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  • Netflix Buys Up Yet Another Games Developer

    Netflix Buys Up Yet Another Games Developer

    Lauren Leffer

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    Netflix is tripling down on its mission to be more than a streaming service. The platform and production company is also a burgeoning video game developer. On Monday, as an expansion of the company’s foray into gaming, Netflix announced it has acquired Spry Fox — a formerly independent game-maker based in Seattle. The developer is…

  • The Happiest Word Game, With Bears

    The Happiest Word Game, With Bears

    Mike Fahey

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    The problem with trying to tell people about Spry Fox’s Alphabear is stopping playing long enough to do so — at least in any form besides random tweets. Normally I am not a big fan of mobile games that encourage users to post Twitter or Facebook updates, but every now and then there are exceptions.