Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, created the virtual “experience” on the online gaming platform Roblox before his terrifying real-life rampage, a rep for the company confirmed.

Abyss is a deep-sea fishing game with survival elements on the Roblox platform, where the general gameplay loop involves ...

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If you miss classic Roblox, Vorton can let you relive the golden era (or see what the boomers are yapping about if you’re a newer player). It’s essentially a platform within a platform, letting you ...

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