Netflix Games’ latest addition is a nightmare straight from Black Mirror
- Netflix launched Thronglets, a new game tied to Black Mirror season 7 on Thursday night.
- Netflix is revamping its gaming strategy, and this release directly connects to an episode plot.
- Developed by Night School Studio, Thronglets serves as a companion to the 'Plaything' episode.
- Ritman describes Thronglets, as data on a CD-ROM, is life, not code.
- Players can download Thronglets now and influence the destiny of a digital species.
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Netflix’s latest season of ‘Black Mirror’ comes with a mobile game
Season 7 of “Black Mirror” premiered on Thursday, introducing a new mobile game connected to one of its episodes. The game, titled "Thronglets," from Season 7 of “Black Mirror” introduces a new mobile game for Netflix subscribers called Thronglets.
Black Mirror’s Plaything is a great sequel to Bandersnatch because it comes with a game
A sequel to a beloved anthology TV episode might seem like a cash grab; two in one season could reek of desperation. Yet Charlie Brooker bests the skepticism in Black Mirror season 7 with a double whammy of “USS Callister: Into Infinity,” a follow-up to season 4’s Star Trek spoof, and “Plaything,” a sci-fi tragedy that returns to the timeline of the interactive special Bandersnatch — complete with a new gamified twist. There was likely no matchi…
There's a new Black Mirror game - and it's like a nightmare Tamagotchi
Remember those cute little Thronglets that popped up at the VGAs last year and had everyone scratching their heads? Well, the mystery's solved! They're the stars of the brand-new Black Mirror mobile game, tying in with the latest season's episode, Plaything, directed by David Slade and sees the show continue on the story from Bandersnatch.…
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