Netflix to shut down two more game studios
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Oxenfree Night School and Moonloot closing, as streaming giant continues to shrink internal game studio operation

Prior to its Netflix tenure, Night School had developed the award-winning supernatural thriller Oxenfree.

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
    154·
    10 days ago

    Just six weeks ago, Night School had released Unhinged, a novel 30-minute first-person horror game, streamable on TVs to Netflix users.

    Prior to its Netflix tenure, Night School had developed the award-winning supernatural thriller Oxenfree.

    Netflix attributed the studio closures to a prioritization around kids gaming, party games, story-driven fare and games with mainstream hooks, such as a recently released FIFA game.

    Ah yes from their history I can see how it would be impossible for them to pivot from story based ges to party, fits, and uh, story based games.

    • RamRabbit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      I think the real reason is nobody plays Netflix games. Vast majority of people don’t even know they exist; and those who do often don’t have a device that can run them.