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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Bargain of the Week: Captain's Tricorn!

Hello there! Today I am going to share with you another bargain of the week! This week's bargain is the Captain's Tricorn, a new hat released a few days ago. This is a pirate themed hat so I would suggest wearing naval and pirate outfits to suit the hats era. What I really like about this hat is as well as having the hat part, it also...
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Monday, February 27, 2012

Desert Trooper Hat Review

Haider! Before I start, I would like to welcome two new employees to Roblox News, the epical Graphic Designers Boygrump and Ccoommppuutt! Welcome! So, let's start this review! Mesh: The mesh looks so-so. It looks like something a Desert Trooper would actually wear, but it just makes the hat look kinda like a Sunhat. But it does go nice...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Monsters vs Robloxians RANT review

Every once in a while you stumble on some totally new front page game. You play it and you realize it looks exactly like the one you played earlier. You then check and you discover that it is the same place only with a changed name and thumbnail. Also, you remember that this game you're playing is absolutely awful.Gameplay 0/10There is no...
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#3 Video Place Review - Catalog Heaven!

This week I decided to enter heaven, catalog heaven that is! So, I'd also like to give a warm welcome to the two new Graphic Designers for RN, Ccoommppuutt and Boygrump. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the video! This video can also be found on Youtu...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Place Review: Destruction Derby

This week I decided to review the classic game called "Destruction Derby," which is a self-explanatory where the objective is to get into a car and destroy the other person's vehicle. Like every week, I review the thumbnail, which is a critical part of the entire place. So, at first glance, we see two cars colliding into each other...
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Captain Crimson Jack Review

Hi there! I'm back with another review! Here's my review of the Captain Crimson Jack body package. This is my first body package review, so wish me luck!Mesh: The mesh looks like a pirate's body; I guess that's what it's supposed to be like. The arms are the best part for me. Because they actually have hands, and not just oddly shaped knobs....
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

New ROBLOX homepage?

     This was recently discovered by Nathan78906 on Twitter, follow him. But, he went to the landing page and discovered that there's a new homepage on that site, which means it will happen on the real site someday. So, I took the liberty of checking this out, and it's very true. I also took the liberty of taking a screenshot...
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Interview with... Myself!

So today I decided to write up an interview with myself (Rob498) for Roblox News, so you guys can get to know me a little bit more and what I like to do on ROBLOX. So, here we go.Q 1. When did you first join ROBLOX and on what account?A 1. I first joined ROBLOX on Rob498, 5th September 2008, after a recommendation from a friend.Q 2. When...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Weekend Warrior Hat Review

Hey Roblox News readers, here's a review of the new "Weekend Warrior" hat. Here it goes! Mesh: Wow. Just wow. This mesh looks just like a pair of real sunglasses. It looks like something someone would wear in real life. The only downside is that the "arms" of the sunglasses are a bit low down. 9/10. Texture: Again, I am at a loss for...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Base Wars: Fortress Assault Uncopylocked!

Base Wars is a relatively new FPS ROBLOX game being worked on by ROBLOX devs. It requires the player to play in 1st person mode only and focusses on fast, gun on gun gameplay. There are several sections with control points within the map the two teams must fight over to gain points for their team, kills also count towards the total...
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Two New Graphic Designers!

After much thought and deliberation, I have come to the decision of who will fill in this role. As the top two designers are equally talented, I have to select both!Our first new graphic designer is boygrump: a legendary ROBLOX advertisement maker, who sells his work for a small amount of Robux. I was very impressed at his skills, examples...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Terrain Building Contest 2012: Update!

Time for an update on the TBC2012! So, I decided to C&P the old post and place it here with some changes. RULES (NEW!) ______ 1.) Users are limited to 2 entries ONLY, no further exceptions. 2.) Anyone is allowed to enter, this includes RN Staff. 3.) The place MUST be playable by EVERYONE, this means that the place can't be BC, Friends,...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Valentine's Day Hats and Gear 2012!

This year, Roblox released a lot of catalog items to celebrate Valentine's Day. Many of them were retextures created by the community. The items are as follows: The Break Up The Break Up is a regular gear item that can be purchased for R$650. It looks like a crowbar meant to literally break things up. It acts like a sword in-game...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Slithering Slayer Hat Review

Hi readers! Today I will be reviewing the Slithering Slayer hat. LET'S DO IT!!! Mesh: The mesh just looks like a mutated Warrior helmet. It's just a helmet with horns. That's it. No special features that I can see. A good idea would've been to add a horn on the front. 5/10 Texture: The texture fits the hat name perfectly. It looks like...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Red Sparkle Time Fedora!!!

The 3rd Sparkle Time Fedora is out, and in a fitting color for valentines day.This Hat is a Red version of the original hat; The Sparkle Time Fedora, which has been popular since it's release in 2007 at Christmas time. It came out of the Sparkling Gift of Fame which you received for having 1337+ Profile views before the time of release.Now,...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Interview with Meowmixxed.

