Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform


FILE PHOTO The Roblox logo is displayed on a banner to celebrate the companys IPO on the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York U.S. March 10 2021. REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Roblox logo is displayed on a banner, to celebrate the company's IPO, on the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Roblox will roll out paid videogames on its platform and allow developers to sell physical merchandise through their created games, the company said on Friday.

The video gaming company will add the ability to price certain games, or what it calls experiences, in real currency for desktops, it said at its developers conference. Roblox will support a higher revenue share for the creators of up to 70%, but it will vary with the price of the game.


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