Tennessee sues Roblox; says game lures children into dangerous environment with sexual activity, predators

The Tennessee Attorney General announced the lawsuit on Thursday, Dec. 18, saying the company has "deceived Tennesseans" ...

Roblox responds after Tennessee attorney general sues company

This week, Tennessee joined a growing group of states suing Roblox, alleging deceptive and unfair business practices related to child safety. The complaint, filed by Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti ...

Netflix Buys Ready Player Me, an Avatar-Creation Developer, to Let Users Make Their Own Gaming Personas

Netflix will soon let customers make their own customized gaming avatars through the acquisition of Ready Player Me, an avatar-creation platform.

What Happens to Warner Bros. Games Under Netflix?

There’s a reason Warner Bros. numerous video game studios feel like such an afterthought in the Netflix vs. Paramount ...

Does SE's Heavy Free Fire Dependence Pose a Risk to Garena's Growth?

Sea Limited's Garena posts strong gains on Free Fire events, but heavy reliance on the title raises questions about long-term ...
GamesRadar+

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says it's not "true that big budget = s**t" and it's "easier than ever" to "find an audience" for games, but "the public company model is broken ...

RPGs Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets dragged into the Larian AI drama, while a Divinity lead tells fans "we have good QA" RPGs Divinity publishing lead says "I'm not entirely sure we are the ideal ...
USA Today

Influencers are going from BookTok to book deal. Is it a new publishing model?

After struggling with addiction and depression, former professional rugby player Luke Bateman finally found a community where he belonged. The 30-year-old was a lifelong fantasy reader but "never saw ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
The Motley Fool

What Roblox Could Look Like in 5 Years

The popular video game platform company may transform its business model. But while the current conversation around the stock focuses largely on quarterly bookings and margin pressures, the more ...