Netflix forms an in-house video game studio
Late last year, Netflix made significant strides in the games industry — particularly with its mobile app. Now, the company is branching out further.
On Monday, Netflix announced the formation of an internal game development studio based in Helsinki, Finland. Marko Lastikka, formerly of Electronic Arts (EA) and Zynga, is leading the new studio.
“This is another step in our vision to build a world-class games studio that will bring a variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games – with no ads and no in-app purchases – to our hundreds of millions of members around the world,” Amir Rahimi, VP of Netflix Game Studios, said in a press release.
“It’s still early days, and we have much more work to do to deliver a great games experience on Netflix,” Rahimi continues. “Creating a game can take years, so I’m proud to see how we’re steadily building the foundation of our games studios in our first year, and look forward to sharing what we produce in the coming years.”
While Netflix hasn’t produced any original games yet, it’s produced plenty of small-screen adaptations. From the critically-acclaimed Arcane: League of Legends to the not-so-well-received Resident Evil. Hopefully, we get more of the latter quality-wise soon.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.