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...
Roblox unveils Listening Parties for music artists
Roblox unveiled Listening Parties for music artists, and its first one will be hosted by Grammy-nominated artist Poppy. With Roblox Listening Parties, artists premiere...
Roblox starts age verification for those who want to use spatial voice
Roblox is introducing age verification for users, starting with those who want to try out spatial voice features on its user-generated content platform. As...
Roblox will launch Twenty One Pilots virtual concert
Roblox and Warner Music Group announced that the popular band Twenty One Pilots will hold a virtual concert inside Roblox. The game platform, best...