Five games launched by Netflix are now available in France

Netflix goes gaming.

The American streaming giant announced on Tuesday the global launch of several mobile games for its subscribers, as the group seeks to diversify and invest in the very lucrative video game market.

Two of the titles offered by Netflix come from the universe of the science fiction and horror series

broadcast on the platform (

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The other titles (

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) are games of cards or skill.

These games had already been available for a few weeks for Netflix members in Poland, Spain and Italy.

Subscribers around the world with a tablet or smartphone Android, Google's mobile operating system, can now download them for free from their device and play it without being exposed to advertising.

It's time to talk to you about gaming!

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From TOMORROW, 5 games will be available directly via your Netflix application on mobile and tablet (Android for now).

This is the very beginning of the adventure, many additions and optimizations are to come!

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- Netflix France (@NetflixFR) November 2, 2021

YouTube, social networks and video games as main rivals

The group has not announced whether it plans to launch these games on devices equipped with the iOS system developed by Apple soon.

However, he indicated that other titles should follow soon.

Netflix has been showing its ambitions in the video game industry for several months, while competition is increasingly intense in the streaming sector with the launch of rival offers such as HBO Max or Peacock TV.

Beyond direct competitors like Disney +, the leaders of the Californian group regularly mention YouTube, social networks and video games among their rivals in the entertainment market.

The company bought in September its first video game studio, Night School Studio, a California start-up that created the supernatural thriller

.

Netflix also recruited Mike Verdu, a former Electronic Arts and Facebook alumnus, to oversee its activities in the gaming world last summer.

The global video game market is worth more than $ 300 billion, according to figures released in April by consulting firm Accenture.

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