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'''''Roblox''''' (stylized as '''''RŌBLOX''''') is a [[massively multiplayer online game]] created and marketed toward children and teenagers aged 8–18. In the game, players are able to create their own [[virtual world]] and design their own games.<ref name="cnet">{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20070969-250/roblox-a-virtual-world-of-lego-like-blocks/ |title=Roblox: A virtual world of Lego-like blocks |publisher=[[CNET]] |accessdate=29 February 2012|date = 14 June 2011|last = Needleman|first = Rafe}}</ref> Games on Roblox can be [[Script (computing)|script]]ed using a [[Sandbox (computer security)|sandboxed]] edition of [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] to affect events that occur in-game and create different scenarios. The company's main source of revenue comes from players buying Robux, the main [[virtual currency]] in the game, and from players buying "''Builders Club''" access, a status which gives virtual benefits to users.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Shedletsky|first=John|title=Builders Club is Coming…|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2007/08/builders-club-is-coming/|publisher=Roblox Corporation|date = 2 August 2007}}</ref>

== History and development ==