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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