Sword of the Highlander - A cousin to the Claymore, this sword protects a proud people from any lowlander who dare cross their path.
Ronin Katana - For the masterless Samurai or perhaps the Samurai who is his own master.
Wooden Sword - For the make believe pirate in all of us. Wooden swords, paper hats, and imaginary ships are the best!
Demented Mouse - Scurry, scurry, you must hurry! Nobody likes to see a mouse around so if you’re going to wear this, you better be fast!
Freckles - Looks good with pretty much any hat but especially the pigtails.
Oh Deer This face works regardless of which type of deer you’re interested in looking like - reindeer, doe, etc. Maybe not so much for Mommy Dearest but we’ve got everything else covered.
Lion - You don’t need the heart of a lion to wear this face. A regular heart will do just fine…
Shark Attack - “Baby Shark doo doo doo doo” - all you summer campers know where this leads…
Talk about the swordstraviganza (and other new stuff) here.
With so many new hats and other items coming in we think it’s time to give some of our older hats a rest. They won’t be going away - they will just be off sale in the Catalog.
Help us choose a hat to retire. Remember, your vote means you want the hat OFF sale.
Bloxby Polls are quick little fun polls that will sneak into the News and have a max number of responses before they close. So if you want to vote keep an eye on the News so you get it in time!
Talk more about the results of this poll on the forum.
This week ROBLOX introduced genres as a new way to classify things and places. To celebrate we’ve decided to release a bunch of items in the science fiction genre.
Duragizer Evercell - This little robot hat just goes on and on…and on. Perfect if you’re the little robot who could….
ASCII White - Quite possibly the best of the new robot hats. The ASCII White has a sweet targeting monocle. Perfect if you have lasers for eyes.
Princedom Janitor Bot - For the prince - or janitor in your life.
Atropos XR - A hat for an elite robot leader. His jaw could crush the largest SUV that Detroit can dream up.
DOS 5.0 I almost think we should name this one Cute Bot 3000. Adorable!
Galatea 3.2 - Galatea 3.2 looks friendly enough…but is she really? Not if she’s armed with the new Subspace Tripmine.
Spambot - Fighting spam is an endless job. Truly for those warriors with endurance.
Loltacular Fathers’ Day Golf Cap - For all the dads out there - or the people who have dads. Celebrate father’s day with this awesome cap. Available for a very limited time.
Subspace Tripmine - This mine turns invisible once you drop it. After that watch out - it will go off if anything touches it. It’s fun to drop a bunch of these and then shoot it with the laser pistol.
Spec-Alpha Biograft Energy Sword - This epic sword not only damages your opponent but also makes you jump higher. This sword was inside the Bombastic Gift of Builder’s Club and is not available for purchase.
We also released the police baton. Not in the science fiction genre - but still pretty cool.
Police Baton - Keep the peace with this baton. Remember to respect the badge and only use force when necessary.
My fellow ROBLOXians! Today I write you with some very exciting news. Here at the ROBLOX headquarters we’ve realized the need for a more exclusive membership option. As our league of Builders Club members has become larger we’ve decided to offer a membership option with greater rewards: one that will make you richer, cooler, and definitely better looking… We present the Turbo Builders Club.
Members of this paid premium service receive all of the benefits of the regular Builders Club, including selling shirts and pants, and not seeing ads. In addition, Turbo Builders Club members receive a few exclusive upgrades from regular Builders Club:
twenty-five places instead of ten
a daily income of 35 ROBUX
the exclusive Turbo Builders Club site managers hat
an exclusive gear item.
We are also introducing a lifetime signing bonus (once per account) of 100 ROBUX for all new Builders Club and Turbo Builders Club members.
To show our appreciation for all of our loyal and dedicated Builders Club members, we are retroactively granting the same signing bonus mentioned above to all currently active BC members. Thanks!
Upgrades
For the next little bit, BC members (new and existing) will not be able to upgrade to Turbo BC – you can subscribe to Turbo BC after your current membership expires, but you cannot upgrade. This is strictly a technical limitation, and we will be introducing an upgrade option for everyone very shortly. Thanks for your patience!
