Netflix says nevermind about its big-time gaming studio
Netflix’s foray into bigger, higher-production gaming appears to have been cut short.
The company, which last year said it was happy with its slow and steady march into the video game business, has shuttered Team Blue, the AAA studio tasked with creating an original IP, multiplatform game.
Team Blue was launched less than two years ago and helmed by big names with stacked gaming resumes, including “Halo” creative director Joseph Staten, “God of War” art director Rafael Grassetti, and “Overwatch” executive producer Chacko Sonny. All three employees are reportedly no longer working at Netflix.
Though Netflix hasn’t said why it closed its big-budget studio, the move seems like a shift away from “Grand Theft Auto”-sized ambitions and a refocus on its cheaper strategy of building mobile games tied to its reality shows like “Love is Blind” and “Selling Sunset.”
Team Blue was launched less than two years ago and helmed by big names with stacked gaming resumes, including “Halo” creative director Joseph Staten, “God of War” art director Rafael Grassetti, and “Overwatch” executive producer Chacko Sonny. All three employees are reportedly no longer working at Netflix.
Though Netflix hasn’t said why it closed its big-budget studio, the move seems like a shift away from “Grand Theft Auto”-sized ambitions and a refocus on its cheaper strategy of building mobile games tied to its reality shows like “Love is Blind” and “Selling Sunset.”
