Source: Joe Maring / Android Central
Netflix has announced that it is in the early stages of further expanding into games, building on its previous efforts around interactivity with Black Mirror Bandersnatch and Stranger Things games. The confirmation comes less than a week after the company hired former Facebook and EA executive Mike Verdu to lead its gaming efforts. Netflix also extended its creative deal with Shonda Rhimes earlier this month to include feature films and gaming.
In a letter to investors, Netflix said that it views gaming as another new content category, similar to its expansion into original films and unscripted TV. Initially, Netflix will focus primarily on games for mobile devices. Just as expected, Netflix will be offering games to its subscribers at no additional cost.
Since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is…
