Happy Birthday David Baszucki!

Today is David Baszucki's Birthday. David, AKA Builderman is the founder and CEO of the ROBLOX Corporation. From all the Roblox News Staff and me, I'd like to wish him a very Happy Birthday!

Without David we wouldn't have ROBLOX, we wouldn't have the wonderful site we love, we wouldn't have our creative sandbox, I wouldn't have met any of the great users I am now good friends with and there wouldn't be Roblox News!

David Baszucki has recently made a new twitter account @DavidBaszucki, follow him right away!

-Arb

Bargain of the week: Winter Bowler!

Yes, I had doubts if the time would ever come, but indeed, the Winter Bowler has finally sold out! The retexture was created by BCGames. The Winter Bowler is actually a pretty nice retexture, with a cool icy colour - see what I did there? It fits perfectly with the winter season with the snowflakes too! What ruined the hat was its hefty price tag and the number of copies available. At around R$100-200, and 500 copies, it would have made reasonable profit.

If you wanted the hat, but had seconds thoughts because it was out of your price range; now is the perfect time to buy it. With private seller's prices hovering between R$290-350, you are getting a huge discount on the original price!

So, for a fraction of the original (3/10) you get a pretty cool retexture with a nice colour scheme! Bargain!

Community Article: Fashionable Contraption Hat Review

Today I will be reviewing the "Fashionable Contraption" hat.

Mesh: I think the mesh is very well made, with cool-looking tools protruding out of the front. The top hat part is also very well made, because the shape of it actually looks like a real-life tophat. Although, the tools should really look like a hammer, or a mini-axe. 9/10

Texture: The texture looks very bland. The top hat part is just brown, with a tiny bit of detail. And the tools are just silver-grayish, and, again, have very little detail. 3.7/10

How well does it fit on your robloxian?: It kind of just sits on top of your head like a top hat should, but a tiny bit of the top of your head is exposed at the sides. 8.9/10

Hat combo possiblities: If you wear this hat with the Rainbow Shaggy, it appears to look like there is a rainbow band on the top hat. And, if you wear it with a normal Shaggy, it looks like you have hair growing underneath. 5/10

Overall: I give this hat an overall rating of 8.89763425/10. It's got a great mesh, and fits on your ROBLOXian's head nicely.

This Community Article was provided by BillCheesey5. 

SOPA and PIPA: Roblox News' stance

SOPA and it's sister bill PIPA are proposed legislation that could seriously damage the internet we know and love today. Stop Online Piracy Act - SOPA could effectively censor anything on the internet, including foregin websites. It means that websites with accused of using copyrighted materials could receive heavy fines or be shut down for good.

- Sites can be shutdown for a single piece of 'offending' content
- Judges choose what should be taken down

SOPA would do away with freedom of speech and would break the first amendment Most of it's support comes from large businesses that are interested in their own profits, but do not care about small websites and users who will be crippled by the bill.

The ROBLOX Corporation have already stated that they are against the bill, exclaiming that it would destroy the creativity of its users and seriously reduce their capabilities also crippling the game developers and reducing their pay.

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

Happy Martin Luther King Day! This day occurs on the third Monday of January every year and has been celebrated since January 20, 1986. It marks the Birthday of a great man who spoke up for the black people of America, demanding equal rights and treatment to the whites. Pursuing non-violent methods, Martin Luther King was a very important figure in the ending of racial discrimination. He was both an influential man and great public speaker, who brought freedom to millions of blacks. Sadly, Martin Luther King was assassinated, April 4, 1968.

Every year on ROBLOX, the MLK Cap is put on sale to celebrate the holiday. Printed on the front, are the words: 'I have a dream..' taken from his famous speech which was delivered in public on August 28, 1963.

The MLK Cap is just R$15, so get yours today!

Giant Claw Machine RANT Review

Have any of you ever seen those claw machines in stores? I remember when I was younger I always wanted to use one of those but my parents never did. One day they finally let me do it. I was absolutely overjoyed, as you can probably guess I failed miserably. It was utterly disappointed. I'm just as disappointed in this place.
Gameplay 5/10
The gameplay is simple enough, there are two teams. The Controllers and the Runners. The controllers control the claw machine and tried to capture the runners that were inside of it. There are however, a lot of flaws in the gameplay. There is only one way to control the claw and there are normally a lot of controllers. Basically, around 3-5 controllers are fighting over the controls and the runners can just stand there and do nothing and still win. That is the most frustrating part about this game and is what ultimately cripples it.
Effort 7/10
The scripts are decent enough but most of the bricks and terrain is flat and boring.
Creativity 5/10
After searching for Claw Machine in places I got 5 pages of results. This game has been thought up numerous times in the past.
Overall 5.5/10
Suggestions

• Make it so only one person is controller at a time.
• Add insane chickens inside the claw machine
• Give me a taco.

