Netflix Scraps ‘Stories’ Mobile Games Franchise Based on ‘Love Is Blind,’ ‘Virgin River’ and More IP

variety.com:

Netflix will no longer make games for “Netflix Stories,” its catalog of interactive fiction games mainly based on romance and dating-focused series.

The streamer confirmed that its new gaming strategy will now stick to mobile titles across party games, narrative games, kids games and mainstream games, as well as more games that can be played on TV.

As part of the reorg, an undetermined number of staffers have been laid off from the division. Netflix had invested quite a bit previously on its “Stories” franchise, which served as the home for a set of interactive fiction games based on Netflix series like “Virgin River,” “Love is Blind,” “Emily in Paris,” “Outer Banks” and “Perfect Match.” Most recently, a “Sweet Magnolias” game was released in February, but a previously announced game centered on the “Ginny & Georgia” TV series will no longer be released.

That shift in strategy comes following the arrival of Alain Tascan, who joined Netflix last summer as president of games. As part of Tascan’s new focus, the streamer has opted to discontinue plans for additional games for Netflix Stories.