Netflix Shuts Acquired Studios Amid Gaming Strategy Shift
Netflix has closed Night School Studio, developer of Oxenfree, and Moonloot Games. This move signifies a significant pullback from its gaming ambitions. The company is now focusing on children's, party, and mainstream-appealing titles.
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Netflix Shuts Down Oxenfree Creator Night School Studio in Gaming Pullback
Netflix has shut down Night School Studio, the developer behind Oxenfree, as part of a significant pullback from the gaming industry. Despite positive performance metrics for their recent horror title 'Unhinged,' Netflix is refocusing its gaming ambitions on children's and party titles, as well as established IPs.
Netflix's gaming "secret weapon" is no more - Oxenfree studio Night School is to close
Netflix has closed Night School Studio, the developer behind Oxenfree and Unhinged, as part of a strategic shift to focus on more mainstream games. The company also shut down Moonloot and is reportedly cutting jobs from its internal games team. This move signifies a reduction in Netflix's gaming ambitions, moving away from experimental and narrative-driven titles.
Netflix shutters Night School Studio and Moonloot Games
Netflix has closed its internal game development studios Night School Studio and Moonloot Games, alongside eliminating additional roles within its gaming division. Night School Studio, known for Oxenfree and its sequel, recently released Unhinged. This move leaves Next Games as Netflix's sole internal studio, as the company refines its gaming strategy around four key pillars.
Netflix Closes Two More Studios
Netflix has closed two more of its game development studios, Night School and Moonloot, as part of a strategic shift to focus on games for kids, party games, story-driven titles, and games with mainstream hooks. This follows recent layoffs at Refactor Games, despite the success of their cloud-based titles like 'Unhinged'.
Netflix Announces Closure of Night School Studios and Moonlot
Netflix is shutting down its game development studios Night School Studio and Moonloot, and has confirmed job cuts within its games division. The company stated it aims to focus on more family-friendly and mainstream-appealing games. Night School Studio, known for narrative titles like Oxenfree, was acquired by Netflix in 2021.
Night School Staff Speak Out After Netflix Shuts Down Developer Following 'Top Tier' Launch of Unhinged
Netflix has closed its Los Angeles-based game studio, Night School Studio, known for the psychological thrillers Oxenfree and Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. The closure comes despite the 'top tier' launch of its latest title, Unhinged.
Netflix shuts down Oxenfree studio Night School weeks after praising its 'really solid numbers'
Netflix has shut down Night School Studio, the developer behind Oxenfree, despite recently praising the studio's game 'Unhinged' for its strong performance. The closure comes as a surprise following positive remarks about the studio's numbers.
Five years after acquiring Oxenfree developer Night School Studio, Netflix are shutting them down
Netflix has shut down Night School Studio, the developer behind Oxenfree and Afterparty, five years after acquiring it. The streaming giant also closed Moonloot, another owned studio, and made unspecified cuts to its internal games team. This decision comes six weeks after the release of Night School's latest game, Unhinged.
Netflix closes Oxenfree developer Night School, just a month after praising its new game as one of the company's…
Netflix has closed developer Night School Studio, known for games like Oxenfree and Unhinged, less than two months after praising Unhinged's success. The company also announced layoffs within its Games business as it shifts focus. This follows Netflix's acquisition of Night School in 2021 and previous studio closures.
Netflix closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot Games
Netflix has closed Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Helsinki-based Moonloot Games, while also eliminating additional roles within its games division. The company stated it is refocusing its strategy on key areas like cloud and kids games, shifting away from mobile-first titles. This move follows a pattern of Netflix shutting down acquired studios and comes as the company partners with Rockstar Games for a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer debut.
Netflix is closing Night School Studio and Moonlot
Netflix is closing two of its game development studios, Night School Studio and Moonlot, as part of broader "organizational changes." Night School Studio is known for creating the game Oxenfree, and recently released Unhinged. Moonlot, founded in 2022, had not released any games prior to its closure.
