It’s official: Netflix launches its first video games

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In July, Netflix hired video game industry veteran Mike Verdu, fueling rumors that it may be preparing a video game service. And these rumors turned out to be true: he has added two mobile games to his ‘app’.

In particular, these are games Stranger things: 1983 i Stranger Things 3: The Game, Created in 2017 and 2019, respectively, and based on the legendary science fiction series. While so far only available in Poland, it is expected that they can be downloaded from any country in the future. The app redirects the user to the Google Play online store, but once the video game is installed, can be started directly from Netflix.
The entertainment giant promises that its video game section will have no purchases within it application, While all games will be available to all users. A source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the new format will not influence the price of the subscription.
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In April, Netflix’s chief operating officer, Greg Peters, Stated that video games could help create a stronger bond with users.

“We are trying to find out what these different ways are to increase the connection points, to deepen this hobby,” he stressed.

Mike Verdu, whom Netflix hired in July, collaborated with Electronic Arts and Zynga, where he worked on hits such as Go Sims O Plants against Zombies. He also created video games for Oculus Facebook virtual reality glasses.

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