2023-08-30 15:36:21
But in recent years, this wealthy company has decided to vary its investments in the world of gaming. First, by buying shares in certain studios, such as Bungie in 2018 or the French of Quantic Dream in 2019, which she ended up acquiring.
NetEase has also acquired other development boxes, including Grasshopper Manufacturethe studio of Suda51, known for its hyper original and/or quirky games, or bet on promising projects, such as Build A Rocket Boythe box of Leslie Benzies, ex-main developer at Rockstar Games.
And since 2022, the company has also started to open its own studios, carried by developers with a rather well-stocked CV. Like Toshihiro Nagoshi, director and producer of the Yakuza franchise, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, producers of several Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, or even Jerry Hook, designer of Halo Infinite. They all now have their own development boxes at NetEase.
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