Roblox’s Game Fund games don’t look like most Roblox titles
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XCV5)
A screenshot from a trailer for Rolling Thunder. | Image: Roblox
Last July, Roblox announced the Game Fund, a program to give developers funding and support for Roblox experiences. Timed with the Game Developers Conference this week, the company is using those funded games to showcase the range of experiences possible with its tools.
There are a few parts to what Roblox is announcing on Tuesday. One is that Roblox is revealing for the first time that it's investing $25 million as part of the Game Fund. Roblox had previously said it would be giving $500,000 minimum in each Roblox experience it selected for the Game Fund, but now we know how much will be given out in total.
Roblox has already announced three games getting support from the fund - Winds of Fortune, Rolling Thunder, and neonKnights - and...