Guilded
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Initial release | March 17, 2017 |
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Available in | 2 languages |
List of languages English Spanish | |
Type | VoIP communications, instant messaging, content delivery, and social media |
License | Proprietary |
Website | guilded |
Guilded is a VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed by Guilded Inc. and owned by Roblox Corporation.[1] Guilded is based in San Francisco.[2] Users communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "guilds".[3] Guilded was founded by Eli Brown, a former Facebook and Xbox employee.[2] Guilded runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
Guilded is a Discord competitor and primarily focuses on video game communities, such as those focused on competitive gaming and esports.[1][3] It provides features intended for video gaming clans, such as scheduling tools and integrated calendars.[3][4] Guilded is developed by Guilded, Inc., which has been an independent product group of the Roblox Corporation since August 16, 2021.[5][6]
On May 31st, 2024, Guilded announced that all current and future accounts will be required to have a Roblox account linked before July 15th, 2024 in order to continue using their account with new accounts only having the option to sign up with Roblox. [7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Roblox Announcement". 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ a b Thapa, Anuz (August 17, 2021). "What Is Guilded?". TheStreet. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c Matney, Lucas (2020-05-01). "Guilded raises over $7 million for its competitive gaming-focused chat app". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ "Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded". VentureBeat. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ Matney, Lucas (2021-08-16). "Roblox acquires Discord competitor Guilded". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ La Monica, Paul R. (2021-08-16). "Roblox wants to rule the metaverse". CNN Business. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Update to Guilded login requirements". Guilded - Chat for Gaming Communities. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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