'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label

Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" ...
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Every Big Announcement at Roblox RDC 2025 Keynote: Full Recap and New Features

Roblox RDC 2025’s opening keynote has wrapped up, and the opening show brought a wave of huge announcements shaping the future of this platform. From groundbreaking AI tools to forging new content ...
GameSpot

Roblox Will Age-Verify All Players Who Use Voice Chat By End Of Year

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Roblox developers announced plans to introduce comprehensive age verification for all players who wish to communicate in-game. The verification will ...
TechCrunch

Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more

Online gaming platform Roblox is launching a TikTok-like short-form video feed for sharing gameplay moments, the company unveiled on Friday at the Roblox Developers Conference. The company also ...
TechCrunch

X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat — you probably shouldn’t trust it yet

The company claims the new communication feature is end-to-end encrypted, meaning messages exchanged on it can only be read by the sender and their receiver, and — in theory — no one else, including X ...
The Record

Roblox to verify ages of all gamers who use chat and text features

Roblox says that by the end of the year it will expand its age estimation program to anyone using its chat and text features. The gaming site, which hosts 112 million users daily, has been dogged by ...
GameSpot

Silksong Has A Huge Start On Steam, Rockets To No. 1 On Switch 2 eShop

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally available, and it's putting up huge numbers on Steam. The game blasted off today with 5,000 concurrent players in ...
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Roblox blocks voice and in-game chat in Saudi Arabia, UAE to protect underage players

Roblox has temporarily disabled its in-game voice and text chat features in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following mounting regional and global scrutiny over child safety. The move, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Roblox Restricts Features in Middle East Over Child Safety

Roblox Corp. will restrict certain features on its popular video-game platform across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as child safety concerns and regulatory ...
Engadget

007 First Light is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC on March 27

A PlayStation State of Play showcase all about 007 First Light shed some light on how Hitman developer IO Interactive's James Bond game works. The stream also disclosed what was, until now, a ...
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Man admits to sexually exploiting Michigan girl he met on Roblox

PETOSKEY, Mich. — Federal authorities are accusing a New York state man of sexually exploiting a Michigan girl he met through Roblox last summer. Ryan Dookhan, who was 29 at the time of the offense, ...