A Squid Game videogame could happen, Netflix says

Netflix Asia government Minyoung Kim says a Squid Game videogame is being thought of, THR studies. Can't say I'm shocked, since Netflix says Squid Sport is on the way in which to being its most-watched show ever, beating The Witcher's reported viewership of 76 million.

Kim spoke with THR in regards to the runaway success of Squid Sport, the Korean battle royale drama that follows a bunch of debt-ridden social outcasts who signal away their lives to take part in an enormous competitors for the equal of about $39 million USD. The catch is that anybody who fails a problem is instantly killed, normally by a casually administered headshot courtesy of the masked guards working for the shadowy group working the entire present.

Kim mentioned that Netflix is at the moment what comes subsequent for the Squid Sport IP. The streaming large is a possible videogame adaptation plus “client merchandise,” a flowery phrase for merchandise. Netflix and Squid Sport's director and producer are nonetheless in talks a couple of season 2, however Kim tempered expectations by reminding followers that the present solely launched a month in the past.

A variety of PC Gamer's crew have already completed Squid Sport's first season. Tyler praised it in his review, and I equally discovered it a surprisingly emotional and poignant journey. The collection explores a well-recognized theme—making an attempt to get by in a capitalist hellscape—and the distinction between its tragic character arcs and the chilly indifference of every kill stands out even in a media panorama that isn't precisely quick on depictions of maximum violence.

Kim didn't present any hypothesis on what a sport adaptation of Squid Sport would possibly appear to be. The present itself pits characters towards each other (and sometimes teamed collectively) in colourful, surreal contests usually primarily based on Korean youngsters video games. When the present launched and its masked guards caught everybody's eye, a frequent comparability was Mediatonic's Fall Guys, the place cartoony humanoids cost by impediment programs or get knocked off platforms to their doom.

The battle royale style, which most immediately stems from Koushun Takami's 1999 novel Battle Royale and the films that adopted, has already seen immense recognition in videogames because of the likes of PUBG and Fortnite. Contemplating a lot of Squid Sport depends on emotionally-charged drama between opponents, the bonds they make and break, and the layers of thriller behind the competitors itself, it'll be attention-grabbing to see how Netflix adapts it right into a sport you'd ostensibly wish to play repeatedly.

It's not a positive factor that Netflix will fee a Squid Sport sport in any respect, in fact, however I'd wager that we're not making it by the tip of the yr with out some CEO saying the phrase “Squid Sport metaverse.”

Netflix made one other connection to video games this week when co-CEO Ted Sarandos used the notion of videogame violence in an unconvincing protection of Dave Chappelle's controversial comedy particular.