises in precision than immersive game experiences. Think about the last obstacle course you visited — chances are, it consisted of tiered skill-based challenges to navigate in a predetermined order.
| May 22, 2014 -
Game Creation Gets Bigger, Faster, and More Lucrative in 2014
ROBLOX’s 2014 thus far has been labeled by some in our community as the “year of the developer.” And barely five months into the year, it’s not hard to see why.
| May 20, 2014 -
The Sights and Sounds of ROBLOX @ Maker Faire Bay Area
We just wrapped up a full weekend at Maker Faire Bay Area, where we set up shop in a spacious 20-by-20-foot booth and introduced the world of ROBLOX to everyone we possibly could.
| May 19, 2014 -
Join Us This Weekend for Maker Faire Bay Area (In Person or Online)
In little more than a day from now, the entire ROBLOX staff — alongside a bunch of builders and game developers from the community — will be descending upon Maker Faire Bay Area to show the world of makers what we’re all about. The event ta...
| May 15, 2014 -
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
ROBLOX has experienced literally 1,000,000% growth since those early days and it has been a wild ride. That ride has now come to a partial end.
| May 14, 2014 -
A New Look for Wiki.ROBLOX.com
Wiki.ROBLOX.com , the prime resource for ROBLOX building and game development, has gotten a facelift, thanks to the efforts of UristMcSparks and the ROBLOX Studio Team. Along with a new look, the ROBLOX Wiki has better curated front-page content...
| May 12, 2014 -
On the Air from Maker Faire: ROBLOX Streaming Next Weekend
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, we’re taking our livestreams to the next level. Oh, wait. We’ve already done that. So, now we’re going to the next next level.
| May 10, 2014 -
On the Air from Maker Faire: ROBLOX Streaming Next Weekend
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, we’re taking our livestreams to the next level. Oh, wait. We’ve already done that. So, now we’re going to the next next level. We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be streaming live from the RO...
| May 10, 2014 -
Player Points in Beta: How They’re Being Used Thus Far
You’ve undoubtedly noticed the inclusion of points (both player points and clan points) on ROBLOX in the last couple of weeks — we’ve released them in beta form to do some intensive testing before releasing them as a full-blown feature
| May 08, 2014 -
Twitch April Leaderboards Are Here, and the Numbers Keep Rising
Another month has passed, which means we have new numbers to report from the wacky world of Twitch.tv. All of you are doing a fantastic job capturing your ROBLOX moments on Twitch, and we’re thrilled to see increased activity and involvement
| May 6, 2014 -
Twitch April Leaderboards Are Here, and the Numbers Keep Rising
Another month has passed, which means we have new numbers to report from the wacky world of Twitch.tv. All of you are doing a fantastic job capturing your ROBLOX moments on Twitch, and we’re thrilled to see increased activity and involvement —...
| May 6, 2014