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Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) on Thursday launched a suite of new tools that will establish guardrails to protect young users and allow for safer communication on the virtual gaming platform. It also introduced privacy and well-being tools for users to have more ways ...

SAN FRANCISCO—At the Game Developers Conference Monday, Roblox rolled out a new set of AI tools designed to let the company’s millions of player-creators create usable game code and in-game 2D surfaces using nothing but simple text descriptions.

Roblox is rolling out rentable avatar cosmetics in 2026, letting players rent items for a limited time at a lower price through its new Timed Options system.