Netflix buys another game studio, acquires Boss Fight Entertainment

Sean — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:05:23 +0000

Netflix has just brought another gaming studio under its wing. The company has now bought Boss Fight Entertainment, which is its third game studio. This acquisition was completed just earlier this week.

With this new takeover, the popular video streaming platform has expanded its portfolio of game studios as it seeks to increase its footprint within the gaming segment. For those unaware, the company has been buying game studios to offer smaller mini games from its platform that is built within its Netflix app itself. Through this acquisition, it is clear that the brand is going ahead to expand this mobile games store.

According to Amir Rahimi in a post, Vice President of Game Studios at the company, “We’re still in the early days of building great game experiences as part of your Netflix membership. Through partnerships with developers around the world, hiring top talent, and acquisitions like this, we hope to build a world class games studio capable of bringing a wide variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games – with no ads or in app purchases – to our hundreds of millions of members around the world.”

Previously, Netflix had added three new titles to its collection of mobile games, which now brings the total number of titles to 17. All of these can be played through the mobile app as of right now. At the moment, the latest games include This Is A True Story, Shatter Remastered, and Into The Dead 2: Unleashed. These games are bundled with the existing subscription pack and there is no pack dedicated for games alone.

Netflix launches its first mobile games — Here’s all you need to know

Jeet — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:32:24 +0000

A few months ago, media streaming giant Netflix had announced its own gaming service named Netflix Mobile Gaming which made its debut in Poland with two Stranger Things mobile games. Now, the service is expanding to other regions as well. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

How Does It Work?

The Netflix application can be used to find the games as an individual download and confirm the Netflix account credentials before loading them. Some of the games need an active internet connection to keep playing but there are some games that work completely offline. However, in such a case, you will still need an internal connection to confirm your Netflix credentials at the time of loading the game.

What About Shared Accounts?

Interestingly, this new game feature for the Netflix app also supports multiple and simultaneous logins, depending on your account type as it basically works the same as the streaming service. This means that everyone can log in and play games simultaneously until an account’s maximum devices limit is reached. Once the maximum devices limit hits, you will get an alert for the same, similar to how it works for video streaming.

Which Games Are Available?

The games coming to the platform include two smartphone-friendly games based on Stranger Things services and three arcade-y tap-action games. These titles were all previously launched on smartphone storefronts. However, as a part of Netflix Games, they have been updated to work without any upfront costs or hidden microtransactions.

Stranger Things: 1984
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Shooting Hoops
Card Blast
Teeter Up

While the games are all kid-friendly, there are listed as adult content. So, accessing them with a kids’ account will require entering the PIN code.

Availability

Netflix has announced that its gaming services will now be available in more than 190 countries, including the United States. Users will still need to own either an Android-based smartphone or a tablet to play games.