{"id":300287,"date":"2021-07-15T18:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/netflix-pushes-into-gaming-with-new-executive-hire\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T18:26:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:26:54","slug":"netflix-pushes-into-gaming-with-new-executive-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netflix-pushes-into-gaming-with-new-executive-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"#Netflix pushes into gaming with new executive hire"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Netflix pushes into gaming with new executive hire<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Netflix\u2019s video-game<\/a> ambitions are coming close to reality. <\/p>\n

The streaming giant has hired former Facebook<\/a> and Electronic Arts gaming guru Mike Verdu to clear its path into the video-game industry. Netflix confirmed to The Post that Verdu will join the company as vice president of game development. <\/p>\n

Verdu was most recently vice president of content for Facebook Reality Labs, where he oversaw Oculus Studios and the teams that brought in new games to Oculus VR headsets. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of mobile for Electronic Arts, where he was responsible for games like\u00a0\u201cPlants vs. Zombies 2,\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe Sims Freeplay\u201d and\u00a0\u201cStar Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shape that Netflix\u2019s foray into gaming could take, however, is unclear. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company did not comment on what Verdu\u2019s hiring means specifically for its video game plans. <\/p>\n

Netflix debuted the interactive game-like film \u201cBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch\u201d in 2018, which could be a window into its future aspirations. More recently, Netflix launched a more traditional video game around its hit series<\/a> \u201cStranger Things,\u201d and last week\u2019s deal with Shonda Rhimes included a gaming and virtual reality component. <\/p>\n

At Netflix, Verdu will report to Greg Peters, Netflix\u2019s chief operating officer and chief product officer. In April on the company\u2019s earnings call, Peters hinted at Netflix\u2019s gaming aspirations.<\/p>\n

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Netflix has hinted in recent months at its video game ambitions. <\/figcaption>
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\u201cWe\u2019re in the business of creating these amazing, deep universes and compelling characters and people come to love those universes and want to immerse themselves more deeply and get to know the characters better,\u201d Peters said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to figure out all of the different ways that we can increase those points of connection and deepen that fandom and certainly games is a really interesting component of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verdu\u2019s hiring was first reported by Bloomberg<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n

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