Netflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games
As Netflix continues to build out its gaming strategy, which has recently included a new era of TV party games, it’s going to let people build avatars – with the help of a new acquisition. The company is acquiring avatar company Ready Player Me and its “cross-game avatar tech” to let players “carry their identities and fandom across games,” according to Ready Player Me CEO Timmu Tõke.
Netflix “doesn’t have an estimate of how long it will be until avatars launch” or which games will get them first, TechCrunch reports. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed.
Ready Player Me’s team of about 20 people will join Netflix. The company’s service …
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