Mike Verdu has left Netflix, according to Game File with Stephen Totilo. Netflix brought the former Oculus and EA exec onboard to launch and lead its gaming efforts in 2021. Under Verdu's leadership,

Netflix's gaming VP Mike Verdu has left after being hired in 2021 to launch the platform's gaming initiatives. This is the latest shakeup for the streaming giant the streaming giant, which has undergone mass layoffs to its gaming division recently.

Mike Verdu, who was tapped as Netflix’s first head of its young video game division in 2021, has exited the streamer. Verdu left Netflix in February, Variety has confirmed, a move that came seven months after Epic Games vet Alain Tascan took over the top slot at the streamer’s gaming department.

Mike Verdu had Netflix’s been VP of generative AI for games, with Alain Tascan taking over as gaming boss, but Verdu has left the company, it confirmed to Game File. [Link: Scoop: Netflix’s first gaming boss exits,