Anyone who’s sunk time into Roblox is familiar with the silly “oof” sound effect that plays whenever someone dies. For fans, it’s the stuff of legend — which is why they’re upset that it’s gone.
On Tuesday, Roblox Corporation removed “oof” from the game. That sound effect is actually from Messiah, an old first-person shooter whose creator, Tommy Tallarico, was never compensated for its use in Roblox. While everyone thought Roblox Corporation and Tallarico came to some licensing agreement in 2020, something clearly went south.
“Due to a licensing issue, we have removed the ‘oof’ sound from Roblox,” Roblox Corporation said on Twitter. “[We] have created a replacement default sound which launches today.”
