On December 8, Roblox's Chinese version LuoBuLeSi, published and operated by Tencent, abruptly closed down its server five months after it launched on iOS and Android. Many users, taken by surprise, ...

Tencent and Roblox have revealed a new strategic partnership that will see the MMO platform create opportunities for developers in China.

China Joint Venture: Roblox has a joint venture with Songhu, a Tencent Holdings TCEHY affiliate, to bring Roblox to China. The game will be branded as Luobo in China through the joint venture.

Roblox App: The LuoBuLesi app, which Roblox launched in July in partnership with an affiliate of Tencent Holdings,, was shut down on Dec. 8, disappearing from mainland app stores. The app now ...

SHENZHEN — U.S. video gaming platform Roblox Corp., has taken down its Chinese app that fronted its expansion efforts into the country, telling Reuters it was part of “a number of important transitory ...

In a much-anticipated move, California-based gaming firm Roblox filed to go public last week. One aspect driving the future growth of the children- and community-focused gaming platform is its ...

Although Roblox did eventually create a mobile Chinese version of its platform (Roblox China, also known as LuoBoLeSi) in July last year, the game shuttered indefinitely in December.