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1 day agoNetflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games
Netflix acquired Ready Player Me to integrate cross-game avatar technology so players can carry identities and fandom across Netflix games.
"Our vision has always been to enable avatars and identities to travel across many games and virtual worlds," Ready Player Me CEO Timmu Toke said in a statement. "We've been on an independent path to make that vision a reality for a long time. I'm now very excited for the Ready Player Me team to join Netflix to scale our tech and expertise to a global audience and contribute to the exciting vision Netflix has for gaming."