Rolling Pin - Sweet new gear! This rolling pin is not for making cookies. Looks great with the chef hat!
Clockwork’s Shades -It’s almost summer so these glasses came just in time. They look cool and protect your eyes from the brilliance of the Robloxian Sun.
Googlor - Our most fearsome robot head yet. The Googlor will do a lot more than search the web.
Red Samurai Helmet - A great helmet. Built strong enough to protect even the most combative warriors. Goes great with the Katana.
Nerd Glasses - So nerdy that they go beyond nerdy and wrap back around to awesome.
Musketeer - The hat is epic and affordable. It looks good with pretty much any sword, which is funny because it’s not a sword hat, it’s a musketeer hat.
Core433 is working for us during his Summer break from Stanford University. A lot of the ROBLOX team went to Stanford University (Builderman, Telamon, and Madrak)!
I asked him about his hobbies…
“My hobbies include drawing, gaming, and writing fun little programs. I’m currently working on a small OpenGL side game as a hobby / project. I also like playing basketball, which is my favorite sport. I’m very passionate about games and graphics and think working at Roblox is the coolest. One day I’d like to become the "graphics" guy at a startup, like Renderman.”
xmaximusx is a college student from UCLA. Brighteyes went there for college too! He has come up from LA to work during the Summer. He and Core433 are working together on some secret awesome projects.
Here is what he says about himself…
“I like to play basketball, hike, run, and travel. Regarding games, I enjoy real-time strategy games and first-person shooters. I like programming graphics and databases. I’m really excited to be paired with one of the talented engineers at ROBLOX and make it an even more awesome game!”
What do interns do?
At ROBLOX they are programming and working on code projects, following the direction of one of our Devs. Each intern is paired with a dev. It’s like being an apprentice. Being an intern is a great learning experience.
Intern is a real job and at ROBLOX we are very selective. We interviewed many to find just the right ones.
So please say “hi” to the interns and welcome them for the Summer! You can send them a private message to say hi on this official greeting forum. There are more interns coming next week. We can’t wait to meet them!
The community rose to the challenge and produced some really great trailers for this contest! The staff was really impressed by what they saw. In fact we increased the number of home-page winners to almost double, because there were so many qualified entries.
Best Videos
These users were chosen by the staff and have won a chance for their video to appear on the ROBLOX home page! Telamon is the final judge of what appears there so keep an eye out.
Here are the top viewed videos winners. These users will receive the Zunith Ultimate. We loved these videos as well and increased the number of top viewed video winners. Everyone should check out the contest entry videos on YouTube!
Everyone who entered the contest correctly will receive the Magnablox Trinitron. The correct way to enter was to post the video with tags, and fill out the entry form. The mostly-complete list of entered users can be found here. If you filled out the form and posted a valid video you should get the hat. Simple as that.
A TV on Every Head
A TV on every head is our motto (for today). We are selling this lovely Colonel Electric 144 Hz RCA TruVision so that everyone who really wants one can get it! It’s a cute little retro TV, like the kind your Great-Great-Grandma may have watched her Grandma watch. Hooray!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest. The results really are stellar! Talk about it more on our forum.
Blow Dryer - item will blow away your opponents. Need to get somewhere quickly, but you’re surrounded by noobs? Blow them out of your way with the blow dryer!
You guys have asked for it, and it’s finally here! Hair!
Mohawk – Infinitely superior to the fauxhawk. This is a great hairstyle for a Robloxian Rock Star! Wearing this with the Stratobloxxer looks awesome. Available in original and goth styles.
Pigtails – Available in Brunette or Blonde. These are so cute – I don’t get why they call them pigtails…
Frobow the Sad Clown – This one just makes me lol. Even the name is funny! You won’t get hair like this anywhere else.
2009 Graduation Cap - This is a special limited edition cap for the class of 09! It will be released sometime this weekend, but it won’t be on sale for long. Get it while you can! There’s even a cool golden ’09 in the tassel. Congratulations graduates!
