Roblox News
The latest Roblox coverage curated for game developers.
Roblox is opening the door for developers to ship experiences as standalone apps on other stores while keeping the same revenue-share economics as the Roblox app. That could give teams …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Roblox is opening the door to standalone releases on mobile, PC, and console through its Roblox Everywhere push. The company also plans browser play by 2026, offline …
Roblox used its annual Developer Conference to push harder on AI-assisted creation and broader distribution. New game-creation tools aim to speed up building, while expanded NPC capabilities should make worlds …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Newzoo sees most established live-service and evergreen games flat or down year over year in H1 2026, with growth concentrated in a handful of hits. The firm …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Club Penguin veteran Stephen MacDonald is building Imagine Island, a kid-focused social game meant to revive the safety-first spirit of the Disney MMO without leaning on Roblox. …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Roblox will open a Riyadh headquarters to back its creator program across MENA. The move builds on Saudi partnerships and Vision 2030, with Roblox pitching lower barriers …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Roblox is tightening Kids and Select access by banning games built around reward-driven media feeds. The policy targets autoplay, infinite scroll, and similar loops when they’re tied …
Roblox is open-sourcing three AI safety models through ROOST, including its PII Classifier, Sentinel, and a real-time voice moderation system. The move gives other platforms a working baseline for detecting …
Roblox is now under U.S. Senate scrutiny after reporting 65,381 suspected child abuse incidents in 2025. The scale of the moderation problem raises hard questions for any platform running user-generated …
The US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism has opened an investigation into Roblox, accusing the platform of putting revenue and engagement ahead of child safety. Senators are demanding …
Mattel has formed Mattel Game Studios, a global team built to develop and publish games from its own brands. The group spans nearly 300 staff across Los Angeles and Hangzhou, …
Roblox is bringing its Studio workflow into UK classrooms through a free Digital Schoolhouse programme aimed at teaching children how to build games in class. The package mixes curriculum-aligned workshops, …
Roblox’s pivot away from aggressive growth is colliding with Wall Street expectations, and the stock has fallen 73% in a year. The company is tightening safety and discovery systems, but …
Roblox’s Q2 bookings came in 2% below guidance, and the market punished the miss with a 70% share drop. Management tied the shortfall to a shift toward lower-monetising experiences and …
Coffee Stain is staying upbeat even as its Deep Rock Galactic spinoff underperforms expectations. The company still has a strong counterweight in Welcome to Bloxburg, which brought in $2.1 million …
Yogscast Games has added three hires across PR, production, and publishing: Charlotte Willis, Robin Mawhinney, and Charlotte Pang. The move strengthens the UK publisher’s go-to-market and coordination teams, while Roblox …
Frontier Developments has named Dan Lazarides as chief marketing officer, bringing in a marketer with Sega Europe and major-IP experience. The move follows Jo Cooke’s shift to CEO in January …
Paramount Games has hired former Epic SVP Nate Nanzer as EVP of commercial and marketing, one of several notable games-industry moves this month. The round-up also includes leadership changes at …
Roblox is defending its push to become a global standard for digital safety while facing multiple lawsuits over child endangerment claims. For developers, the bigger story is how platform-scale moderation, …
Roblox has crossed the EU’s 45 million monthly-user threshold, putting it in line for Digital Services Act scrutiny as a potential very large online platform. If designated, it would need …