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ROBLOX’s Wealthiest Users: Part 2
If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you know that last week we reached out to some of the wealthiest users on ROBLOX to see if they would share some of their secrets to earning boatloads of Robux. Though the users who shared their collecti...
| September 28, 2012 -
Responding to User Feedback, V9
Every so often, we ask our users to let us know what they’d like to see in ROBLOX, then respond to some of the most insightful comments and pertinent questions. This time, John Shedletsky, ROBLOX’s Creative Director, responds to the final rou...
| September 27, 2012 -
Game Passes “Raking It In” for Some ROBLOX Developers
Early last week, ROBLOX launched Game Passes, which give game developers a simple, new way to leverage an old trick – charging players for access to premium abilities and content – and further profit off their creations.
| September 26, 2012 -
Enhanced Water Physics, Vehicle Seats Support Rear Propellers
We’ve talked previously about our ongoing effort to build robust joints and motors, and even touched on implementing seats for boats that support rear propellers.
| September 25, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: September 23, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff ...
| September 23, 2012 -
Designing an Advanced FPS Level on ROBLOX
Last week we released our first ROBLOX Game Template, which gives you the starting tools you need to create a Capture the Flag FPS. While the simplicity with which ROBLOX users can create FPS games using templates opens the doors
| September 22, 2012 -
Designing an Advanced FPS Level on ROBLOX
Last week we released our first ROBLOX Game Template, which gives you the starting tools you need to create a Capture the Flag FPS. While the simplicity with which ROBLOX users can create FPS games using templates opens the doors to just about an...
| September 22, 2012 -
ROBLOX’s Wealthiest Users: Part 1
Currency in ROBLOX, whether Robux or tickets, is in a constant state of movement. Our currency is bought, traded and sold at all hours of the day and night, and some of our users have found unique and creative ways to fill their ROBLOX wallets. Ho...
| September 21, 2012 -
ROBLOX’s Wealthiest Users: Part 1
Currency in ROBLOX, whether Robux or tickets, is in a constant state of movement. Our currency is bought, traded and sold at all hours of the day and night, and some of our users have found unique and creative ways to fill their ROBLOX wallets.
| September 21, 2012 -
How to Run a Successful Personal Build Server
Personal Build Servers launched just under a year ago and, since then, have spawned creations impressive for their colors, senses of place and especially scale – many are home to tens of thousands of parts. At the time of this writing, there ar...
| September 20, 2012 -
What It’s Like to be Part of the ROBLOX Team
Take a walk through ROBLOX’s headquarters in downtown San Mateo, Calif., and you’ll see collaborative, open workspaces, desks littered with computer hardware and gadgets, multiple kitchens stocked with snacks, and a lot of coffee. In other wor...
| September 19, 2012 -
ROBLOX Named One of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of 2012
ROBLOX is proud to have been named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2012 . The annual list recognizes websites in a variety of categories, including web tools, games, education, news and information, shopping, productivity, social and ...
| September 18, 2012 -
ROBLOX Introduces Game Passes
ROBLOX game developers have the ability to create VIP shirts, which give players special perks and abilities in games. These added abilities can be anything, from super strength or speed, to a special item—the benefits are up to the game creator.
| September 17, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: September 16, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff ...
| September 16, 2012 -
ROBLOX Launches Game Templates, Starting with CTF
ROBLOX’s Content Team has been hard at work as of late creating Game Templates, which are freely available starter levels with the nuts and bolts of a specific genre already in place.
| September 15, 2012 -
ROBLOX Launches Game Templates, Starting with CTF
ROBLOX’s Content Team has been hard at work as of late creating Game Templates, which are freely available starter levels with the nuts and bolts of a specific genre already in place. Our first template gives you the basic elements you need to b...
| September 15, 2012 -
ROBLOX Game Trailer Contest: The Winners
The results are in! Hundreds of ROBLOX users shot, edited and submitted video trailers for their games after we announced our video trailer contest a couple weeks ago. We rounded up the entries and narrowed it down to the 24 best video trailers, ...
| September 14, 2012