For those saying they didn't know about this, it's because they never actually released anything. They got shut down unexpectedly before they finished any projects. Allegedly there are still some in-development games based on Netflix properties that will still be released on their gaming service, and the service itself will stay up. It's just the studio itself that was shut down.
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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The first time I heard about it, was when it opened. The second time I'm hearing about it, is when it closed.
They had a AAA gaming studio? I must have been living under a rock.
Same rock here.
I'm sure you didn't know that you can play games in Netflix either :p
I've had a lot of fun with the content they added for Into the Breach.
TIL Netflix had a game studio.
First I've heard of it.
They had one?
I hope Halo can use this opportunity to invite Joe Staten back on board. Their Creative Director opening on LinkedIn was closed recently, but who they actually hired we don't know.
And nothing of value was lost.
It should have been a AAAAA studio. That is where they fucked up.
Or, they fucked up thinking that people wanting to watch movies wanted to play games....
Wasn't it all mobile games? I'm pretty sure that was the exact market they were looking for. People with short attention spans that can't put down the phone, even while consuming other media.
Based on the article: the AAA thing was supposed to be something new/different, but they closed it before releasing anything. I also haven’t tried the mobile games, but they should be still available, that is done by a different team
Oh, ok. I definitely didn't read it in this case.
I just ignored all the ads and any news, so you are likely correct. I did think that most of the games were mobile, but I must have been mistaken in thinking it was playable on Netflix clients on your TV or something.
I used to play Pac-Man on my old FireTV with the controller while I was killing time in the mornings before work, so I thought it was similar in that regard.
Damn, I didn't know that was a thing either, lol. I'd play retro games on the TV remote.
Or, they fucked up thinking that people wanting to watch movies wanted to play games....
true gamers dont watch movies 😡😡😡😡🤬🤬
og movie freaks dont play vidya 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
Well, they produced Oxenfree 2 which was a welcome sequel that I enjoyed. But other than that, I didn't really hear about anything else from them.
Oxenfree 2 is out? I need to take a look. Thanks.
Was it a AAA game? How can it be this unknown when it was AAA?
Not really AAA at all, no.
Was that this studio, or their other studio that's been running since 2017? This one, "Team Blue," was supposed to be working on some unannounced AAA game.
what does the speedometer do in oxenfree 2? just curious
You know. In ancient times, they had radios with tuners - and scales for visual feedback. ;)
In the game, they use it as a plot device for the communication with other... planes of reality? I liked the idea in part 1.
It wasn't a terrible idea, but I'm not surprised that it failed