Netflix is ​​shutting down its mobile studio Squid Game

Netflix has shut down the studio Boss Fight Entertainment, which was behind the mobile game Squid: Unleashed gameaccording to employee posts on LinkedIn.

Netflix has acquired Boss Fight In March 2022According to an executive at that time “The studio’s extensive experience building successful games across genres will help accelerate our ability to provide Netflix members with great games wherever they want to play them.” The company has often been promoted to success Squid: Unleashed game, Highlight how It was “the No. 1 free-to-play action game in 107 countries upon release” and co-CEO Greg Peters points out Unleashed during This week’s earnings call As an example of the types of narrative games based on their franchises that they’d like to do more of.

But three years after the acquisition and some changes at Netflix Games strategyBoss Fight has been closed. Netflix declined to comment.

“Hey everyone – Well, word has spread fast about Boss Fight closing down,” Boss Fight said co-founder and former CEO David Rippey. “Thank you to everyone who reached out today. Tough news for sure, but I’m so grateful for the time we had at Netflix.”

“After more than 10 great years working on Boss Fight, and the last few years as part of Netflix, the time has come to close the studio,” said David Loyman, the studio’s director of game development. He said in another. “I’m so proud of all the people, work, and games we’ve released. I hope you can see what we’ve cooked up!”