Metaverse thought leaders tout visions at Nvidia GTC event
The metaverse has been the talk among science fiction fans for years, but it’s becoming more real as a point of discussion among the...
Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021
Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the...
Splash raises $20M to expand Roblox music-making tools
Splash, the developer of the Roblox-based music-making creation kit of the same name, has announced it raised $20 million to expand its offerings. The...
Facebook stops just short of rebranding to ‘The Web’
Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta today. Facebook.com is still Facebook.com, though. This is a move to embrace the metaverse, which is a...
Roblox unveils electronic music festival in the metaverse
Roblox has partneed with music event promoter Insomniac to create electronic music festivals for its platform. The companies plan to create the “world’s largest...
Metaverse studio Melon announces its first original game in Roblox
Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms. In Jump Kingdoms, gamers play...
Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers
Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One....
Anzu teams up with Roblox creators for in-game ads
Anzu is teaming up with Roblox creators to develop in-game advertising on the Roblox gaming platform. Anzu said that its dynamic in-game ad solution...
Supersocial raises $5.2M to make games for the Roblox metaverse
Making Roblox games isn’t just for teens anymore. Supersocial has raised $5.2 million to develop games for the fast-growing Roblox platform, as well as...
Roblox settles NMPA lawsuit, paving path to music in the metaverse
Roblox announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The lawsuit from the NMPA has been...