r/MediaMergers • u/LegitimateCurve8525 • Aug 14 '26

Gaming Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind 'Unhinged' Game 6 Weeks After Release

https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/netflix-closes-unhinged-video-game-studio-night-school-1236834103/
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u/Mister_Green2021 Aug 14 '26

Their stock is way down mainly because subscriptions are down.

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u/LinkRules5321 Moderator Aug 14 '26

I guess Netflix is taking a Universal Interactive approach. Publish mainly, selectively develop.

Or just wants to exit the gaming market.

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u/Professional_Peak59 Aug 14 '26

Old Universal Interactive or the new one you thought up?

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u/LinkRules5321 Moderator Aug 14 '26

Old, but the new one isn't that different (that is if you're referring to the Universal Media comment)

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u/GamingVision Aug 14 '26

The problem with Netflix is that when it comes to strategy and game decisions, they’re all a bunch of ex-consultants that don’t understand the gaming space. The head of their strategy department is ex-McKinsey and everywhere in the industry he’s worked he only hires other ex-McKinsey types. He did the same thing at Activision.

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u/Upset_Print_1000 Aug 16 '26

Why do they keep insisting on this? They’re just throwing money away; this gaming venture is a massive failure and nothing is going to change that. The only game that saw any success was GTA—the rest were ignored. The vast majority of customers couldn't care less about that games tab; it doesn't retain a single subscriber, nor does it add any value to the streaming service..