Roblox has spent much of 2026 trying to make its platform safer for children, introducing age-based accounts, tighter chat restrictions, facial age checks, and expanded parental controls.
A new phishing problem is adding to those concerns. NordVPN’s 2026 Consumer Cybersecurity Report found that Roblox was the second-most impersonated brand in phishing attacks in its dataset, accounting for 12.32% of cases. Only Microsoft ranked higher.
A recent report by The Guardian has provided more detail on how some of these attacks are being carried out. NordVPN researchers found almost 200 addresses offering ready-made Roblox phishing pages during a seven-day period. The scam usually starts outside Roblox. Links shared through YouTube, TikTok, or Discord promise free Robux and send players to a fake login page designed to resemble the real Roblox website. Robux is Roblox’s in-game currency, which players can use to buy items such as avatar clothing, accessories, and other virtual content.
Children may be asked for their username, password, or even a two-factor authentication code. After those details are entered, the page can redirect them to the legitimate Roblox site, so there may be little immediate indication that anything has gone wrong. Stolen credentials can then be used to access accounts, transfer Robux, or obtain personal information.
Similar tricks have been circulating around Roblox for years. Internet Matters, in scam-safety guidance supported by Roblox, lists fake giveaways, phishing, and account takeovers among the threats children can encounter. Some scams promise free currency or rare items, while others first build trust before asking for login details.
Attackers have also targeted young Roblox developers through fake job offers and malware. Many of these scams originate on websites and social platforms outside Roblox, limiting how much the company can directly police them. Its supported safety guidance acknowledges that moderation and platform rules cannot prevent children from encountering every fraudster.
Parents can reduce the risk by helping children recognize suspicious offers. Roblox-supported guidance recommends strong unique passwords, two-step verification, parental controls, regular conversations about online scams, and teaching children how to block and report suspicious users. Roblox also warns that legitimate free Robux generators do not exist and that login details should only be entered on its official website.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.