Platform Growth
Roblox bumps up daily active users by 21% Y/Y as revenue grows to $894m in Q2
UGC platform racked up 17.4 billion hours of play during the last quarter
Company Profile
Roblox
Website
www.roblox.com
About
With the largest user-generated online gaming platform, and over 15 million games created by users, Roblox claim to be the #1 gaming site for kids and teens (comScore). Every day, virtual explorers come to Roblox to create adventures, play games, role play, and learn with their friends in a family-friendly, immersive, 3D environment.
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VP, Engineering
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Vice President and Global Head of Music
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CEO
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VP of Customers
Rick Silvestrini
Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer
Morgan Tucker
Head of Product for the Social Group
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CFO
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Accolades
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Hot Five
Hot Five: HoYoverse’s next game, Monster Hunter Now’s multiplayer mindset, and three years of Pokémon Unite
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Safety First
Roblox claims to be "overwhelmingly positive experience" despite over 13,000 child exploitation incidents in 2023
The platform reported 13,316 incidents last year as work to navigate the "complexities" of online child safety continues
New Tools
Roblox launches advanced analytics tools for developers
Developers can now enhance their analytics by adding a few lines of code to unlock new dashboards
Jobs In Games
Roblox appoints former Xbox and Netflix man Jerret West as CMO
Roblox will leverage West's experience with global teams to drive international growth
4d Future
Roblox looks towards "4D generative AI" future
UGC platform creator opens up on its AI plans
Podcast | Episode 13
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Ugc Investment
“I would love to invest in a studio that’s making a play on Roblox and Fortnite”
Nordic Game Panel discusses Roblox, Fortnite and the games industry's cross-platform future
New Partnerships
Netflix brings new "digital theme park" Nextworld to Roblox
The early access launch of Nexworld is available now on console, mobile and PC/Mac.
Adding Ads
Roblox launches video ads, partnering with IAS to deliver transparent metrics
Advertisers can now use immersive video to promote to anyone over 13 in Roblox, with clear indicators from IAS coming soon
Ai Ambitions
“We’re making it so anyone can create anything on Roblox. The only limit is their own creativity”
Roblox’s Morgan McGuire shares on leading the platforms AI ambitions to bring new levels of productivity and creativity to users
Purchase Power
Roblox Marketplace opens up, outlining eligibility criteria for hopeful sellers
Roblox reveals which boxes need ticking and which hurdles need jumping in order to sell items to its 71 million users
Video Ads
Roblox partners with PubMatic to power video ads
Ads will only be served to players aged 13 and up
Gdc Takeaways
5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements
Meanwhile, the big news came from outside the house, and UGC is no longer flying under the radar - but it's not sky high either
Week That Was
Week in Views - Apple in the dock, big name buyouts and next gen investment
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Expanding Experiences
Roblox’s $35M Creator Fund to support short-form video content
Roblox’s fund expands on the types of content supported by its programme, now going beyond gaming
Roblox Ramps Up
Roblox’s Avatar Auto Setup and Texture Generator are the latest AI tools for the 3D space
Roblox reveals two AI-powered tools at GDC
Hot Five
Hot Five: Apple and Roblox embrace AI, a Match Factory milestone, and Warframe mobile gets further funding
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Roblox Victory Rally
Roblox rises with $2.8 billion in revenue and 68 million DAUs in 2023
Roblox users spent 60 billion hours on the platform in 2023
Translation Tech
Roblox introduces AI powered chat translator supporting 16 languages
Roblox continues to find new applications for AI, this time implementing a real-time chat translator, with more features to come
Monopoly Go, Go, Go!
