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Netflix To Add Video Games To Its Programming

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> If you’re a gamer&comma; you may be happy about this&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;netflix&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post">Netflix<&sol;a> just announced that it will add video games to its catalog&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">According to CNN&comma; the streaming giant will now offer video games within the next year&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The newly added video games will appear on the platform as a new genre&period; Netflix is known to increase its prices&comma; but for now&comma; it’s reported that the streaming giant &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;doesn’t plan on charging extra for access to games&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This feels like a significant event with broad ramifications across the video-games landscape&comma;” Citi analyst Jason Bazinet wrote in a note Thursday&period; He said Netflix’s move creates &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;obvious risks” for larger game developers and publishers&comma;” Bloomberg reports&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Adding these new games could be a good way for Netflix to remain the top shareholder in the streaming world&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Netflix has had several changes within the last year&period; From a price increase to cracking down on passwords&comma; the streaming giant is slowly changing its infrastructure&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Netflix recently bought a multi-part documentary on the life of Kanye West for a whopping &dollar;30 million&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Kanye West has been<&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;articles&sol;business&sol;9551714&sol;kanye-west-documentary-netflix-sale&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter"> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 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