As a whole, Roblox is on track to pay out $30 million to its developers in 2017. That's still real-life money.

Social gaming platform Roblox is bigger than YouTube among kids - and it's paying out a lot of money to the next generation of video game developers.

On Roblox, old and new coexist. It’s an interesting manifestation of the company’s ethos, and one reflected in the decisions Roblox makes with its underlying technology.