Categories Posted inin Business Talewind raises $800K to make Roblox games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2021 2 min Talewind has raised $800,000 in a round of funding to create games for the Roblox user-generated content platform. It is joining a host of... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Toya’s Miraculous Ladybug gets 100M plays on Roblox Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 27, 2021 4 min Toya Studio and Zag Games said that their Roblox game Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir has exceeded 100 million plays in just... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox launches In the Heights experience with Warner Bros. Pictures Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2021 3 min Roblox and Warner Bros. Pictures are bringing a big party to Roblox to celebrate In the Heights, the new musical film from Hamilton creator... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Do game company valuations make sense? Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2021 5 min We’re getting a good picture of what games are worth because so many transactions are happening in the game industry. I thought it would... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Roblox virtual pet adoption creators start their own studio, Uplift Games Posted byby Mike Minotti May 11, 2021 1 min Adopt Me is the most popular game inside the user-generated content platform Roblox. Now the creators of Adopt Me are starting their own studio.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox hits Q1 bookings of $652.3 million, up 161%, in first report as public company Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 10, 2021 3 min Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its earnings for the first time as a publicly traded company. This met analysts’ expectations. Bookings... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture The gaming industry’s ‘duty of care’ in keeping players safe Posted byby GamesBeat May 5, 2021 5 min On the last day of GamesBeat Summit last week, leaders from Roblox, Fair Play Alliance, and Accenture discussed the issue of digital civility, and... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox is so lucrative that it has attracted professional studios like Gamefam Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 5, 2021 3 min Roblox is one of gaming’s many quiet giants. Or, if you have teenagers or children, perhaps it is not so quiet. The long-running user-generated... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Roblox’s 8th Bloxy Awards will feature musical performance by Royal Blood Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 23, 2021 3 min Roblox is making a big splash out of its eight annual Bloxy Awards with a halftime musical performance by the British rock duo Royal... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game Finance Market shows strength of U.K. game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2021 5 min A total of 65 investors with £589 million, or $816 million, to invest in game startups are showing up this week at the Game... Continue Reading 5 min