Netflix Games the gaming platform within Netflix has had a bit of a dark cloud hung over it recently as the Head Of Games at Netflix Mike Verdu stepped aside to a more adventurous role around new gameplay experiences. Netflix Games has finally replaced Mr. Verdu with Alain Tascan a 30-year veteran within the gaming industry who has worked at EA, Ubisoft and most recently Epic Games.
What Are Alain Tascan’s Credits?
Alain Tascan has had a long and fruitful career within the gaming industry, including setting up studios in Montreal for EA and Ubisoft, helping develop popular games such as “Army Of Two”, “Need For Speed: Nitro” and “Batman Vengeance”. Alain Tascan was also the founder and CEO of Umi Games who was behind “Family Feud Live”. Alain’s most recent credits include being executive vice president of game development for Epic Games which includes having influence of the development of “Fall Guys”, “Rocket League”, “Fortnite” and “Lego Fortnite”. Mr Tascan will report directly to the Co-Ceo of Netflix Greg Peters who is also the mind behind Netflix’s push into games back in 2021.
My Optimism
The appointment of Alain Tascan as President of Games at Netflix has made me cautiously optimistic. As Netflix Gamers, we want to see Netflix’s gaming offerings become more varied and for Netflix to build out not only pre established franchises but also brand-new IPs. Two things we need Alain Tascan to do is expand Netflix Games’ output of titles and expand their cloud gaming platform with a diverse range of experiences. Currently, when it comes to games there is already a trilogy of games based on Too Hot To Handle and Stranger Things, but it would be nice to see more games based on other Netflix IPs. This also hopefully opens up the door to Netflix having Lego games based on their TV shows.
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