ROBLOX and 20th Century Fox Partner on Three Stooges Game

By Christina McGrath - April 3, 2012

ROBLOX has partnered with 20^th Century Fox to create “Welcome to Stoogeville”, a new ROBLOX game featuring The Three Stooges. The Farrelly brothers’ Three Stooges movie will be coming to theatres on April 13^th, but ROBLOX’s 3D game allows Stooge fans to play Larry, Moe and Curly in a virtual world today.

Site Issue Resolved

By David Baszucki - April 2, 2012

Note: This post has been updated as of April 2nd, 10:00 p.m. PST. The ROBLOX catalog and currency trading system are back online. A small number (less than 0.01%) of ROBLOX accounts had some transactions rolled back.

Revamping ROBLOX Icons

By Taylor Whitmer - March 31, 2012

We have been exploring various styles for ROBLOX document icons. All of the mockups are conceptual, and we would like your feedback. When giving feedback, please refer to the row and column, as in “The icon in the first row, third column is my favorite”.

New Algorithms for the Games Page

By Navin Lal - March 29, 2012

Last week we turned on a new algorithm for the Games Page in an effort to keep the ROBLOX experience customized to the various interests of our players. We previously used the “Popular” sort function as the default way to organize games. However, we wanted to build a system that puts the best games on ROBLOX on the front page based on our users’ interests and preferences. We have now developed a way to sort by “Relevance”, and we will use this default going forward.

How We Built an FPS in ROBLOX

By Andrew Haak - March 28, 2012

The ROBLOX Content Team is wrapping up version 1.0 of ROBLOX Base Wars, a competitive first-person shooter (FPS).

The concept is familiar: up to 30 players join a game, and each player is randomly assigned to a team. Players contribute to their team’s score by taking out opponents and capturing control points. It’s a little like Team Fortress 2, but without the hats. We created Base Wars to show that an exciting first-person experience is possible in ROBLOX, as well as to give ROBLOX builders a resource they can draw upon for their own FPS creations. The source code for ROBLOX Base Wars is free, so download – or play – the most recent version here.

ROBLOX Game Conference Hotels, Commemorative Items

By ROBLOX - March 24, 2012

The ROBLOX Game Conference (RGC) is being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Saturday, July 14, 2012. For more information on RGC visit the event information and registration page. Several hotels are now offering special RGC room rates. Also check out the schedule for commemorative items that are included with ticket purchases.

Character Explorations

By Taylor Whitmer - March 22, 2012

We have been exploring new body, head and face components for ROBLOX characters. All of the mockups in this post are conceptual. We invite your feedback on everything here. When giving feedback, please refer to the sketch and image ID, as in “I like Male Bodies-A, #2”.

We have been experiment with a range of looks – spanning from a blocky mini-fig to a more human shape. We have been playing a bit to see if we can capture the look and feel of iconic characters that you may recognize from movies and TV.