Most likely, Roblox investors were not satisfied with the situation with the receipts (bookings) of the platform. In particular, the ABPDAU index fell to $3.89-3.96, which is 14-16% less compared to last August.

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The size and terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, it is known that on September 30, TriplePlay will close access to its platform and delete user data. The founder of the startup, Mark Hlady, will leave the company and take up investments.

Roblox‘s financial results for April-June 2022 did not meet analysts’ expectations, despite the fact that the platform reported revenue and audience growth.

In 2017, Roblox began preparing for the launch of the platform in China. However, the matter was complicated by the fact that she did not trust potential partners. According to the company, any of them, including Tencent, could want to create their own version of her brainchild.

One of the Roblox employees was subjected to a hacker attack. According to Motherboard, with the help of phishing, the attackers got 4 GB of the company’s internal data, including email addresses and identity documents of Roblox developers.

Yesterday, Roblox, in a fresh financial report, told how May passed for her. Receipts (bookings) of the platform fell by about 9-11% compared to last year and amounted to $196-199 million. Nevertheless, it was able to increase revenue to $194-197 million, which is immediately 28-30% more than a year ago.

Another gaming company decided that its employees do not have to be in the office all the time. Roblox announced that now, if desired, teams can sometimes work from home. But there are several conditions.

The founder and CEO of Roblox, David Baszucki, may receive a compensation payment of about $233 million in connection with the company’s success.

Roblox reported for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2021. Despite the impressive revenue growth, not all investors were satisfied with the overall growth rate of the company. Because of this, during extended trading, Roblox shares sank by almost 20%.Financial indicators for the fourth quarter (ended December 31)

Roblox has been growing rapidly over the past year, and now the company has decided to sum up the results of 2021. She published a report in which she told a little about the audience of the platform, the genre preferences of users and the geography of developers.

Analysts from Newzoo have compiled a portrait of gamers who play metaverse games. Such projects today include Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft. Their audience is much younger than users of “traditional” titles and actively uses games for socialization.Fortnite

“A video game empire built not by child labor,” is how The Guardian described Roblox in its new material. Using the example of several young developers, the publication talked about how the company turns a blind eye to financial exploitation, intimidation and harassment by adult users.

Roblox had high hopes for the Chinese version of its app. However, recently it became known about its removal from local stores. At the same time, such a decision is unlikely to be connected with the current “freeze” on the issuance of gaming licenses. The company itself only notes that it is currently working on a new version of its platform for China.The Chinese version of Roblox called LuoBuLesi disappeared from mobile stores on December…

Roblox has been criticized more than once for exploiting teenagers. However, the internal economy of the popular platform hides much more tricks for young users. The People Make Games channel talked about the black market of cosmetic items and explained in detail why the Roblox trading platform resembles gambling and the stock market.

During the third quarter, Roblox earned $509.3 million and generally exceeded investors’ expectations. As a result, the company’s shares soared by 42.2%. Thanks to this, Roblox took the first place in capitalization among US gaming companies, overtaking the previous leader in the person of Activision Blizzard.Roblox’s quarterly revenue grew by 102% year-on-year.

Roblox shared the financial results of the third quarter of 2021 (ended September 30). During this period, the company managed to double its revenue to a record $509.3 million. But at the same time, her losses also increased.

Roblox is preparing to attract additional investments. She announced that she would sell senior unsecured bonds worth $1 billion.

Roblox has settled a conflict related to the illegal use of music on its platform. She announced a peace agreement with the National Association of Music Publishers (NMPA).