Netflix is removing the majority of its Interactive Specials from the streaming service.
Speaking to Eurogamer, a Netflix spokesperson confirmed “almost all” of its interactive titles will come off the service on 1st December.
“Only four will remain: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, and You vs. Wild,” Netflix told us.
Perhaps somewhat fittingly, Bandersnatch is about a young programmer who “begins to question reality” as he sets to work adapting a dark fantasy novel into a video game. Set in the 1980s, Bandersnatch is described as a “mind-bending tale”, which features multiple endings depending on the viewer’s decisions.
Word of Netflix’s plans first started making the rounds earlier this week, when Battle Kitty series creator Matt Layzell shared an update on Instagram. Here, Layzell confirmed Netflix would be removing their original animated series from the service.
“It’s not the ideal future I had hoped for Battle Kitty but I’m SO grateful for everyone who watched and enjoyed the show,” Layzell wrote. “As always, a huge thanks from the bottom of my heart to the entire crew who helped me bring it to life.”
Here’s the full list of Interactive Specials set to be removed from Netflix in the coming weeks:
- Headspace: Unwind your Mind
- Triviaverse
- Cat Burglar
- Battle Kitty
- Boss Baby: Get that Baby!
- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
- Johnny Test’s Ultimate Meatloaf Quest
- Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal
- You vs Wild: Out Cold
- Captain Underpants: Epic Choice-o-Rama
- Choose Love
- Barbie: Epic Road Trip
- The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
- Escape the Undertaker
- Animals on the Loose: A You vs Wild Movie
- Spirit: Riding Free: Ride-Along Adventure
- Stretch Armstrong: Breakout
- Trivia Quest
- Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile
- We Lost Our Human
Last month, Netflix reportedly closed its internal game studio in Southern California, which was poised to release a AAA game. Known as team ‘Blue’, this was one of a handful of internal studios founded by Netflix as part of its expansion into games.
The particular team boasted staff from other major studios, including longtime Halo creative lead Joseph Staten, Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny and art director Rafael Grassetti from God of War’s Sony Santa Monica. These three are no longer at the company.
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