Netflix has officially confirmed it’s expanding into video games

Following the rumors that Netflix may enter the video game space and with the hiring of Mike Verdu as vice president of the "Game Development" section, the company has officially confirmed its entry into the magical world of video games.

The company said in a statement:

We’re also in the early stages of further expanding into games, building on our earlier efforts around interactivity (eg, Black Mirror Bandersnatch) and our Stranger Things games. We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV. Games will be included in members’ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series. Initially, we’ll be primarily focused on games for mobile devices. We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games

Netflix hasn’t announced when it will start releasing mobile games, but the rumors had hinted at 2022.