Netflix plans push into gaming, hires former EA and Facebook executive Netflix is looking to expand its reach beyond movie and television streaming, with the company hiring a former Electronics Arts and Facebook executive to run a new gaming initiative. Netflix on Wednesday said Mike Verdu will join the company as vice president of game development, reports Bloomberg. The executive reports to COO Greg Peters. Verdu is a gaming industry veteran, with stints at Atari, EA, Zynga, Kabam and Facebook. After starting a software development company in 1985 that served the Depar...