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This game turned players into $50,000-a-month entrepreneurs — now it has a plan to help them make $1.68 million a year

grace francisco roblox vp of developer relations

Though it’s been around for over a decade, there’s a healthy chance that you’ve never heard of “Roblox” — an online video game, immensely popular among pre-teens, available for smartphones, PCs, and game consoles.

And yet, Roblox is a huge economy unto itself.

Every in-game level, every item, and every character is designed and marketed by Roblox’s own players, in a “free market” that nets its most popular developers a solid $50,000 per month, after the company takes its cut of each sale. Hit player-made Roblox games like “I Work In A Pizza Place” or “Roblox High School” are mini-phenomenons read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com