--- title: Netflix Shuts Down Its Southern California AAA Game... description: Netflix has closed its AAA game studio, Team Blue, which was focused on developing high-budget games and was operational for less than two years. This marks a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-shuts-down-its-southern-california-aaa-game-studio-team-blue-ylpu206bg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Netflix Shuts Down Its Southern California AAA Game Studio Team Blue | daily.dev og:description: Netflix has closed its AAA game studio, Team Blue, which was focused on developing high-budget games and was operational for less than two years. This marks a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-shuts-down-its-southern-california-aaa-game-studio-team-blue-ylpu206bg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yLpU206bg.png og:image:alt: Netflix Shuts Down Its Southern California AAA Game Studio Team Blue og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Netflix Shuts Down Its Southern California AAA Game Studio Team Blue **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Netflix has closed its AAA game studio, Team Blue, which was focused on developing high-budget games and was operational for less than two years. This marks a significant shift in Netflix's gaming strategy towards a 'mobile-first' approach, led by newly appointed Netflix Games president Alain Tascan. The closure comes amid broader layoffs within the company and has led to the departure of several high-profile industry veterans. Despite the setback, Netflix continues to operate other internal studios and aims to realign its gaming efforts with subscriber interests. ## Content # Netflix Shuts Down AAA Game Studio Team Blue Netflix has made the decision to close its AAA game studio, Team Blue, marking a noteworthy pivot in its gaming ambitions. The studio, based in Southern California, had been operational for less than two years and was focused on developing a high-budget, innovative project for multiple platforms. Despite assembling a team of industry veterans from renowned studios such as Blizzard, Bungie, and Sony Santa Monica, the studio was shuttered before releasing any games. Team Blue was a significant part of Netflix's gaming strategy, which began in earnest in 2021. Initially, Netflix concentrated on hyper-casual mobile games but soon expanded to more developed titles, amassing over 70 games in its portfolio through multiple internal studios, including Spry Fox and Night School Studio. However, despite these efforts, daily engagement with Netflix's gaming offerings remained relatively low among subscribers. The closure of Team Blue comes amidst broader layoffs within Netflix and signals a strategic shift towards a 'mobile-first' approach. This transition is orchestrated under the leadership of newly appointed Netflix Games president, Alain Tascan. He recently brought in Jeet Shroff as vice president of games tech and portfolio development, aiming to steer the company's gaming future in a new direction. The shutdown of Team Blue also led to the exit of several high-profile hires, including Chacko Sonny, Joseph Staten, and Rafael Grassetti. Despite this setback, Netflix continues to maintain other internal studios and aims to redefine its gaming strategy to better align with its subscriber base and engagement metrics. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#netflix](https://daily.dev/tags/netflix) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-shuts-down-its-southern-california-aaa-game-studio-team-blue-ylpu206bg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Netflix Shuts Down Its Southern California AAA Game Studio Team Blue","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-shuts-down-its-southern-california-aaa-game-studio-team-blue-ylpu206bg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-shuts-down-its-southern-california-aaa-game-studio-team-blue-ylpu206bg"},"datePublished":"2024-10-22T08:57:52.833Z","dateModified":"2024-10-22T18:24:31.994Z","description":"Netflix has closed its AAA game studio, Team Blue, which was focused on developing high-budget games and was operational for less than two years. 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