Halo veteran Joseph Staten will be a part of Netflix Video games as its latest inventive director to work on its subsequent AAA title.
Joseph Staten is greatest recognized for his work on Halo Infinite as the top of inventive, amongst different well-known AAA video games. “There’s nothing I really like greater than collaborating with others to construct worlds crammed with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and infinite adventures”, Staten stated in a tweet (opens in new tab). It looks as if Netflix Video games is the place the place Staten can fulfil this dream, particularly because the streaming large is comparatively new to gaming.
To date, we all know that Netflix’s subsequent recreation will probably be an authentic IP out there on a number of platforms. Sadly, there’s not a lot else to study apart from this. Nonetheless, I’m resting straightforward understanding that such a gifted and skilled dev has taken the helm.
Netflix has video games?
The primary thought you could have after studying that is: “Netflix produces video games?” That might be a good query. Final yr CNBC (opens in new tab) printed information exhibiting how only one% of Netflix’s customers had been using its video games.
This statistic wouldn’t sting as badly if Netflix hadn’t invested $70 million (opens in new tab) in buying Stranger Issues and The Strolling Useless recreation builders, Subsequent Video games solely final yr. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless loads of time for the streaming large to get acquainted with gaming.
Hopefully, Staten will revitalize Netflix’s give attention to gaming. Regardless of tech giants like Amazon and Google proving that cash doesn’t translate to success, plainly Netflix is taking all the correct steps to make sure a profitable future.