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Preview Virtual BLOXcon 2014, Coming June 21st
Though we’ve been focused on organizing player-hosted ROBLOX booths at Maker Faires this spring, next Saturday we’re holding the official 2014 BLOXcon right here at ROBLOX HQ, streaming live so everyone can attend!
| June 14, 2014 -
Quenty’s Latest Title Floats ROBLOX’s Boat
No stranger to ROBLOX, Quenty has been a developer for the past several years and is known for his innovative and creative portfolio of ROBLOX creations. His latest project, which is in many ways the creative culmination of his past experience
| June 13, 2014 -
Join the 1,700+ ROBLOXians Streaming on Twitch
May marked the third month of our Twitch broadcaster leaderboards – once again, we saw hundreds of new gamers join the fray, increasing the total number of ROBLOX broadcasters to 1,743!
| June 12, 2014 -
This Summer, Come to ROBLOX HQ for Behind the BLOX
Unlike traditional game studios, ROBLOX is an ever-evolving game and platform fueled by the players. We take to heart the feedback we receive from our community of hardcore gamers, builders and developers
| June 10, 2014 -
Make Your Play: Inside the World of ROBLOX Creativity
As we’ve traveled to Maker Faires and STEM festivals around the country this spring, we’ve had many opportunities to chat with people who have never heard of us. One of the more common questions we’ve heard from newcomers is, “Why are you here?”
| June 09, 2014 -
Presenting ROBLOX’s “LEGO Ideas Building Contest”
How cool would it be to walk down a store aisle and see a ROBLOX-themed LEGO set? That’s a rhetorical question – we all know it would be more than cool. It would be great. Fantastic. Awesome.
| June 07, 2014 -
Environment Maps Bring Dynamic Reflections to ROBLOX
Today, we launched a rendering update that gives reflective objects – both parts with a Reflectance value and terrain water – dynamic reflections based on the sky, the sun and moon, and the time of day.
| June 06, 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 -
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