The hit streaming service started its gaming venture earlier this year and have now acquired its first video game developer…
Netflix has now acquired its first video game developer as it continues to expand its platform into the video game industry by acquiring Night School Studio.
Night School Studio is an independent video game developer and publisher, founded in 2014 by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines. The developer is known for its supernatural mystery graphic adventure game, Oxenfree, which was first released in 2016.
Netflix x Night School Studio
Netflix acquiring NIght School Studio has confirmed the streaming service’s platform intention to join the ranks of other companies that are expanding into the gaming world and boosting their platform into something bigger. And if you were worried about Night School Studio already planned projects, fear not as the company explained all.
Night School Studio made the announcement in a statement on their website, clarifying what the acquisition means for the company and its future.
Night School wants to stretch our narrative and design aspirations across distinctive, original games with heart. Netflix gives film, TV, and now game makers an unprecedented canvas to create and deliver excellent entertainment to millions of people. Our explorations in narrative gameplay and Netflix’s track record of supporting diverse storytellers was such a natural pairing. It felt like both teams came to this conclusion instinctively. – Sean Krankel, CEO of Night School Studio.
Night School Studio also confirmed that it will still be going ahead with Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, which was announced back in April, so fans of the series don’t have to worry. Krankel also stated that “the Netflix team has shown the utmost care for protecting our studio culture and creative vision”, thus nothing will go through an immense change during the acquisition.
In other news, Netflix has also started to expand its mobile gaming platform as two more countries are added to the list of where it is available. It was first released in Poland but now Spain and Italy have received the selection of Andriod titles.
The rollout continues! Today members in Spain and Italy will see Netflix Games available on their Android phones. We’re still in the early stages of our gaming experience, however here’s a snapshot of what’s new… pic.twitter.com/LHaQJmCBvn
— Netflix Geeked (@NetflixGeeked) September 28, 2021
At the moment there are only five games to choose from: Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, Teeter Up, Stranger Things: 1984, and Stranger Things 3. Subscribers can install these titles as part of their normal subscription.
We are still anticipatingly waiting for the games to be available in the U.K. as well as Netflix’s VR Gaming expansion.
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