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A new video investigation from People Make Games<\/a> has accused Roblox Corporation of “exploiting” young game developers.<\/p>\n

The video, below, from People Make Games’ Quintin Smith, reveals Roblox’s shady exchange system, which, it claims, makes it incredibly hard for developers to make money from the platform.<\/p>\n

The video also runs through how Roblox, which has 200 million monthly users, encourages young game developers to work incredibly hard with unreasonable expectations of success.<\/p>\n

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A new video investigation from People Make Games has accused Roblox Corporation of “exploiting” young game developers. The video, below, from People Make Games’ Quintin Smith, reveals Roblox’s shady exchange system, which, it claims, makes it incredibly hard for developers to make money from the platform. The video also runs through how Roblox, which has 200 million monthly users, encourages young game developers to work incredibly hard with unreasonable expectations of success. 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