Netflix is launching a brand new standalone app for teenagers’ video games referred to as Netflix Playground, the corporate announced on Monday. Netflix Playground is on the market as a part of a Netflix subscription, and doesn’t have any adverts or in-app purchases.
Netflix says the app provides kids entry to an “ever-growing” library of video games for teenagers. Netflix Playground is launching with titles that includes characters from fashionable youngsters’ reveals.
The app, which is designed for youngsters ages eight and below, is now accessible within the U.S., Canada, the U.Okay., Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. It is going to roll out worldwide on April 28. The app is on the market on each iOS and Android.
It may be accessed offline and not using a cell or Wi-Fi connection, which the corporate says makes it the “excellent companion for lengthy airplane rides or grocery journeys.”
For instance, one sport is titled “Playtime With Peppa Pig,” and sees gamers “leap into Peppa’s world with a set of playful actions.” There’s additionally a “Sesame Road” sport the place gamers apply matching with reminiscence playing cards or coordination with connect-the-dots. Different titles embody “Let’s Shade,” “Storybots,” “Unhealthy Dinosaurs,” and extra.
“We’re constructing a world the place youngsters cannot solely watch their favourite tales, they’ll step inside them and work together with their favourite characters,” mentioned John Derderian, Netflix Vice President of Animation Collection + Children & Household TV, in a press release. “We’re making a seamless vacation spot for discovery, studying, and play. Whether or not it’s reuniting with Hank and the ‘Trash Truck’ crew for brand new adventures or making a smoothie with ‘Peppa Pig,’ watching and taking part in on Netflix may be the enjoyable and best a part of each household’s day.”
Netflix first launched video games in 2021 and had bold plans for the house, however has since dialed them again after its titles failed to achieve traction. The streaming big has additionally shut down a number of online game studios like Boss Fight, Spry Fox, and an AAA studio.
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Late final 12 months, Netflix forayed into TV gaming with a slate of recent social gathering titles meant to be performed in teams, together with TV variations of Tetris and Pictionary. The corporate has additionally mentioned it would prioritize cloud gaming, however has famous that it’s nonetheless within the early levels of those plans.
