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Meet the Team Behind the GCC-Winning Horror Hit, Confined
With the first-ever ROBLOX Game Creation Challenge in the books, we’ve played some of the best, most original horror games on ROBLOX yet. The Game Creation Challenge winner, Confined, a Story of Death and Shadow , blew us away. How did this ...
| October 9, 2014 -
Berezaa Brings Co-op Gameplay to Tycoons — and Cashes In
Following yesterday’s exciting announcement that we have now paid more than $500,000 to ROBLOX game developers, we thought now would be a great time to highlight one of the top-earning game makers of the summer: berezaa. His game, 2-Player Gun Factory Tycoon , seemingly came out of nowhere and quickly shot (heh) to the top of our game charts, earning the once-unknown developer throngs of fans and several million ROBUX. With the success of the game, he’s converting his virtual earnings to cash to supplement his life and eventually pay for higher education.
| September 9, 2014 -
Announcing the LEGO Ideas Building Contest Finalists!
The voting period on our LEGO Ideas Building Contest has come to an end and we had an awesome turn out! The ROBLOX community sent in tons of cool, crazy, and funny entries. We saw everything from recreations of games, to ROBLOX characters, to i...
| August 20, 2014 -
The (Clan) Battle Is On!
The battle is on! Our event of the month, the Clan Battle , has officially begun, meaning it’s about time for you to stop reading and start slashing and shooting away in the three arenas. But before you go, take a moment to review how the Battle...
| August 19, 2014 -
Your Vote Helps Us Bring ROBLOX to SXSW 2015
If you’re a member of our community, you’re on the cutting edge of the future of video games — and you might not even know it. The momentum of ROBLOX, Minecraft, and Little Big Planet, along with newcomers like Microsoft’s Project Spark an...
| August 11, 2014 -
Awesome Solid Modeling Creations Surface in Week One
The Solid Modeling feature has only been available for a week, but we’re already seeing our community of talented builders and developers harness its power to create amazing content. We thought today would be a great opportunity to share some o...
| August 8, 2014 -
We’ll Be at Bricks by the Bay This Weekend
In an ongoing effort to connect with builders and tech enthusiasts around the world, we’ll be at the the Bricks by the Bay event this weekend in Santa Clara, CA. The annual celebration will feature two massive ballrooms populated by all sorts of...
| August 4, 2014 -
Club Boates Showcases the Power of Animation
ChadTheCreator is well known among many ROBLOX gamers as the developer of one of the biggest series of games: After the Flash . Now, after journeying deep into post-apocalyptic life, he’s working on the largest dance club on ROBLOX, known simpl...
| July 22, 2014 -
Keyrut Brings ROBLOX HQ to the Virtual World
During our BLOXcon livestream event, Alan and I took viewers on a virtual tour of the office, walking through and interviewing various members of the staff. One intrepid ROBLOX builder by the name of Keyrut saw the video and was inspired to recre...
| July 8, 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 -
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 -
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 -
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. We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be streaming live from the RO...
| May 10, 2014