The Wall Street Journal (alternate link) has learned that Netflix is planning to work with Take-Two Interactive as part of a plan in bringing a Grand Theft Auto game to the gaming portion of its service, Netflix Gaming. According to the article, which is dated today and discusses Netflix’s harder push into gaming, the addition will hinge mostly on a licensing deal, although it’s unclear what GTA title this would be. Tomb Raider Reloaded, Stranger Things: 1984, Sonic Prime Dash, and Narcos: Cartel Wars Unlimited are just a few of the titles that are currently being offered via Netflix Gaming, available to play via Android smartphones, iPhones, and other mobile devices.
…Netflix subscribers will be able to play games on their mobile devices based on hits such as Korean thriller “Squid Game” and supernatural comedy “Wednesday,” according to people familiar with the situation. Similarly, Netflix is discussing games based on “Extraction,” its Sherlock Holmes series and its “Black Mirror” series, the people said.
Even as Netflix creates homegrown titles, it will continue to license the well-known games, from “Bloons TD 6” to “Classic Solitaire,” that currently make up its catalog. It has discussed plans to release a game within the popular action-adventure series “Grand Theft Auto” from Take-Two Interactive Software through a licensing deal, some of the people said.
Netflix is deepening its push into videogames, with titles tied to hit shows such as “Squid Game“ and a big-budget game on the road map. The question: Is it a wise way to spend? https://t.co/gCo51YxPhB
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 16, 2023