Published 17:11 IST, March 11th 2020

Is Roblox shutting down in 2020? Fake news busted by the creators

Is Roblox shutting down this month? The creators of Roblox have provided the definitive response to the rumours claiming that the game will die on March 22.

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Roblox fans have been left wondering if Roblox will be shutting down this year as re have been endless rumours circulating on Internet claiming that game will be gone in 2020. Roblox currently has a user base of around 100 million monthly active players, where popular game had mand to register well over one billion hours of engment in 2019. However, regardless of immense popularity and huge numbers, re has been a concern amongst many fans online that Roblox could be subject to a surprise shutdown this year.

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Is Roblox shutting down?

, rumours of Roblox’s imminent demise are entirely unfounded. In fact, game is actually going stronger than ever and had even surpassed Minecraft last year in August. As of May 2019, Roblox corporation was said to be worth around an estimated £2 billion, according to Business Insider.

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Roblox Corporation assures fans that game is t shutting down

And while re have been certain sources explaining as to why gaming servers were t being shut down, developers have w taken it upon mselves to assure  fans that game isn’t going anywhere. Here’s a definitive response from official Roblox Twitter handle addressing matter:

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rumours first started to emerge in 2019 when it was claimed that Roblox would be shutting down on March 22, 2020, due to some financial issues.  claims reportedly emerged from a prank website called React2424, as per Daily Express, UK. It also added that  website is kwn for creating fake headlines which allow people to trick ir friends into believing something that wasn't true.

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17:11 IST, March 11th 2020