Amir Rahimi, vice president of game studios at Netflix, said Netflix chose Helsinki, where it has already acquired the mobile game studio Next Games “because it is home to some of the best game talents in the world” – studios such as Supercell and Rovio.

Netflix also recently added ex-Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny to the list of gaming veterans joining Netflix’s fifth studio, located in Southern California. Netflix says it’s also considering launching a cloud gaming service – with its business model “differing from Stadia”. Now, Netflix has acquired its sixth gaming studio, buying indie game studio Spry Fox in Seattle. 

Spry Fox is an award-winning independent studio focused on cozy, original games. Their unique approach to game development and success with titles like Triple Town, Alphabear, and Cozy Grove will supposedly help accelerate Netflix’s creative development in another genre and add to the “growing variety of Netflix’s games catalog that will have something for everyone”.

Amir Rahimi, vice president of game studios at Netflix, stated: “This is another step in our vision to build a world-class games studio that will bring a variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games – with no ads and no in-app purchases – to our hundreds of millions of members around the world.” 

Rahimi said Netflix chose Helsinki, where it has already acquired the mobile game studio Next Games “because it is home to some of the best game talents in the world” – studios such as Supercell and Rovio.

Netflix has now just added ex-Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny to the list of gaming veterans joining Netflix’s fifth studio, which will be located in Southern California. Netflix says it’s also considering launching a cloud gaming service – with its business model “differing from Stadia”.

Lastikka is known for his work as general manager and executive producer at EA as well as for almost nine years working with Digital Chocolate. He was responsible for the creation and live service operations of Simcity Buildit during his time at EA as well as working on Farmville 3 in his current role at Zynga.

Amir Rahimi, vice president of game studios at Netflix, stated: “This is another step in our vision to build a world-class games studio that will bring a variety of delightful and deeply engaging original games – with no ads and no in-app purchases – to our hundreds of millions of members around the world.” 

Rahimi said Netflix chose Helsinki, where it has already acquired the mobile game studio Next Games “because it is home to some of the best game talents in the world” – studios such as Supercell and Rovio.