Oran Kushnir, co-founder of CrazyLabs, joins Arcademy to turn Minecraft and Roblox into powerful learning platforms, aiming ...

Roblox says it paid out $30 million to its creator community last year, and is now cash-flow positive. With Roblox Education, the aim is to get more kids coding by working with educators directly.

Roblox was released in 2006, three years before Minecraft was released in 2009. Both games share a DNA influenced by Lego toys, but aside from their blocky aesthetics are relatively separate games.

With 12 million users last month, Roblox lets people create their own virtual immersive experiences, like modeling in a fashion show or making pies at a pizza parlor. Users buy virtual currency ...

“I’m wondering if they could be the next Minecraft.” Minecraft, of course, is the virtual world game that has more than 100 million users. Microsoft bought it two years ago for $2.5 billion.

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