- Netflix Video games is about to ditch 5 different upcoming releases
- Tales of the Shire, Rotwood and extra are all on the chopping block
- It follows the abrupt announcement that Do not Starve Collectively was not coming to the service
It appears as if Do not Starve Collectively just isn’t the one launch that is not coming to Netflix. 5 different upcoming releases, together with the likes of Tales of the Shire and Compass Level: West, will not be becoming a member of Netflix Video games and are both shelved indefinitely or launching elsewhere.
That is in keeping with the parents over at perennial streaming journal What’s on Netflix, who confirmed {that a} supply from the service had knowledgeable them the releases would not be coming and have been a part of a broader overhaul of their gaming lineup. The whole checklist is: Do not Starve Collectively (which we coated yesterday), Compass Level: West, Lab Rat, Rotwood, Tales of the Shire and Thirsty Suitors.
Maybe extra pertinently, the parents at WoN additionally famous a current funding name over at Netflix indicated that the streamer could be shifting extra in the direction of narrative releases like their profitable Netflix Tales anthology.
Hate to say I instructed you so…
I’ve to say that seeing this information was a little bit of an disagreeable shock. I do know that I had beforehand posited that Netflix’s shift to releases that have been meant to advertise their streaming content material would doubtless have an effect on their wider gaming catalogue, however I did not count on it to be so abrupt.
It is one factor for one thing like Do not Starve Collectively or Compass Level: West to not hit Netflix Video games, however Tales of the Shire is one I am certain a lot of you had your eye on. And with the enormously standard Lord of the Rings model behind it, I believe a precedent has been set that nothing past Netflix’s personal tie-in content material is protected from the proverbial axe.
In any case, when you’ve received an opportunity possibly now could be the time to take a look at our rating of the highest 10 finest releases on Netflix Video games? There are nonetheless some really gorgeous entries, for nevertheless lengthy that is price.
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