→Legacy: Add a paragraph from the now redirected Jailbreak article, most specifically for the Ready Player One tie-in. This can be massaged some, but we should mention some of the more popular games that get passing mention in sources.
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'''''Roblox''''' is a [[massively multiplayer online]] and [[Gamegame creation system|game creation]] platform that allows users to design their own games and play a wide variety of different types of games created by other users through ''Roblox Studio''. The platform hosts [[social network game|social network]] games constructed of [[Lego]]-like virtual blocks.<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=February 29, 2012|date=June 14, 2011|last=Needleman|first=Rafe|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129130816/http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20070969-250/roblox-a-virtual-world-of-lego-like-blocks/|archivedate=January 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The platform was officially released on August 27, 2006 by the Roblox Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy 12th Birthday, Roblox!|url=https://blog.roblox.com/2018/08/happy-12th-birthday-roblox/|website=Roblox Blog|accessdate=30 August 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830220218/https://blog.roblox.com/2018/08/happy-12th-birthday-roblox/|archivedate=August 30, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of September 2018, ''Roblox'' has over 70 million monthly active users.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/roblox-series-f/|title=Kids’ gaming platform Roblox raises $150M|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref>
