This comes at a time of massive consolidation across the gaming industry, as Microsoft is working to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion, while Sony is purchasing Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. Netflix’s push for gaming is officially underway with the streaming giant acquiring indie gaming developer Night School Studios, most known for its debut title Oxenfree. Netflix previously acquired Oxenfree developer Night School Studio, which is currently working on Oxenfree 2. While we're just getting started in games, I am confident that together with Next Games we will be able to build a portfolio of world class games that will delight our members around the world," said Michael Verdu, vice president of games at Netflix. "We are excited for Next Games to join Netflix as a core studio in a strategic region and key talent market, expanding our internal game studio capabilities. The team consists of around 120 employees located in Helsinki, Finland, significantly expanding the game development workforce at Netflix. Next Games previously worked on some licensed games, including Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales and The Walking Dead: No Man's Land.
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