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So… its Thursday… Not Wednesday. That’s our bad.

But, Roblox has been in some hot water this week 👀

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Hey, we’re the Blox Bulletin. We sift through hours of Roblox news so you can read it in 5 mins. We’re like ChatGPT, but human. 🤖

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In this week’s edition: 

💼 Roblox is getting sued

🤑 $741m earned by Roblox devs in 2023

🎨 Some eye-catching Roblox experiences

🚀 Top 5 Roblox games this week
^{_{(As of 20th February)}}

1. Brookhaven (503k Active Players)

2. Blox Fruits (449k Active Players) 

3. The Strongest Battlegrounds (111k Active Players) 

4. Murder Mystery 2 (98k Active Players)

5. Adopt Me! (90k Active Players)

Key news that we read, so you don’t have to

HOLY MOLY: £741m earned by Roblox creators in 2023

1️⃣ 19% increase from the year before! 2022 was big for developers, with $623m being earned. It’s not clear if this is the full amount or if this includes Roblox’s 40% cut, however, what is clear is that there is a huge opportunity for devs on Roblox. 💰

2️⃣ 9 Roblox experiences generated $10m Yes. You read that right. The opportunity of making a living from Roblox alone is becoming an offer many developers can’t refuse. The more Roblox makes = the more devs that come to make even better games. It’s a win-win.

3️⃣ 12,000 developers made up the $741m If you compare this to YouTube where there are over 100m channels and fair enough, they are not all earning money. But, the fact that only 12,000 made up the huge figure shows that the opportunity on the platform is at an early stage.

Check the full Bloomberg Article here.

Roblox may be getting sued…⛔️

The platform is built upon UGC, like my breakfast is built upon Golden Nuggets. Without it, everything crumbles.

The problem Roblox faces is that many of their worlds are built by minors who were not properly paid for their work.

The filing is based on $2.39bn worth of transactions on Roblox which creators were not properly compensated for.

Roblox Devs flexing (or inspo)

Lady Gaga is coming to Fortnite

We’ve seen Travis Scott, Ariana Grande and even Eminem. But boys and girls, we will be seeing Lady Gaga come to Fortnite in her eccentric way.

She comes with a new skin, items and a dance. Now, the next step is to keep track of her streams on Spotify.

Creator Corner 🎥

Roblox has a vibrant community of creators who are integral to the success of the platform. Here, we highlight a few creators who are creating great content!

• Gunball - an all-new battle royale in Roblox

• Bedwars, made famous on Minecraft is now bigger and better on Roblox

• Roblox being played on the Apple Vision Pro

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