Netflix adds online game Relic Hunters from Brazilian developer to its catalog
1Netflix adds online game Relic Hunters from Brazilian developer to its catalog.
May 3 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is exclusively adding shooter-looter game "Relic Hunters: Rebels", the first mobile game from Brazilian developer Rogue Snail, to its gaming catalog, the streaming platform said on Tuesday.
The game involves participants playing as four of the hunters with the aim of collecting different weapons to fight off space ducks and turtles in an attempt to defeat the evil Ducan Empire.
Netflix, having stepped into mobile gaming recently, has been beefing up on titles.
It acquired three gaming studios - Night School, best known for the game "Oxenfree", Next Games, the Finnish studio behind the "Stranger Things" game, and Boss Fight Entertainment, popular for "Dungeon Boss".
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Analysts have flagged that the company's efforts would be costly and will take a while before it can make an impact, given that the mobile gaming industry has its veterans.