{"id":246773,"date":"2024-07-23T16:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/netflix-has-80-games-in-development\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:14:09","slug":"netflix-has-80-games-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/netflix-has-80-games-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix has 80 games in development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1234486327-e1721743592417.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"article-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/netflix\/\" class=\"sc-82aca549-0 klXAci\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> could be on its way to becoming one of the most prolific video game publishers in the industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>The company, on its latest earnings call, announced it has 80 titles in development at present and plans to launch a new one each month, starting this month.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the titles, said Gregory K. Peters, Netflix co-CEO, president and director, will be \u201cinteractive narrative games\u201d that are based on the company\u2019s IP. They\u2019ll be dubbed Netflix Stories.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix already has a catalog of 100 games, many of which are meant to promote its own shows and movies. The company also, however, has a catalog of third-party games you might not expect, with titles including <em>Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Vice City<\/em> and <em>World of Goo<\/em>. In addition, several games tied to its IP offer non-\u201cinteractive narrative\u201d storylines, including a <em>Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em> chess game and 80s-themed <em>Stranger Things<\/em> games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve launched over 100 games so far. We\u2019ve seen what works, what doesn\u2019t work. We\u2019re refining our program to do more of what is working,\u201d said Peter.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix initially <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/07\/20\/netflix-video-games-growth-slows-earnings\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/07\/20\/netflix-video-games-growth-slows-earnings\/\" class=\"sc-82aca549-0 klXAci\" rel=\"noopener\">entered the video game industry in 2021<\/a> with five titles. The company quickly acquired three studios and tapped former <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/zynga\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/zynga\/\" class=\"sc-82aca549-0 klXAci\" rel=\"noopener\">Zynga<\/a> chief creative officer Mike Verdu to oversee the effort. In 2022, the company announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/09\/27\/netflix-forming-video-game-studio\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/09\/27\/netflix-forming-video-game-studio\/\" class=\"sc-82aca549-0 klXAci\" rel=\"noopener\">establish an internal game development studio<\/a> in Helsinki, Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix got into the video game space as its subscriber growth slowed and customers grew weary of streaming video after binging so much during the heart of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV,\u201d it said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-83cd12c6-0 dTdzGq article\" data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><strong>Recommended Newsletter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CEO Daily provides key context for the news leaders need to know from across the world of business. 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