Netflix has shut down Boss Struggle Leisure, the studio behind the cell sport Squid Sport: Unleashed, in line with posts from staffers on LinkedIn.
Netflix acquired Boss Struggle in March 2022, with an government saying at the time that the studio’s “in depth expertise constructing hit video games throughout genres will assist speed up our capability to offer Netflix members with nice video games wherever they wish to play them.” The corporate has often touted the success of Squid Sport: Unleashed, highlighting how it was the “ #1 Free Motion Sport in 107 nations upon launch” and co-CEO Greg Peters pointing to Unleashed throughout this week’s earnings call for instance of the kinds of narrative video games primarily based by itself franchises that it desires to do extra of.
However over three years after the acquisition and a few modifications to Netflix’s gaming strategy, Boss Struggle has been closed. Netflix declined to remark.
“Hello everybody – effectively, phrase has gotten round shortly about Boss Struggle’s closure,” Boss Struggle co-founder and former CEO David Rippy said. “Thanks, everybody who reached out at this time. Tough information, for certain, however I’m very grateful for the time we had at Netflix.”
“After 10+ nice years working at Boss Struggle, the previous few as a part of Netflix, the time has come for the studio to shut down,” David Luehmann, a director of sport growth on the studio, said in a post. “I’m very pleased with all of the individuals, work, and video games we’ve launched. I want you can see what we had cooking!”