Netflix Acquires Game Development Studio Night School Studio

It has been revealed that Netflix, a video streaming service that has started distributing game content in some countries, has acquired a new game development studio, Night School Studio.

We are joining the Netflix team. --Night School Studio
https://nightschoolstudio.com/joining-netflix/

Netflix acquires Oxenfree developer Night School Studio • Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-29-netflix-acquires-oxenfree-developer-night-school-studio

In July 2021, it was reported that Netflix would start distributing the game. After that, in August 2021, we started 'Netflix Gaming', which is a game distribution service limited to Poland.

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It has become clear that Netflix has acquired Night School Studio, the developer of the adventure game ' Oxenfree'. Night School Studio is a game studio founded in 2014 and has released four games since its inception. In addition, Night School Studio revealed that it is working on the development of 'Lost Signals' which will be the sequel to Oxenfree in 2022.

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OXENFREE II: Lost Signals comes to #NintendoSwitch in 2021. #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/72eu1TiOVj

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 14, 2021

Night School Studio has announced on its official blog that it has been acquired by Netflix. Night School Studio '(Netflix) provides a canvas that is unprecedented for movies, television, and now game makers, creating and delivering great entertainment to millions of people. Our gameplay. The quest for and the track record of Netflix's diverse support was a very natural combination. It feels like Netflix and Night School Studio have instinctively reached this conclusion (acquisition). '

It's unclear what Netflix, which acquired Night School Studio, will work on, but the development of 'Lost Signals' will not be stopped. 'We believe there is an opportunity for people to have a positive impact on how they discover, play and share story games,' said Night School Studio, welcoming the acquisition by Netflix.

In addition, Netflix has expanded the service area of its own game distribution service 'Netflix Gaming' to three countries: Poland, Italy, and Spain.