Monopoly GO! topped 2023 download AND revenue charts in the US
Sensor Tower reveals the top performers of 2023, from mainstays like Pokémon Go to fresh contenders like Block Blast
Best Of 2023
Daniel Griffiths' top stories of 2023: AI, Unity's runtime fee farrago, and crunch time for ByteDance
From A.I. to Zelnick… PocketGamer.biz editor Daniel Griffiths picks his favourite stories from throughout 2023
Virtual Events
Building experiences in Roblox: Behind the scenes of virtual influencer Polar’s live event
Game developer Kokku discuss the tech and challenges they faced when delivering their latest Roblox experience event
Q3 Results
Roblox stock soars as Q3 results surpass expectations
"We are executing against our key priorities to enable deeper forms of immersion," said CEO David Baszucki
Roblox Reduction
Roblox China faces layoffs as the company undergoes "evaluation"
It's safe to say that the launch of the Chinese version of Roblox, LuoBuLesi, didn’t quite go to plan
Where To Work
Metaverse company Roblox wants employees back in the office
Despite pioneering the virtual space, Roblox believes in-person is better for innovation and creativity
Roblox Collaboration
Mattel and Gamefam to launch Barbie DreamHouse Tycoon on Roblox
The first official Barbie Roblox game launches on October 6
Feature
Mass games industry job losses in 2023, but is the end in sight?
Not counting the losses at Alphabet, these collective layoffs surpass 3000 jobs
Roblox Lay Offs
Roblox downsizes talent acquisition team
30 members of staff were let go on Monday
Acquisitions
Roblox acquires Finnish AI voice moderation start-up Speechly
The company specialises in real-time voice moderation tech and other tech such as real-time transcription
Roblox Rollout
Roblox pauses rollout of a controversial new user generated content policy
Moves to mandate a pop-up when users purchased items from other experiences have been put on hold
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity's biggest games: The big names who'll pay the biggest bucks
With an 70% of developers using Unity, it's the power behind the throne for thousands of much-loved titles including smash hits that keep some of gaming's biggest names afloat
Best Of 2023
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Roblox Financials
Roblox hit a record $680.8 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023
The figure represents a 15% year-on-year increase from $591.2 million
Advertising
What does Roblox’s new ad network look like?
Behind the scenes on their new 'immersive ads' which echo the trend and ride the rising wave of intrinsic advertising
Revenue
With 66 million daily visitors Roblox makes as much money as some small countries, now they want more
The company wants to push a more community-friendly approach to transactions on the platform
Job News
July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Roblox appoints new chief partnership officer and Playtika sees a hiring spree
July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's just a few
Gamerefinery Report
Dragon Ball Legends and Diablo Immortal saw 500% spikes in revenue in June
GameRefinery delves into the state of mobile gaming last month
Promotion In Partnerships
Roblox appoints Christina Wootton as chief partnerships officer
Wootton has been with Roblox for close to a decade
Goliath Games
June’s three most lucrative mobile games all came from China
Sensor Tower reports on the 10 biggest revenue generators worldwide
Roblox On A Roll
Stefano Corazza: Roblox’s generative AI has seen a "promising start" but is only just beginning
Roblox Studios head Stefano Corazza reveals progress in Roblox AI usage
Metaverse
Roblox is introducing experiences for users 17 and over
Users over 17 accounted for 38% of Roblox’s daily active users in 2022
Ai Integration
41% of beta users are utilising Roblox’s AI Code Assist
Roblox’s AI tool is changing the game for developers
Roundup
Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023
Who's up? Who's down? Here's the latest quarterly financial results from around the world of mobile games, all in one place
Keep Play Safe
Roblox ads come under fire from the Children’s Advertising Review Unit
The platform was found to have breached the industry watchdog’s guidelines
Financials
Roblox revenue and DAU up by 22%
The game platform turned metaverse darling continues to grow
Views Week
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Roblox Advertising
Roblox’s new advertising preempts legislation but still sees criticism
Although the new moves have been praised, some argue more is to be done
Q&a
Looty on monetising Roblox: “You need to throw away a lot of what you already know about building games”
Chris Haga, president of Looty Games, the creators of fantasy roguelite game Ruin, explains what makes Roblox a winner
Q&a
Maximilian Studios on the success of Frontlines: “You don't need a $3,000 rig or a $500 console, you can boot it up on your mobile device.”
Part one of our exploration of studios building for Roblox and their route to success