Roblox Corporation (Page 3)
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Parent watchdog group warning about Roblox
ParentsTogether claims game is a threat to children due to "casino-level spending"
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Roblox's first quarterly report sees bookings, losses soar
User-generated content platform saw bookings more than double to $652 million, while losses deepened to $134 million
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Roblox closes first day of trading with $38b market cap
Social gaming platform opened at $64.50 a share -- nearly $20 above the NYSE reference price
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Roblox to begin trading shares in March
The popular games platform is getting ready for its direct listing following a delay last December
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Roblox to go public through direct listing, not IPO
New fundraising reportedly brings the company valuation to nearly $30 billion
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The company is hoping to get a higher IPO pricing by waiting until next year
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Roblox cleared for launch in China
Hugely popular kids game is one of 42 approvals, alongside four Switch games
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Kid-focused, user-generated content platform has not yet turned a profit despite skyrocketing DAUs, bookings
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Tommy Tallarico, Roblox come to agreement over "oof" sound effect
Popular death sound effect to be replaced in game, asset will be sold via Roblox store going forward
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Roblox player spending passes $2 billion on mobile
Sensor Tower estimates suggest half of that total arrived in the last 12 months
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Roblox reportedly is preparing to go public
Children's gaming platform expects an $8 billion valuation
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Roblox wants to teach kids how to spot fake news and be safe online
Firm rolls out free 'digital civility' course with 20 hours worth of educational content
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Roblox hires Walmart veteran Barbara Messing as new CMO
Messing will also be chief employee experience officer, reporting into CEO Dave Baszucki
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Roblox developers set to earn $250 million in 2020
Creators on the platform earned more than double the collective total from 2019
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Adopt Me: The most popular game you've never played
Josh Ling on the rapid rise of the biggest game on Roblox -- millions in revenue, 50m monthly users, and a team set to reach 100 people by the end of 2020
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Roblox hacked by Trump supporters
More than a thousand users' profiles changed, telling kids to ask their parents to re-elect US president
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Roblox player spending passes $1.5bn on mobile
May was the game's biggest month ever with revenue of over $100 million
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Roblox's continuing construction of a social, creative space
Matthew Curtis talks about prioritising better monetization, discoverability, and technology for the platform's creators
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Roblox initiative could raise $2m for COVID-19 relief
Sale of in-game items until June 30 will be matched twice by Roblox, and donated to No Kid Hungry, UNICEF USA, and Code.org
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Roblox closes $150m funding round
Investment lead Andreessen Horowitz also tenders $350 million minority stake offer
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Roblox surpasses $1b in lifetime revenue
Sensor Tower: Kid-friendly game creation platform has already grossed $435m so far in 2019
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Roblox survey reveals disconnect between parents and teens over online bullying
Majority of parents believe their children will discuss online behaviour with them, but more than half of teens disagree
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Roblox now has 100m monthly active users
The online social platform has added ten million MAUs in four months
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Roblox targets China with Tencent education partnership
Joint venture will run educational programmes at first, with Chinese launch of Roblox "the ultimate goal"
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Roblox on creating kinder communities
VP Tami Bhaumik says banning isn't an answer, improvement begins with understanding behavior