Roblox reported third-quarter users that missed analysts’ expectations amid questions about whether a new hit game could reverse a recent slowdown in user engagement triggered by more robust child-safety measures

Roblox is accused of scraping 145.5GB of 3D models, including 62.6GB of adult content from Open3DLab and two related sites. Open3DLab says the crawler downloaded files from 712 projects, 345 of which contained adult content. The crawler allegedly: • Scanned almost 19,000 projects • Made more than 26,000 requests • Ignored robots.txt and the sites’ rules • Identified itself as being used for “3D foundation model research” • Carried an email address belonging to a Roblox researcher

Roblox has a quiet flip. They put Rent-A-Girlfriend next to Fairy Tail and Knights of Sidonia in the Kodansha catalog. Creators could use the IP and sell branded passes. Then the post got edited. Three titles left. Rent-A-Girlfriend gone. Staff called it “further review.” The policy did not change. The anime did not change. Players spotted the mismatch immediately. Roblox posted it anyway, then pulled it once the comments started. They didn’t change the rules. They changed their mind after the replies.

Roblox has announced “Roblox Everywhere,” a plan to make Roblox-created games easier to play and distribute across different platforms >Standalone games: Developers will eventually be able to distribute Roblox games on mobile, PC and consoles. >Chrome support: Coming this year, letting players launch Experiences directly from a webpage without installing the Roblox client. >Offline gaming: Offline single-player support is planned, with a wider release targeted for around mid-2027. >More game types: Roblox is expanding support for 2D games, sprites, orthographic cameras and turn-based multiplayer. >AI tools: Around 9,000 games have already been created with Build AI, and 71% of those creators had never used Roblox Studio before. >Scene Generator: Roblox can generate game scenes from text prompts and reference images. Developers have earned over $5 billion through DevEx since 2013, including around $1.7 billion in the past 12 months.