Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?

Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?

David Baszucki developed Roblox to allow people to design their games, and thanks to the platform's success, his net worth has soared above $4 billion.

His brother, Greg Baszucki, is a director of Roblox and owned 15.6 million shares of Roblox, worth $1 billion at Wednesday’s price, according to the company’s filings.

Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on Wall Street and surged nearly 55% to $69.50, valuing the ...