Roblox has had a busy stretch. A new payments product, continued growth overseas, a noticeably different investor base, and an announcement that could change what “Roblox” means as a platform. Here is what each one means for the people actually building on top of it. Roblox Wallet: A Payments Product With More Questions Than Answers …
Post-Roblox Developer Conference Debrief: Four Things We’re Watching Read More »
Layoffs and restructurings across the games industry have become a recurring feature of the business, and each one puts a spotlight on a document most studios only think carefully about when they need it: the severance agreement. For the studio or publisher offering it, a severance agreement is the primary tool for closing out an …
The Anatomy of a Severance Agreement: What Every Game Studio Should Get Right Read More »
There have been some major updates on the United States tariff front since the previous post on this topic went up. The biggest inflection point came from the highest court in the land, with the Supreme Court ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize …
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Something is shifting in the Roblox ecosystem. Off the back of the commercial success of “Grow a Garden” and “Steal a Brainrot,” each of which began as a hit Roblox game and grew to see significant success beyond Roblox, more and more interested parties are beginning to explore acquiring Roblox games and trying to grow …
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What is a Co-op, exactly? “Co-op” is shorthand for “workers’ cooperative”, meaning a business owned and democratically controlled by its workers. That usually amounts to shared profits, shared management, and in theory, improved work conditions by virtue of that representation at the management level. Practically speaking, a workers’ cooperative can be formed under various legal …
Why You May Not Want A Co-op, Even If You Think You Do Read More »
As the free agency page in the esports world begins to turn, rosters begin to lock in, and players begin turning their attention to practice, boot camps, and building chemistry with their new teammates, it’s a critical moment for competitors to pause, reflect, and evaluate the contract they are just about to sign (or have …
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Many people know that when video games are published, revenue share (often called royalties in that context) may be shared between the involved parties. However, revenue share arrangements often exist for collaborators or even service providers to equitably divide the fruits of their labor, especially when cash compensation may not be available at the outset …
Roblox, which brands itself as “the ultimate virtual universe”, has experienced exponential growth in recent years. Last year, Roblox announced at the 2024 Roblox Developer Conference that Roblox maintained a userbase of 79.5 million daily active users (DAUs). That already sky-high figure grew to 111.8 million in 2025, per the 2025 Roblox Developer Conference. Those …
Legal Issues in Roblox: What Game Studios and Brands Should Know Read More »
“It doesn’t matter what language they speak, it doesn’t matter what walk of life [they’re] from . . . they all have the same shared interest and passion [in this community].”— John Choi, on the Fighting Game Community In an era when many corners of the esports industry are freezing over, the fighting game community …
Fighting Game Community: Grassroots Resilience Amid an Esports Winter Read More »
Many studios, especially early-stage studios, rely heavily on the services provided by independent contractors. Contractors may provide anything from commissioned art, to administrative services, to programming services for studios. No matter what services are being provided, there are some core ingredients any studio should want to see in written agreements with these service providers: First …
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