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Netflix shutters its only triple-A studio, loses major industry hires

Netflix has closed Team Blue, the LA-based internal studio, before it could release its alleged triple-A game.

As a result of this studio closure, the company has also lost the talent it very publicly hired, and has also reportedly made other layoffs in its games division. To staff out this new studio, Netflix hired several recognizable names from major games companies — including studio lead Chacko Sonny, formerly Overwatch’s executive producer; creative director Joseph Staten, formerly creative lead on Halo; and art director Rafael Grassetti, formerly of Sony Santa Monica. At present, those studios all appear to be intact, though a recent report from Business Insider suggests that Netflix has laid off several people within its games division.

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