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Roblox logo from 2017 to 2018[13]

The logo Roblox in 2019[13] The beta version of Roblox was created by co-founder David Bazooka in 2004[14]. Bazooki began testing the first demonstrations this year. [15]

In March 2007, Roblox became COPPA compliant, with the addition of secure chat, which restricted users under the age of thirteen to communicate by selecting predefined messages from the menu. [16] In August, Roblox added a Builders ' Club, a premium subscription, and improved servers. [17]

In December 2011, Roblox held its first Hack Week, an annual event where Roblox developers work on innovative non-standard ideas for new developments to be presented to the company. [18] [19]

On December 11, 2012, Roblox released the iOS version of the game platform. [20]

On October 1, 2013, Roblox released the Developer Exchange system, which allows developers to exchange Robux earned from their games for real currency. [21]

On May 31, 2015, a feature was added that increases the graphical accuracy of the terrain and changes the physics engine from a block-oriented style to a smoother and more realistic style. [22] On November 20, Roblox was launched on Xbox One with an initial selection of 15 games selected by Roblox employees. [23] New Roblox games for this console must pass the approval process and meet the standards of the Entertainment Software Rating Board [24].

In April 2016, Roblox launched Roblox VR for the Oculus Rift. At the time of release, more than ten million games were available in 3D. [25] Around the same time, the secure chat feature was removed and replaced with a system based on a whitelist with a set of acceptable words for users under the age of 13 and blacklisted for other users[26]. In June, the company released a version compatible with Windows 10.

As of August 28, 2019, Roblox no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista. [27]

Toy sales In January 2017, Jazwares, a toy manufacturer, teamed up with Roblox Corporation to produce toy minifigures based on user-generated content created by major developers on the platform. [28] The minifigures have limbs and joints similar to Lego minifigures. Minifigures also have limbs and accessories that are interchangeable. All sets contain a code that can be used to get exclusive virtual items. There are also sets of small boxes that contain random minifigures and may contain a rare minifigure. [29]

Reviews During the 2017 Roblox developer Conference, officials stated that the creators of the game platform[30] collectively earned at least $ 30 million in 2017. [12] One of the developers paid for his higher education at Duke University, using the funds from the release of the game[31]. And in the summer of 2020, Roblox paid developers more than $ 250 million[32].

Jailbreak was one of the most popular games on the site, attracting tens of thousands of simultaneous players every day[1][33][34], It was also featured in the Roblox "First Player Get Ready" event, based on the release of the film, although it was met with criticism for the difficulty of the task and for the faulty quest involving the train. [35] The winner of the event was the user r0cu[36].

Awards Roblox has received the following awards:

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