Meta has new avatars in time for the Super Bowl.
Meta has new avatars in time for the Super Bowl.
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Meta updates avatars for cross-platform and inclusivity

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is serious about the metaverse and you can see that in its more expressive cross-platform avatars.

The company updated its avatars for use across multiple platforms, with some uniformity across Facebook, Instagram Stories, Messenger, and Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest) virtual reality headsets.

It is also launching a couple of clothing options for NFL fans with a focus on the teams heading to the Super Bowl. And it has more inclusive avatar options, including avatars with cochlear implants for the hearing impaired as well as avatars in wheelchairs.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.