Netflix appoints former Epic Games executive as new President of Gaming
Netflix has appointed Alain Tascan as its new president of games, as reported by Variety. Tascan previously served as the executive vice president for game development at Epic Games, where he managed the development of popular titles like Fortnite, Lego Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys.
The company is also recruiting talent on the creative side. Since launching the game project in 2021, Netflix has acquired prominent indie studios Night School, Boss Fight, Next Games, and Spry Fox and brought a large number of acclaimed indie games to mobile devices. In its second-quarter earnings call, Netflix executives revealed that it currently has more than 80 games in development, which would nearly double its current library of about 100 games.
Many of these new projects are interactive fiction based on Netflix shows and movies, and aim to give fans new ways to engage with their favorite titles. “I think our opportunity here to serve superfans with games is really fun and significant,” CEO Ted Sarandos said during the call. We also learned that the multiplayer Squid Game project is coming to Netflix Games later this year.
Even though Netflix is making a significant investment in this gaming division, people have yet to invest in their games. In 2022, the library had approximately 1.7 million daily users and its games had been downloaded 23.3 million times.
