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Netflix <\/a>said \u201cgame over\u201d to two gaming studios this week, shutting down Night School Studio, the developer behind horror game \u201cUnhinged,\u201d and Moonloot, a Helsinki-based studio, according to Variety<\/a>. Night School released \u201cUnhinged,\u201d backed by David Fincher<\/a> and Zach Cregger, less than two months ago.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the talented colleagues we\u2019re saying goodbye to today,\u201d a Netflix spokesperson said. \u201cWe thank them for all their contributions to Netflix, and wish them the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Netflix hasn\u2019t given a specific reason for the closures, but the company has steadily shrunk its internal game studio roster over the past few years, divesting Spry Fox back to its founders last December, shutting down Boss Fight after its \u201cSquid Game<\/a>\u201d mobile title, and closing the AAA-focused Team Blue in 2024.<\/p>\n What remains is Next Games<\/a>, plus a team that works with outside developers. Under games president Alain Tascan, Netflix\u2019s strategy now centers on four categories: kids\u2019 games, party games, narrative titles like \u201cUnhinged\u201d and mainstream games like its recent \u201cFIFA World Cup: Launch Edition.\u201d Sources tell Variety the most internal excitement right now is around cloud gaming and kids\u2019 titles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Netflix <\/a>said \u201cgame over\u201d to two gaming studios this week, shutting down Night School Studio, the developer behind horror game \u201cUnhinged,\u201d and Moonloot, a Helsinki-based studio, according to Variety<\/a>. Night School released \u201cUnhinged,\u201d backed by David Fincher<\/a> and Zach Cregger, less than two months ago.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the talented colleagues we\u2019re saying goodbye to today,\u201d a Netflix spokesperson said. \u201cWe thank them for all their contributions to Netflix, and wish them the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Netflix hasn\u2019t given a specific reason for the closures, but the company has steadily shrunk its internal game studio roster over the past few years, divesting Spry Fox back to its founders last December, shutting down Boss Fight after its \u201cSquid Game<\/a>\u201d mobile title, and closing the AAA-focused Team Blue in 2024.<\/p>\n