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Major gaming services are recovering after AWS outage took down thousands of apps and sites, including PSN, Roblox, and Fortnite

Web-based services across the world – including Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation Network, and more, including major banks

Roblox (RBLX): Evaluating Valuation After Global AWS Outage Highlights Cloud Risks

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) was in the spotlight after a major Amazon Web Services outage caused downtime for its global user base. The outage affected gameplay for millions and highlighted risks tied to cloud infrastructure.
The Escapist

Fortnite down, Roblox down, Pokemon down – kids worldwide face shocking prospect of finding something constructive to do

A major AWS outage is impacting global platforms including Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation Network, and major banks, as DownDetector reports widespread failures.
TechCrunch

Roblox will now give users 25% more of its in-game currency if you buy Robux on its website

As scrutiny around Apple’s and Google’s app store fees ramps up around the world, Roblox is now offering users who buy its game currency, Robux, on the web and via gift cards 25% more than they would get if they purchased from an app store instead.
TechRadar

Roblox devs and fans may have had their emails leaked on the dark web

UPDATE: A Roblox spokesperson told us, “Roblox is aware of a third-party security issue where there was unauthorized access to limited personal information of a subset of our creator community. Our information security team quickly engaged the vendor to ...

Amazon says AWS outage ‘fully mitigated’ after major global disruption hits Snapchat, Venmo, Reddit | 10 updates

Amazon restores AWS after a global outage cripples major apps including Snapchat, Venmo and Reddit. Engineers cite DNS issues in US-East-1 region.
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