A breakdown of Netflix’s gaming strategy in terms of content, tech and economics

As Netflix finally debuts its first releases of video games, we look at how the global entertainment company leveraged its own patented technologies, safety controls, content and more as it empowers the new medium of interactive content

If you, like us, have been waiting for Netflix to finally drop some video games, then you would be pretty excited that day has arrived.

This global rollout — announced in an official company blog post by Mike Verdu, Vice President of Game Development (formerly Electronic Arts, Zynga, Kabam and Facebook) — follows months of testing in Poland, Italy and Spain after the company’s announcement in July.

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