Today I was lucky enough to catch up with my friend Meowmixxed, former Leader of RAT (ROBLOX Assault Team), and former owner of The Domino Crown. I got to ask him many questions and find out information about his time on ROBLOX and future plans. And this is how we got on.Q 1. When did you first join ROBLOX and on what Account?A 1. I first joined ROBLOX on November 16th, 2009 - and on the account, "Benblue8".Q 2. When did you first...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

ROBLOX Base Wars FPS Review

Recently ROBLOX has been making a lot of ROBLOX FPS games. They've been using the new terrain generating feature and have created incredible battlefields. ROBLOX Base Wars is one of their newest ones and it has a few differences.Gameplay 10/10The gameplay in this place is about the same as the others. The goal is to capture the control points...
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Interview with JohnnyFlight!

Today I managed to catch up with JohnnyFlight, forumer, investor, and Red Banded Top hat. I got to ask him some questions about his career on ROBLOX, and this is how we got on.Q 1. When did you first join ROBLOX and what was your first account?A 1. Most PMs I get are asking about that, I joined in late 2009, my first account was really wealthy til it was left. I will release it's name once the trading system comes out.Q 2. When...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Community Article! Gear Review: Bucket

At first glance the bucket gear might seem very plain. But when you test it, and use it, you will notice that it's not like any other gear. When you are fighting someone, try and get as close to them as you can, before whipping out your trusty bucket and taking their gear. It's good for annoying noobs; just don't let the noobs annoy you with this gear!Pros:-You can take other people's gear. 'Nuff said.-It's good for playing tag-Some...
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Terrain Building Contest 2012

Yes, it's that time of the year where we have a building contest. Our genre for this contest (as explained in the title) will be a Terrain building contest. Here's a short explanation of what you must do, make a terrain wonderland! Here's an example of what is quality work. RULES ______ 1.) Users are limited to 2 entries ONLY,...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Radiant Retextures Contest Winner!

The time has come to announce the winner of our retexture contest we held during this week. After sifting through many wonderful entries I narrowed it down to 1 great retexture. There could only be one winner, but there were some other great pieces of artwork which you can view HERE. So, without further a do, the winner of the Radiant Retextures...
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Heartbreaker Gear Review

February 14th is Valentines Day. As part of Valentines Day, Roblox released this weekend Valentines Day related gear. One of these is a sword called the Heartbreaker. It was originally R$550 and there are 1,250 copies of it. Mesh: 8/10 The Heartbreaker is a sword meant for Valentines Day. It resembles and looks a lot like some other...
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Epic Hat Day!

Ok! So theres two new hats in the Catalog, and their both classics! The first one released was early this morning, and that was the Frost Vision Goggles created by the owner of this blog, Arbirator! They are 5,000 Robux and they are well worth the money. Even though they aren't limited, those goggles are still amazing! The next hat...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

200k Pageviews!

Yes, Roblox News reached 200k pageviews a few weeks ago, I just forgot to make a post. Silly old me.Anyway, this is a great achievement and milestone for both myself and the rest of the team. I would like to thank all our loyal readers who view our articles everyday, and of course like to thank the staff who contribute to the blog; without...
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Radiant Retextures: Featured Entries!

The contest is now over, so please do not enter any more retextures! Here are a few entries that stood out to me: Seriously Disturbing Secret Admirer - By helloppl1404 Cupid's Honored Assistant - By RoyMer Lord of Valentine's Army - By GruntyThe1AndOnly Valentines ROBLOX Hat! - By GruntyThe1AndOnly Heart...
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Snowboarder Hat Review

Hello all, Today I will be reviewing the Snowboarder hat. Here we go. Mesh: The mesh is really great. It actually looks like something a snowboarder would wear. It has a beanie and some goggles. If only it had some hair or something with it. 7.5/10 Texture: The texture is okay. The goggles look great, with nice detail, but the beanie...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Ambassador Program: Kill or Keep?

A few hours ago John Shedletsky: Aka Telamon tweeted this:  First; a little background about the Ambassador Program which was set up April 22nd 2009. The program allows a user to post a generated link which advertised ROBLOX, on a website. For every link they post, they receive 2 Tickets. You could post up to 50 links on...
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Steelshanks Armament Gear Review

Steelshanks Armament is a new gear item recently released in the catalog. It's the most expensive gear item this week, and is themed around pirates. It was also originally BC-only and it is Limited. There are 500 copies of it and the original price was R$1,500. Mesh: 10/10 Steelshanks Armament is a very interesting gear item. It is...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Valentines Retexture Contest: Radiant Retextures!

The time has come for another Roblox News retexture contest! The theme of this contest is love due to Valentines day being almost upon us. Valentines day is a holiday where lovers exchange gifts and cards in order to show their affection for their partner. What better way to celebrate this prestigious day but with HAAATS! **EDIT** CONTEST...
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Monday, February 6, 2012

New ROBLOX Event: DisneyXDLabRats Scavenger Hunt!

A new event has recently been discovered by users among the ROBLOX community. This event promotes the TV series found on the Disney XD channel. There is currently one hat you can win from the places found on DisneyXDLabRats's profile.  The way to obtain this hat is to visit all three places and find the 9 secret items. You...
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