Earlier this year, however, a new function was added called Roblox Connect, functioning as a video chat interface of sorts that lets friends call each other as their own in-game avatars.

Until now, one thing common in online games was missing from Roblox: voice chat. Players communicated with each other entirely through text messages, or using pre-set actions and sound bites.

Roblox chat filters will soon have reduced restrictions for users on the sandbox game platform who can verify that they're 13 or older, the company revealed as part of its Roblox Developer ...

Roblox, the maker of user-generated game, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities.