• This is Netflix’s second gaming acquisition
• The company wants to extend its streaming business into the world of gaming
In its second video game acquisition, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) plans to buy mobile games developer, Next Games, based in Finland.
The cash transaction will be worth $72 million (65 million euros), or $2.33 per share (2.10 euros). The Finnish studio is behind a mobile game based on Netflix’s hit show “Stranger Things.”