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BLOXcon New York City in Pictures
BLOXcon New York City is winding down as I write, but Alan and I spent a healthy portion of the day running around and documenting it via photographs and video as best as we could. After all, only 1,000 lucky ROBLOXians could actually attend the e...
| August 10, 2013 -
When It Comes to Paid Access, What Works and What Doesn’t?
We like releasing features that give builders and game developers the freedom and flexibility to experiment and find new paths to success. Alas, our Paid Access feature, which basically lets you charge Robux for players to access your game, is bei...
| August 6, 2013 -
Get Armored Hats for Redeeming ROBLOX Cards in August
Every month, we release a new set of exclusive virtual goods you can only obtain by redeeming ROBLOX cards from particular retailers around the world. That means when you’re turning your prized red slice of ROBLOXia into a Builders Club subscription
| August 05, 2013 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: August 4th, 2013
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology and our place in the gaming and technology industries.
| August 4, 2013 -
The BLOXcon Crew Heads to New York City in Just One Week!
New York City, it’s your turn. We’ve been practicing our BLOXcon game over the last month in Chicago and London, and it’s all been in anticipation of making this final in-person event of the summer as epic as it can possibly be.
| August 03, 2013 -
Building ROBLOX Battle, Part 2: Level Design
If you’ve been keeping up with the blog (or if you’ve played ROBLOX Battle lately), you’ll have undoubtedly noticed major changes being made to one of our flagship titles.
| August 02, 2013 -
Comments on Comments: Battle, Outlines, Paid Access and More
Many readers pour significant time into writing thoughtful replies to our blog articles, and we want to make sure we address them.
| August 1, 2013 -
Comments on Comments: Battle, Outlines, Paid Access and More
Many readers pour significant time into writing thoughtful replies to our blog articles, and we want to make sure we address them. Comments on Comments exists so you get answers, straight from a ROBLOX developer, to your questions. For this post,...
| August 1, 2013 -
Presenting the Second Round of BLOXcon 2013 Award Winners
Right on the heels of our second sold-out BLOXcon in London, we’ve got some more winners to announce in various forms–more BLOXY Awards, more ROBLOX Hall of Fame winners, and, of course, winners of our Hackathon in London! Let’s start with B...
| July 31, 2013 -
Presenting the Second Round of BLOXcon 2013 Award Winners
Right on the heels of our second sold-out BLOXcon in London, we’ve got some more winners to announce in various forms–more BLOXY Awards, more ROBLOX Hall of Fame winners, and, of course, winners of our Hackathon in London!
| July 31, 2013 -
Developer’s Journal: Raycasting to Make Reflectable Lasers
Hello everyone, this is Catblox –I’ve been a long-time member of ROBLOX (five years and still going) and a scripter for a little over half that time. Today, I’m going to talk about some more advanced ways to use ROBLOX’s raycasting API –...
| July 30, 2013 -
Developer’s Journal: Raycasting to Make Reflectable Lasers
Hello everyone, this is Catblox–I’ve been a long-time member of ROBLOX (five years and still going) and a scripter for a little over half that time. Today, I’m going to talk about some more advanced ways to use ROBLOX’s raycasting API
| July 30, 2013 -
A Retrospective Look at BLOXcon London
I just stepped off of a plane after participating in our first-ever BLOXcon in London, England! In Chicago, Alan wrote a retrospective piece that focused on the the happenings at BLOXcon
| July 29, 2013 -
BLOXcon London: The Day in Pictures
BLOXcon London is wrapping up as we speak. It was, as expected, an exciting and amazing opportunity to meet with ROBLOX fans across the pond (and one family from Tennessee that made the trek with us).
| July 27, 2013 -
BLOXcon London: The Day in Pictures
BLOXcon London is wrapping up as we speak. It was, as expected, an exciting and amazing opportunity to meet with ROBLOX fans across the pond (and one family from Tennessee that made the trek with us). While we’ll have a more detailed recap in th...
| July 27, 2013 -
Six More Must-See Places to Check Out Today!
We’re always keeping a close eye on fantastic and innovative creations in ROBLOX–and are continually impressed by what we find. Andrew and I go in and out of virtual worlds every single day, so it probably comes as no surprise that we make not...
| July 26, 2013 -
Veteran ROBLOXians Make Their Way to BLOXcon London
Yesterday (and today), the BLOXcon team trekked across the Atlantic to London for our next fan convention, this Saturday at the Royal Air Force Museum.
| July 25, 2013