Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla World of Warcraft hit (the first time) and three years after Second Life, a ...

Roblox is launching its own take on video chat called Roblox Connect. The feature, which is set to launch later this year, lets you chat with other people as your avatar.

Beyond Roblox Connect, the company had a flurry of other announcements at its developer event, including the news that Roblox would finally be available on PlayStation 4 and PS5 starting next month.

Roblox will let users sell “full avatar bodies and standalone heads” that they create, Roblox said in a post on its developer forums. The new line of UGC goods could help more people build ...

The platform also sees potential for the feature to bring musicians avatar-to-avatar with their fans. Roblox Connect will be available to age-verified users 13 and over by the end of 2023.

Roblox now lets you create an avatar with AI — here’s what it means. ... The aim is to create tools that enable ideas to become games almost as fast as a creator can think up the original idea.

He goes to Roblox Connect and picks the avatar he wants to use, which is a white sport suit avatar. Then he picks an environment to match his aunt’s tastes, like the library of an old manor in ...

Roblox Corp. is reimagining its gaming platform as a recruitment tool by opening an immersive 3D world where potential applicants can prep for interviews and get a taste for the company’s culture.