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Upload Longer Sounds for Less
The ability to upload custom sounds is a feature that’s changed the tone of ROBLOX since its launch in September. Horror games have gotten more atmospheric, competitive games have become more exciting
| January 15, 2014 -
Weekly Roundup: January 12, 2014
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 us over the weekend, the Weekly Roundup collects the best stuff to hit our ...
| January 12, 2014 -
Watch the Next BLOXcast on January 18th at 10 a.m. PT
The first live event of 2014 is nigh! Next Saturday, January 18th, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, we’ll be hosting the second BLOXcast livestream on the ROBLOX YouTube channel . As you can see in the video, the format will be similar to that...
| January 11, 2014 -
ScriptOn Takes Paintball to a New Level
If you’ve been on ROBLOX recently, you’ve probably noticed a new version of Paintball sitting on top of the Games Page. Paintball Testing by veteran builder ScriptOn is in its early stages of development, and is already gaining a massive foll...
| January 10, 2014 -
Developers Have Earned $46,000+ in Three Months of DevEx
Another month has passed, and our intrepid developers continue to earn real-life cash via our Developer Exchange program. We’ve cashed out over $46,000.00 since we introduced the Developer Exchange in early October.
| January 7, 2014 -
Stickmasterluke’s Dynamic Lighting Video Tutorial
Easily the biggest feature we enabled in 2013 (which is saying a lot), dynamic lighting has transformed the way ROBLOX looks and feels. Because dynamic lighting has become such a great contributor to the way many of games look and play
| January 06, 2014 -
The Year in Review, Part 5: Top Games, Items and Topics
In 2013, ROBLOX surpassed 50 million registered accounts. Just a couple weeks ago, we saw more than 160,000 ROBLOXians logged in simultaneously. Needless to say, our bustling community creates more games, worlds, avatar accessories
| January 04, 2014 -
The Year in Review, Part 4
2013 was a big year for ROBLOX. It saw a dramatic rendering refresh, an exponential increase in scale, more opportunities for builders and developers, a tangible rise in the visibility of high-quality content, a staff world tour, and more. To wrap...
| December 31, 2013 -
The Year in Review, Part 3
2013 was a big year for ROBLOX. It saw a dramatic rendering refresh, an exponential increase in scale, more opportunities for builders and developers, a tangible rise in the visibility of high-quality content, a staff world tour, and more. To wrap...
| December 30, 2013 -
Happy Holidays from ROBLOX!
If today’s numbers are any indication, ROBLOXians have definitely started their holiday vacations — and they’re spending their time on ROBLOX! This morning (and for the first time ever), ROBLOX had well over 150,000 logged-in players online ...
| December 23, 2013 -
Happy Holidays from ROBLOX!
If today’s numbers are any indication, ROBLOXians have definitely started their holiday vacations — and they’re spending their time on ROBLOX!
| December 23, 2013 -
Weekly Roundup: December 22nd, 2013 [Bonus: Contest Winners]
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 us over the weekend
| December 22, 2013 -
Surviving ROBLOX Survivor 2.0
ROBLOX Survivor is a staple of the survival genre that many consider to be a classic. The game features a robust and deep wilderness survival engine, encouraging exploration, scavenging, hunting–basically all the things you would need to do
| December 21, 2013 -
The Aftermath of the Giftsplosion
The gifts have exploded. The dust is starting to settle. In a few months, we’ll form some semblance of society in these post-apocalyptic remains of the Giftsplosion. Or maybe we’ll just enjoy our presents because there weren’t any real explosions
| December 19, 2013 -
Game Universes and the Quest for Massive Scale
Imagine this: there’s a ROBLOX game that’s built out of 10 levels. Thousands of people are playing it and teleporting between environments at the drop of a hat. As they move from place to place, their character statistics
| December 18, 2013 -
Presenting the Siege of Quebec by Team Rudimentality
The official Communications Team ROBLOX Pulp Fiction shot. ‘Tis the holiday season, and one of our favorite ways to celebrate is with a custom-made game. Alas, our Games team has been fully occupied with other projects and getting a game done in...
| December 17, 2013 -
Hack Week Begins Today!
Engineers, programmers, and scientists from many disciplines congregate here at ROBLOX HQ in a non-stop effort to better our platform. It is in this spirit of constant innovation that we celebrate Hack Week, where our engineers spend an entire week
| December 16, 2013