This year, Roblox has yet another Avatar Design Contest where players can design an avatar and send in their entry. The player who wins the contest gets $500 and a place in the Avatar Shop of Roblox.

The newly announced Roblox avatar updates aim to inject both more customization and more realism into the blocky Lego-like looks that are synonymous with the platform now.

Roblox will offer layered clothing and facial gestures for more realistic avatars The company announced the experimental features at its annual developer conference.

Roblox has acquired Loom.ai for an undisclosed price to enable its users to create realistic 3D avatars. Roblox also delayed its IPO.

Paris Hilton's digital avatar will soon be living her best life on Roblox.

Additionally, The Garden will hold a store where users can purchase limited-edition avatar items inspired by Gucci’s archetype exhibition in Florence.