Netflix is branching out into video games

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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorNetflix will require actors and those who come in close proximity to them to be vaccinated against COVID-19, in accordance with Hollywood’s new Return-to-Work protocols.The mandate, which is the first broad production vaccination requirement to be announced by a Hollywood studio, will affect the casts and “Zone A” crew — those who come in close contact with actors — for all of the streamer’s U.S.

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Remedy has released a short video featuring Sam Lake and James McCaffrey to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Max Payne.Remedy originally released Max Payne in 2001 on PC with Rockstar Games providing the console port. Since then, the game has had two sequels and a movie adaptation.The video posted on YouTube and shared on Twitter features Sam Lake, writer of the first two games and creative director at Remedy.

Olympics were greeted by a few familiar notes Friday night.Those video game songs that get stuck in your head.An orchestral medley of songs from iconic Japanese video games served as the soundtrack for the parade of countries at the opening ceremony.

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The Wrap, provides the first real insight into Netflix’s new gaming division.

Netflix execs drilled down on the streamer’s newest push, games, calling it a part of the service just like any other from kids’ fare to unscripted to local language. “It’s not a separate product. We are a one-product company,” said co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

Netflix has something exciting in the works for gaming lovers!

Netflix has given its first real hints about its push into video games.

new deal with Shonda Rhimes, which included gaming and virtual reality content. A report in May from The Information said Netflix had “approached veteran game industry executives about joining the company.”Last week, Netflix hired former Facebook and EA executive Mike Verdu to lead the streaming company’s push into gaming.

Netflix has set the premiere date for and released the first teaser of its “Brand New Cherry Flavor” TV series.Based on Todd Grimson’s 1996 novel of the same name, the series tells the story of filmmaker who heads to Hollywood in the early ‘90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge – and kittens. “Brand New Cherry Flavor” will launch Friday, Aug.

Netflix's vice president of game development, confirmed Thursday, comes as the company seeks to sustain the momentum it gathered last year when people turned to the video streaming service to get through lockdowns imposed during the pandemic.Netflix wound up adding 37 million worldwide subscribers last year, by far the largest annual gain in its history.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorGenvid wants to bootstrap a new category of large-scale interactive games that unfold in real-time — based on well-known movie, comic book or gaming franchises.It’s banked a big $113 million round to form Genvid Entertainment, a new game publishing unit dedicated to producing what the company calls “massive interactive live events,” or MILEs.To lend Genvid Entertainment a hand in navigating Hollywood, the company has recruited Cindy Holland, an 18-year Netflix

Netflix has confirmed to IGN that it has hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu to spearhead its new game development department.Previously rumoured in a Bloomberg report, the news was confirmed overnight, ending months of speculation surrounding whether Netflix would expand into video games.Verdu has extensive experience in gaming, with a resume dating back to the late 1990s.

Netflix will reportedly offer video games through its subscription service in the near future.According to a new Bloomberg report, the streaming giant has allegedly hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development.

Ellise Shafer administratorNetflix has signaled its expansion into the world of video games with its latest executive hire, Mike Verdu.Verdu will serve as Netflix’s vice president of game development and will report to COO and chief product officer Greg Peters.According to Bloomberg, which first reported Verdu’s hiring, video games should hit the platform within the next year as a new programming genre, akin to their rollout of documentaries and stand-up specials.

new deal with Shonda Rhimes, which included gaming and virtual reality content.