From the moment it was announced that Netflix had hired a team of former Blizzard, Bungie and Sony developers to create a AAA game, it felt too likely that little or nothing would come of it. Non-gaming companies deciding to try to grab a slice of the giant pie by spending money to recruit big names often seems to end this way (although Amazon is rather noticeably countering this right now).

Talent included Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny and God of War Ragnarok art director Rafael Grassetti

Netflix has shut down its triple-A gaming studio set up in Southern California, leading to the exit of a number of high-profile developers from the company and sparking questions about its gaming ambitions.

A fter having fetched all the stars to decorate its catalogue with content both original and diverse, Netflix still kept pushing for more changes that would cement its position as