Netflix touts new AI game development just days after laying off gaming employees
A Netflix gaming executive offers up a word salad about how amazing AI is days after Netflix shuttered a gaming studio.
Netflix gaming exec reveals a new AI role after the shutdown of a buzzy games studio and layoffs
Mike Verdu, Netflix's former games chief, is now leading AI-driven game development for the streaming giant.
Netflix Games Pivots To AI Amid Layoffs
Netflix also shuttered its AAA game development studio, Blue, before it ever released a game, laying off 35 people in the process.
Netflix's Mike Verdu reveals new role as VP of GenAI for Games
Mike Verdu has finally revealed his mysterious new role at Netflix: vice president of GenAI for Games. Details of what this position actually involves are sparse, but in a LinkedIn post Verdu said he is "working on driving a 'once in a generation' inflection point for game development and player experiences" – with generative AI at the heart of it.
Netflix Goes All In on Generative AI for Gaming, Appoints Dedicated VP
Netflix has appointed a VP of generative AI, indicating that it wants to go all in on this controversial technology when it comes to gaming.
Netflix Focuses on AI-Generated Gaming After Shutting Down Internal Studio
Many view this technology with fear, but I am a game-maker at heart, and I see its potential to unlock all of us,' says Mike Verdu, who was recently named Netflix's VP of GenAI for Games.
Mike Verdu of Netflix Games leads new generative AI initiative
The former VP in charge of Netflix Games has taken on a new rule to use generative AI technologies in game development for the publisher.
Netflix replaces its AAA game studio with more AI junk
Hell-bent on finding something, anything, that will entertain subscribers but doesn’t require paying for labor, Netflix is launching a new AI video game thing. The news, per Aftermath, comes less than two weeks after Netflix shuttered its AAA gaming studio,
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Netflix’s Generative AI Gaming Initiative to Be Led by Mike Verdu
Netflix is planning to leverage generative AI to help develop its games, with the initiative set to be led by Mike Verdu.
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Netflix's Recent AAA Studio Closure Part of Planned AI Pivot
Netflix will instead pivot to the pursuit of generative AI in development. The LinkedIn post of newly minted VP of GenAI for ...
Days after shutting its AAA game studio filled with former God of War and Overwatch talent, Netflix announces a "new initiative" powered by AI
Just days after reportedly closing its AAA game studio with industry-leading talent, Netflix is planning "truly novel game ...
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After closing down its game studio, Netflix has announced plans to invest in AI to build games instead
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Netflix fans ‘gutted’ as popular bonus feature is disappearing next month – but four titles will live on
NETFLIX is giving up on a popular bonus feature in the latest shake-up to the streaming platform. The move has not gone down ...
Netflix reveals new GenAI for Games department with bizarre image of roads going nowhere
NETFLIX has added a number of excellent mobile games to its standard subscription and it’s been expanding its gaming sector ...
Netflix’s Mike Verdu announces new role as VP of GenAI for Games
Netflix (NFLX) games executive Mike Verdu has been appointed as the VP of GenAI for games at the company. He said in part on LinkedIn: ...