The Roblox Gambit
The Roblox direct listing wwill lay down some groundwork for new conventional wisdom when it comes to pricing public listings and which methods are good to use. So it turns out that Roblox is worth $29.5 billion. That’s the lesson th.....»»
Egyptian ride-sharing company Swvl plans to go public in a $1.5B SPAC merger
Queen's Gambit Growth Capital, the women-led SPAC in charge of the deal, called Swvl 'a disruptive platform that solves complex challenges and empowers underserved populations.' Cairo and Dubai-based ride-sharing company Swvl plans to go pu.....»»
Facebook’s metaverse gambit is a distraction from its deep-seated problems
Facebook's problems aren’t sexy to solve, so it has found a distraction. Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift headset at a 2016 event. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Facebook mastered social media by.....»»
Roblox cuts deal with Sony to produce in-game "music experiences"
On Tuesday, Roblox Corporation announced that it inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to bring its recording artists into the game. The arrangement sees Roblox and Sony collaborating to create "innovative music experiences" for the community, s.....»»
Roblox partners with Sony Music to connect artists with money-making activities in the metaverse
Video game platform Roblox announced this morning it has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment on a deal that will allow the two companies to work together to create music experiences for the Roblox community, including opportunities that would giv.....»»
Roblox hit with $200 million lawsuit over creators" use of unlicensed music
Variety reports that NMPA president/CEO David Israelite announced the lawsuit at the trade group's 2021 annual meeting, highlighting Roblox's millions of daily active players and alleging that it goes to great lengths to avoid paying artists for usin.....»»
Facebook buys studio behind Roblox-like Crayta gaming platform
Facebook has been making plenty of one-off virtual reality studio acquisitions lately, but today the company announced that they’re buying something with wider ambitions — a Roblox-like game creation platform. Facebook shared that they.....»»
Why Roblox’s definition of “games” is key to the Epic vs. Apple case
The line between "game" and "experience" has major implications for iOS App Review. Enlarge / Just some of the characters that don't star in games anymore, according to Roblox. Roblox, the massively valued user-created gaming platform, has re.....»»
Gucci brings digital items and experiences to Roblox in new partnership
As gaming platforms capitalize on pandemic-fueled traffic to their digital worlds, brands that drive culture in the physical world are fighting to ensure they don’t miss any new opportunities. A new partnership between Roblox and Gucci brings digit.....»»
Roblox has nothing to do with games, say Roblox developers
"The term ‘experience’ is consistent with how we’ve evolved our terminology to reflect our realization of the metaverse," a Roblox spokesperson, who is coincidentally a science fiction fan but who doesn't let that affect their day job, told The.....»»
Volvo"s tech outsourcing gambit
Volvo and its affiliated Polestar brand are early adopters of Google's new vehicle operating system......»»
5 mistakes creators make building new games on Roblox
Gamefam learned to develop on Roblox the hard way -- by trial and error and by getting better at listening to the community’s unique gamer culture. Here are some common mistakes. Joe Ferencz Contributor.....»»
Rec Room raises at $1.25B valuation from Sequoia and Index as VCs push to find another Roblox
Investor FOMO following Roblox’s blockbuster public debut is pushing venture capitalists who missed out on that gaming giant to invest in competing platforms. Today, Rec Room announced it has raised $100 million from Sequoia and Index, with par.....»»
Overwolf raises $52.5M for its platform to build, distribute and monetize in-game, user-generated content
Roblox, the gaming company that went public this month with a strong debut, changed the game (so to speak) for the role that creative input can play in making a game more loved, more engaging, and even more enterprising. Today, a startup that is taki.....»»
Overwolf raises $52.5M for its platform to build, distribute and monetize in-game user-generated content
Roblox, the gaming company that went public this month with a strong debut, changed the game (so to speak) for the role that creative input can play in making a game more loved, more engaging, and even more enterprising. Today, a startup that is taki.....»»
The best Roblox games
With thousands of creations, there's no shortage of Roblox games to enjoy. These are the most entertaining......»»
The Roblox final fantasy
Hello friends, and welcome to Week in Review. Last week, I talked a bit about NFTs and their impact on artists. If you’re inundated with NFT talk just take one quick look at this story I wrote this week about the $69 million sale of Beeple̵.....»»
Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more
Our growing library of how-to stories are aimed squarely at early-stage founders and workers trying to solve long-term problems. Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs.....»»
Putting Roblox’s incredible $45 billion IPO in context
Wednesday's stock offering values the user-created game platform higher than EA. Roblox Corp.'s valuation had been rising slowly and steadily until shooting up earlier this year......»»
Coupang follows Roblox to a strong first day of trading
Coupang's IPO was a success, no matter how you slice it, even if you have valuation quibbles. And it was a huge win for SoftBank. Another day brings another pubic debut of a multibillion dollar company that performed well out of the gate......»»
Roblox"s $45 Billion IPO Values User-Created Game Platform Higher Than EA
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Yesterday, Roblox made good on its plans to go public, with employees and previous investors selling hundreds of millions of shares in a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange. In a privat.....»»