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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
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Roblox
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www.roblox.com
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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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Head of Roblox Studio
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VP, Marketing
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Head of Product for the Social Group
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General Manager for Europe
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CFO
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CEO
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VP of engineering
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Chief Technology Officer
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Accolades
Articles featuring Roblox
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
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss cloud gaming, block building and robo writing…
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
Roblox Reveals
Stefano Corazza: AI will enable new Roblox users to create much faster
Roblox Studios head Stefano Corazza discusses the future of AI on Roblox
Users
Roblox users rose 20% from 2021 to 2022
The block-building game has slowly edged to the forefront of the metaverse
Education
Roblox virtual grief education experience has been played 100k times
Created by the nonprofit Experience Camps, the Roblox world is an example of effective education through games
Eyes On Ai
What could generative AI do for Roblox?
Roblox CTO Daniel Sturman envisions a "force multiplier for generative AI"
Roblox Financials
Roblox generated $579 million in revenue in Q4 2022
The company saw boosts in revenue, active users, and and hours engaged
Job News
Google veteran Tian Lim appointed Roblox’s vice president of product for the Creator Group
New hires abound as Tian Pei, Ashley McCollum, and Justine Higueras also join the team
Roblox Recap
70 new Roblox experiences surpassed 1 billion visits in 2022
With an incredible 15,900 new experiences being added daily
Mobile Success
Which five mobile hits generated $7.2 billion in revenue in 2022?
Incredibly, these globe-conquering games raked in eight percent of total revenue. And the winners are…
The Fashion Metaverse
H&M launches a new game within metaverse platform Roblox
The game was created by British metaverse studio Dubit
Engineering Experience
Roblox snaps up Apple Veteran John Stauffer as VP of engineering
Following 23 years at Apple with the past 14 of those years as VP of Apple’s Interactive Media Group
Interview
Jacob Colvin on successfully combining content creation with a passion for marine conservation
Marine biologist and gamer Colvin has used his academic background to collaborate with Roblox
Roblox Financials
Roblox celebrates increases in both daily active users and revenue in its latest financial statement
The company’s third quarter results showcase the company’s success over the past quarter
Socialpeta Report
Subway Surfers and Candy Crush Saga still at the top of the game
SocialPeta’s August report delves into the industry’s success
Metaverse Fashion
Carolina Herrera Dress sells for $5000 on Roblox
The virtual interpretation of the gown was one of 432 sold
Adopting Trouble
Adopt Me shuts down in Belgium and The Netherlands
The Roblox game has been banned due to the use of lootboxes
Big Bucks
RDC 2022: Select Roblox devs set to receive half a million dollars in funding
Roblox’s Game Fund will see a limited number of developers on the platform receive a minimum of $500,000.
Roblox
RDC 2022: New look Roblox showcased, teases plans for metaverse future
Roblox Corp. announced a new look for its popular online gaming service at the Roblox Developer Conference (RDC).
Roblox
RDC 2022: Event kicks off with anti-cloning measures and more coming to Roblox
A major development update for the Roblox platform has arrived on the game creation with a focus on stopping exploitative cloning.
New Hire
Adobe veteran Stefano Corazza appointed head of Roblox Studio
Corazza hopes to drive innovation on the platform
Hot Five
Hot Five: September 5th. The biggest stories from the last seven days, in a bite-sized digest
The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week
Sharing The Same Vision
Video game platform Roblox has acquired virtual gamified social events company TriplePlay
"From the beginning, Roblox was an inspiration,"
Maybe It's Zynga
Zynga teams up with Maybelline for in-game advertising
Maybelline becomes the first beauty brand to enter the hypercasual market
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
New Hire
Roblox appoints Steve Park as Asia-Pacific head of public policy
The Meta veteran joins the Roblox team this week
Quarterly Report
Roblox revenue increases 30% year-on-year
Daily active users increased 21% while hours engaged increased 16%
The Future Of Fashion?
Supermodel Karlie Kloss partners with Roblox
The Fashion Klossette Designer Showcase profiles a team of designers in temporary pop-up shops within the metaverse platform
June's Success Stories
GameRefinery publishes mobile game market review for June 2022
RPGs and minigame modes were some of the month’s highlights