Roblox is bringing avatars old and new together under one banner, but it’s totally possible to keep the blocky, classic style with an R15 avatar.

The product weaves Roblox’s existing avatars, voice chat and camera-based facial animations together into something that could stand apart from the platform’s traditional game-like worlds.

Speaking to Newsweek in an exclusive interview, the Vice President of Product for the Roblox Corporation has weighed in on the Rthro vs Blocky avatar debate.

Creating your avatar The avatar you create will be an online representation of your account; part of the fun in Roblox is acquiring cosmetics to jazz up the avatar's appearance.

In 2022, 1.8 billion total avatar items were sold on the Roblox Marketplace. Through 2023, the company anticipates creators — including avatar item makers — to earn $800 million.

Roblox has a new face-tracking feature, which allows avatars to move their lips mirroring the player’s. Players are using it to make memes and viral videos on TikTok.

Between Roblox Connect's cross-platform avatar chat calling and all that generative AI, it's a lot to take in, especially for me (a dad who watches his kid play Roblox all the time, but never ...

Given the size and scale of Roblox, it’s easy to understand that there are things that gamers “won’t think about” when they’re playing either one of the dev team’s titles or one made ...