If you want your place reviewed simply contact Banjobug on twitter or send me a private message on ROBLOX. The next post could be about your place! I'll be glad to give you ideas on your place and help make it better. Also, if you find a place that is absolutely awful and on the front page send me a PM and I might make a RANT about it!

Also, you should follow me on twitter even if you don't have a RANT or review request! Sometimes I invite my followers to go to places with me to help review them.

Follow @RNPlaceReviews on Twitter to get up to date on future reviews, contests, and more! That account is shared between me and Refreshingwater, follow it now!

Reviewed Place: The Giant Claw Machine
Reviewed by: Banjobug

Featured Retexture: Hood of the Redcliff Seer!

The Hood of the Redcliff Seer is a really sweet retexture I found when browsing the ROBLOX website. The retexture was produced by a user named BloxFlakes. I really like the old tan colour scheme and golden lining. It really does fit in with the Redcliff medieval/fantasy theme with its iconic crimson symbol in the centre of the design. It is perfect for any aspiring seer or wizard!

 Why not take it and put it in a Redcliff themed place?

Hood of the Redcliff Seer

ROBLOX looking for new Building and Scripting writers for the ROBLOX Wiki!

Just yesterday, ReeseMcBlox made an announcment on Twitter telling users ROBLOX will be looking for volunteers to write posts based on building on scripting for the official ROBLOX Wiki.

She will be looking for some of ROBLOX's finest users, to write articles, tutorials, and more. She said they will be looking for roughly a dozen people to join the Wiki, so places are limited.

Think you've got what it takes to become a writer for the ROBLOX Wiki?

Follow this link for instructions on how you can apply:

http://www.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=61310432

Note: You must be aged 13 years or more.

Good luck!

-Rob498
Have a question? Follow me on Twitter @Rob498RBLX

ROBLOX: Coming to the iPad!

1 Hour ago, David Baszucki (Builderman) - the CEO of ROBLOX tweeted this:

 This means the ROBLOX developers are hard at work at making ROBLOX games playable on the iPad. This would represent a huge step in technological advancement and success. He also mentioned in a later tweet that the demo ran at 10 Fps. It's one thing making it playable on a different operating system, but on a device that runs iOS - Apple's Mobile Operating System, it is a great leap forward. One year ago, no one would have dreamt that it would be possible for ROBLOX to be played on the iPad, but here we are!

In today's age, technology development is accelerating at a incredible pace; with amazing devices that once appeared in distant Sci-fi movies showing up on shop shelves and being sold in the millions. David does mention that there is no release date, but there is a possibility that it will be shipped this year. So, look out for more info from his twitter @DavidBaszucki or from the other ROBLOX Staff!

Thanks

-Arb

Arb's Hat Reviews: A Dark Omen

'A Dark Omen' is a new BC only hat that has been uploaded to the catalog. It is on sale for R$150.

The Mesh 9/10

I really like the mesh on this hat. It reminds me of a plague doctor's mask from hundreds of years ago. The mask shape looks realistic and fits well with cowls and hoods. It received a score of nine because it could have been a bit more spherical, but this a very minor issue.

The Colours 10/10

I believe the colours on this are absolutely beautiful as they suit the theme of the hat and blend extremely well with each other. The beak is my favourite part; with dark, washed out green creating a eerie feel.  

The Texture 10/10

Being the strongest point of the hat, the texture is without doubt a work of art. Both detailed and sinister, the texture really brings the hat to life, figuratively of course. I love the shading on the beak which adds both dark areas and a shine effect. The fur texture at the top is also very detailed, and if you look carefully you can make out some kind of wolf face right in the middle. Intentional or not: it looks sweet. 

The Creativity 8/10


A Dark Omen is quite a creative hat, being the first mask to have proper beak and inspired by a plague doctor. I gave it a score of 8 however, this is because there are already lots of masks available the catalog.

Overall, it's a great buy. If you have the money and have a BC premium account, buy eet!