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On June 20, 2023, Roblox started allowing games rated as only for players 17 years and over, which are permitted to have more graphic violence, romantic themes, and alcohol usage. On July 27, 2023, Roblox was released as a public beta for the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. The beta was downloaded over one million times within five days.
A paid beta of the game was released on September 9, 2023. With an original set release date of January 26, 2024, the game was later rescheduled to launch on February 2, 2024. Unlicensed games. These games, while based on intellectual properties separate from Roblox, are not licensed by the owners to be so.
Roblox Corporation ( / ˈroʊblɒks / ROH-bloks) is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company is the developer of Roblox, which was released in 2006. As of December 31, 2023, the company employs over 2,400 people. [1]
In the video game industry, 2021 saw the release of many new titles.The numerous delays in software and hardware releases due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted development schedules, leading to several games being delayed into 2022 or even postponed indefinitely.
After gaining popularity, it was made available globally in October 2023. The concept originates from a Chinese browser game titled Merge Big Watermelon that was released in January 2021. The game involves the player trying to build a high score by dropping fruits into a container without having them overflow out of the container.
The number of highly praised video games released in 2023 was considered unusually high compared to most years, with 25 games having a 90 out of 100 or better aggregate score on Metacritic by October 2023; this made it the best year by number of acclaimed games, the largest since 2004.
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Teardown received nominations for multiple year-end accolades, winning "Excellence in Design" at the 2021 Independent Games Festival. It was an honourable mention for "Best Technology" at the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards. Shacknews named Teardown the best early access game of 2020 and, after its release, the best PC game of 2022.