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Spotlight: Taking Flight with BuilderAtWork
When you first join Avionic by BuilderAtWork, the chats you see are much more professional than what you probably expect from a multiplayer game. The majority of the people inside the game are communicating simple orders with one another. “Clea...
| November 2, 2013 -
Redeem ROBLOX Cards in November and Get Sci-Fi Items
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 subscrip...
| November 1, 2013 -
Happy Halloween from the ROBLOX Staff!
Happy Halloween! What a month it’s been. We figured there would no better way to celebrate the end of BLOXtober than to show a little holiday spirit, and come to work dressed in the duds we’ll be wearing tonight! We had ourselves quite the par...
| October 31, 2013 -
Crossfire: Clonetrooper1019 and Loleris Avoid the Light
Creativity and sharing are two qualities that fuel ROBLOX, and it’s in that spirit we created Crossfire, a series where we chat with ROBLOX game developers about their game design choices. For this outing, we interviewed loleris and CloneTrooper...
| October 25, 2013 -
More Quests and Prizes Coming to The Witching Hour
There are still more BLOXikins to collect, and companions to aid you on your quest! The horizon and scope of ROBLOX games are constantly expanding. Though our platform is shaped 99% by our user base of builders and game creators, our very own Game...
| October 25, 2013 -
Lightning Fast Loads: Streaming Is Enabled!
Last month, we talked with ROBLOX Engineer Yunpeng Zhu about prototyping and testing our new streaming parts system in our test environment. After gathering a ton of useful feedback we’re proud to announce that this new feature has been impleme...
| October 24, 2013 -
The Winners of the BLOXtober Costume Contest
Before we announce the winners of the BLOXtober Costume Contest, let’s step back and look at just how it shook out. In total, we received 17,000 costume submissions over the course of a roughly three-day entry window. We then launched into the w...
| October 23, 2013 -
Tired of Your Username? Change It!
ROBLOX has been growing quickly for upwards of six years. In that time, many members of our community have grown along with us — so much so that some builders no longer feel their username accurately represents who they are on ROBLOX, and what t...
| October 22, 2013 -
Promote Your Costume Contest Entry and Win Prizes!
Today, hot on the heels of the early-access period for The Witching Hour , we have even more exciting BLOXtober news to share: the costume contest is now open for voting! With hours upon hours of adventure waiting to be unlocked in The Witching H...
| October 18, 2013 -
Group Dynamic: Samurai, Light Fights, Naval Warfare and More!
The world of groups within ROBLOX is ever-expanding. I’ve always known groups as a large part of the ROBLOX experience, but I had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went until I started investigating them in the first entry of this series . Suffic...
| October 15, 2013 -
Spotlight: Starmarine614′s Theme Park Success Story
We interviewed starmarine614 back in July, shortly after the introduction of Paid Access. We chatted with him because a, which was still in beta at the time, was the first game to find significant success using the feature. We told him then to contact us when he was finished building his project, so I wasn’t surprised to get a message from him on ROBLOX a few days ago that read: “It’s finished, and it’s picture-ready.”
| October 12, 2013 -
Crossfire: Stickmasterluke and Alexnewtron Talk RO-Dodgeball
Creativity and sharing are two qualities that fuel ROBLOX, and it’s in that spirit that we created Crossfire, a series where we chat with ROBLOX game developers about their game design choices. For this outing, we interviewed alexnewtron and sti...
| October 10, 2013 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: October 6th, 2013
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our community, 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 ...
| October 6, 2013 -
Traverse Worlds and Eras with These Five Builds
Every time we think we’ve seen all of the greatness ROBLOX builders have to offer, we find places more stunning than anything we previously thought possible. This is a testament to the imagination and progressive nature of our community — as s...
| October 5, 2013 -
A Look Back at a Summer Full of BLOXcons
I distinctly remember the morning of our first BLOXcon at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. I was making some last-minute preparations, when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I peered outside to see a line of people stretch...
| October 4, 2013 -
New Movements Set the Stage for Keyframe Animation System
By now, you’ve probably noticed that ROBLOXians move differently—and with more realism and fluidity. The Games Team has been working hard to roll out these new character animations. Engineer Vince D’Amelio has been leading the charge, and is...
| October 2, 2013 -
Outfits Feature Lets You Save Your Unique Getups
Customizing your character has become a significant part of the ROBLOX experience. The catalog is overflowing with hats, clothing and other accessories, all of which you can combine in your own way to add a personal touch to your character. But le...
| September 27, 2013