Zynga has been working to reposition a business that was traditionally focused on desktop browsers to one that is able to compete on mobile devices. But the ongoing transition isn’t easy. For the quarter ended in June, the company announced revenue that missed analyst expectations, and lowered full-year guidance for bookings. "While our quarterly financial results were in line with our guidance range, we aspire to do better and improve execution across our business,” said CEO Don Mattrick, who took the reins at Zynga this year after leaving his executive role at Xbox. “We are purposefully competing, and while we would like to be further along, we believe we are making the right decisions to grow our business and unlock long term shareholder value,” he added. The compa…
Bloomberg reports a new series of child safety reforms are coming to Roblox sometime next month. In an email to the outlet, Roblox Corp. said the new measures "are part of [our] commitment to making the platform one of the safest online environments for our users, particularly the youngest users."
These changes will require users age 13 or younger to have parents' permission to access certain chat features within the game creation platform. Players age nine and younger will also need permission to play games that contain "moderate violence or crude humor," in the email's words.
For parents, there will reportedly be a new account type that will allow them to monit…