Like all gaming companies entering China, Roblox must work with a local publishing and operations partner.And like Riot Games, Supercell, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Nintendo and ...

Although Roblox did eventually create a mobile Chinese version of its platform (Roblox China, also known as LuoBoLeSi) in July last year, the game shuttered indefinitely in December.

When you fire up Roblox Studio for the first time, you'll see a list of templates, the basis for a variety of game modes from racing to capture the flag to combat, as well as pre-made settings ...

Roblox, the $50bn online gaming company with a devoted pre-teen following, said it was rebuilding its platform in China after taking down its Chinese app last month.