Roblox Game Gives Call of Duty Multiplayer a Run for Its Money

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Shooter fans looking for a little variety may soon be able to find their fix from an unexpected source following the release of a jaw-dropping clip showing an impressive Call of Duty clone built inside the wildly successful online platform Roblox. By offering countless user-generated games to play and kid-friendly content like the recently announced Roblox crossovers with SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Roblox Studios’ unique game creation platform has managed to establish itself as the online home for millions of players worldwide.

First released for PC in 2006, Roblox lets users use the Lua programming language to create nearly any type of game imaginable within the platform and then make it available for others to play. Remaining relatively niche throughout most of its existence, it wasn’t until Roblox launched a mobile version of the platform in 2012, followed by a release on Xbox One in 2015, that it started to become the cultural phenomenon it is today. Despite Roblox reporting over $900 million in losses for 2022, the platform continues to grow steadily, though ongoing complaints about its aggressive microtransactions have somewhat tarnished the title’s reputation in recent years.

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In a new video posted to Twitter, games investor Josh Lu shared a jaw-dropping video of Roblox Frontlines, an impressive shooter built inside of Roblox that looks and plays like Call of Duty’s multiplayer modes. Unrecognizable as something built inside the typically kid-friendly Roblox, the short clip shows off fast-paced, first-person gunplay on two different maps, one of which bears a striking resemblance to the Call of Duty franchise’s iconic Shipment map. Featuring