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News Roblox's Parental Protections Changing in Wake of 'Paedophile Hellscape' Report

Roblox Corp stock price seemingly unaffected

In response to an independent report that branded Roblox a "paedophile hellscape" for children, Roblox Corporation is introducing some new parental controls. IGN obtained a copy of an email sent to parents who manage the accounts of their children in the game, which is allegedly rife with exploitation a

• Fri 25th Oct 2024
• Roblox Corporation
• PS4
• Roblox

News Report Brands Roblox 'X-Rated Paedophile Hellscape' for Children, with Inflated Player Numbers

The Big Short

Hindenburg Research, a prominent short-selling firm, has released a scathing report accusing the Roblox Corporation, amongst other things, of creating an "X-rated paedophile hellscape" for children, and of reporting inflated Roblox metrics to investors. Roblox Corporation, which reported an operating income of $1.6 billion last year,...

• Thu 10th Oct 2024
• Roblox Corporation
• PS4
• Roblox

Random Ikea's Going to Pay Players for Serving Swedish Meatballs in Its Roblox Store on PS5, PS4

Big Robux

Fancy a reminder of how old you’re getting? Take this story emerging out of Roblox: iconic Swedish furniture giant IKEA is going to pay ten successful applicants to operate its virtual store. Applicants will be responsible for helping players pick furniture and serving them meatballs. Just to be clear, those are digital meatballs – all...

• Wed 5th Jun 2024
• Roblox
• PS4

News Roblox Boss Insists Payment Model Not Child Labour Exploitation, Says It's a 'Gift'

A gift with a more than 70% rip

Roblox is genuinely breaking brave new ground, enticing users to "make anything you can imagine" using the in-game development tools provided and finding massive success in the process. It seems Sony really was onto something with Dreams, but it stumbled in the execution. The Roblox platform currently boasts an...

• Fri 5th Apr 2024
• Roblox Corporation
• PS5
• PS4
• Roblox

News Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Pulls Unfinished Roblox Game Following 'Huge Blunder'

"What a screwed up day"

Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon has been dealing with a chaotic end to 2023 following the accidental release of an official (and unfinished) Roblox game that went live after an unfortunate mixup, which he described as a "huge blunder". Fans noticed Five Nights at Freddy’s: Survival Crew, developed by...

• Fri 22nd Dec 2023
• Roblox Corporation
• PS4
• Roblox

News Roblox Is Already Tangling with Call of Duty, Fortnite as the Most Played Game on PS5, PS4

Mega blox

An utterly colossal entity in the wider gaming space, Roblox finally arrived on PlayStation platforms roughly one week ago, and it's already proving to be an absolutely massive hit. The difficult-to-define title — which is essentially a vehicle for player-created games — is currently fighting it out with Call of Duty and Fortnite at...

• Tue 17th Oct 2023
• Roblox
• PS5
• PS4

News Roblox Constructs PS5, PS4 Release Date, Square Off on 10th October

The mega-popular platform comes to PlayStation

Roblox is a creative phenomenon for the young and young-at-heart, where players can create and share their own immersive 3D experiences or try out the near-limitless library of those crafted by others. With more than 65 million daily active users, it will undoubtedly become one of the biggest games on...

• Fri 15th Sep 2023
• Roblox Corporation
• PS5
• PS4
• Roblox