Popular streaming company Netflix has announced it is acquiring Oxenfree developer Night School Studio. The news comes after Netflix announced plans to develop video games earlier this summer, which came as a bit of a surprise. Netflix is still in the early days of its gaming project, so there's still a lot of unknown details, but the streamer plans to add video games to its service at no extra cost. As of right now, it's unclear if the streamer will bring over existing AAA games as Google Stadia has.
Either way, Netflix appears to still be making impressive moves as it has announced it has acquired Night School Studio. The acclaimed indie studio is responsible for the Oxenfree studio and will now help flesh out Netflix's gaming lineup. It's unclear if the upcoming Oxenfree II will be added to Netflix at some point in the future. Netflix's VP of game development Mike Verdu did note in a statement that the streaming service is planning to "deliver a great collection of exclusive games" for all audiences, seemingly suggesting there will be original Netflix video games.
Night School Studio's Sean Krankel also suggested in a blog post that the studio will still retain creative control, as Netflix wants to "protect" the developer's creative vision and culture. Netflix has not announced when it will begin adding games to its service or how they will be integrated. If it's like other game streaming platforms, it will presumably allow users to connect different kinds of Bluetooth controllers so it's easily accessible.
Sources: Netflix, Night School Studio