'Unhinged' Developer Night School to Be Shut Down by Netflix
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'Unhinged' Developer Night School to be Shut Down by Netflix
Just six weeks after launching Night School Studio’s Unhinged, Netflix has announced that they will be closing the Los Angeles-based developer, which it acquired in 2021. Netflix is also planning to close Helsinki-based Moonloot, which was founded in 2022, and hadn’t even released any titles. Per GameFile, a Netflix representative stated that the studio closures are the streaming platform’s move to prioritising kids gaming, party games, story-dr…
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) Stock Price Slips As Streaming Giant Shuts Two Internal Game Studios
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares fell approximately 1% on Friday after the company announced the closure of two internal game studios, signaling a strategic retreat from broad in-house game development. The closures reflect a deliberate pivot toward games that connect more directly with Netflix’s core streaming platform, rather than maintaining an expansive portfolio of owned development studios. One of the shuttered studios is Night School, which …
In a maneuver that already has a clear course, the Netflix streaming service continues to get rid of its own video game studios. The company decided to close Night School and Moonloot, two of its latest gaming-related studies. Netflix executives revealed the news to the specialized Game File website. According to the news outlet, the closing process of Night School, based in Los Angeles, USA, has already begun. Meanwhile, Moonlot’s closing proce…
Netflix Shutters ‘Unhinged’ Developer Weeks After Game’s Release
Netflix has confirmed the closure of two more studios, one of which is Night School Studio, the American developer behind Oxenfree and, more recently, the interactive horror game Unhinged. Unhinged was released at the end of June and was received fairly well. The game focuses on Ava, who’s trapped in her apartment during a hurricane. Player take control by using a smartphone, rather than the traditional methods of gaming. Night School Studio was…
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