Roblox opens a metaverse playground for Vans shoe fans
Roblox announced the launch of Vans World, an interactive Vans skateboarding metaverse playground inside the gaming world. Inspired by the brand’s locations such as...
Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for creator content on Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft
Infinite Canvas has raised $2.8 million to help usher in the metaverse and enable influential creators to build their virtual experiences on Roblox, Fortnite,...
The metaverse’s appeal hinges on its designers and hosts
For decades, science fiction predicted we would be cruising around in hovercrafts and experiencing the bulk of our lives through virtual reality by the...
Roblox bookings grow 35% to $665.5M for Q2 2021
Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million, up 35% from the...
Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded
Roblox, the maker of user-generated games and other content, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities....
Roblox acqui-hires Jim Greer’s Bash Video platform
Roblox has quietly acqui-hired Bash Video, a social video conferencing platform that Kongregate cofounder Jim Greer started. It’s a small deal, as Bash Video...
Roblox will host music launch party for hip-hop artist KSI
Roblox will host a launch party for YouTuber and hip-hop musician KSI as the latest performance on Roblox’s music experience platform. Since concerts can’t...
5 ways to build the mobile gaming metaverse
It’s pretty hard to move anywhere in the world of games without bumping into someone talking about the metaverse. Supposing you’re not familiar with...
Roblox CEO podcasts about the rise of the metaverse
If you ever wondered about science fiction inspiring tech in real life, look no further than Roblox. Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki and chief technology officer...
A 16 year old takes his shot at Roblox fame as a native game maker
Ammon Runger has been playing games on Roblox since he was 10. Then he started making games. And like many others building games on...