The world’s most popular online gaming platform, Netflix, has been focusing on the video game industry for a while. In fact, the company presented its mini-games, which it developed a short time ago, to the appreciation of some of its subscribers, and stated that this was only the beginning in the statements it made at that time. The company has now taken another important step towards its entry into the video game world.
Independent developer Night School Studio, which managed to make a splash in the industry with its game called Oxenfree, released in 2016, was officially purchased by Netflix. Mike Verdu, the second person responsible for Netflix’s game development unit, said that this acquisition is an opportunity to do great work. Repeating the words of the past periods, Verdu stated that the experience to be offered to subscribers is still in the early stages.
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Although Mike Verdu did not say how much Night School Studio was purchased, he made some statements about the agenda. Stating that brave projects related to story-based games are also of interest to them, the Netflix manager stated that Night School Studio will not be the first and will not be the last. Verdu said they will continue to work with developers from around the world.
Sean Krankel, the founder and CCO of Night School Studio, which is currently working on Oxenfree II, also made statements on the subject. Stating that they are proud of being the first game studio to be acquired by Netflix, Krankel stated that they are also very excited to prepare brand new productions for the players. Expressing that their transition to Netflix did not change anything for them and that they will continue to do what they have done until today, the company founder also announced that this process will not affect Oxenfree II.
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