NetEase
NetEase is a Chinese developer and publisher of online PC and mobile games.
Founded in 1997 by Ding Lei, NetEase is now one of the largest internet and video games companies in the world.
The company has developed titles such as Fantasy Westward Journey, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, and Destiny: Rising.
In 2008, it started a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to publish the studio’s games in China. This includes games such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Overwatch.
NetEase has partnerships with major entertainment brands such as Warner Bros and Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary).
NetEase News
Tickets are on sale now for VGC Live in Glasgow
VGC takes to the stage for the first time ever at one of Glasgow's most historic venues
Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, after NetEase ‘pulls Gang of Dragon funding’
Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi announced Gang of Dragon just three months ago
Yet another NetEase studio has closed, this time Watch Dogs devs’ Bad Brain
NetEase's Bad Brain Studios is closing on the same day as another developer
NetEase’s closed studio, T-Minus Zero Entertainment, is back from the dead
The T-Minus name has been acquired by staff; "reimagined" studio to relaunch as production company
Another NetEase Games studio is shutting down
Fantastic Pixel Castle was founded in 2023 by a Warcraft veteran to create a fantasy MMO
MMO veteran Rich Vogel confirms NetEase has shut down his studio T-Minus Zero
The Austin-based studio was working on a third-person sci-fi multiplayer action game
NetEase offers compensation after last-minute console delay for hero shooter FragPunk
The PC version of FragPunk will still release this week, but its console launch has been pushed back
Visions of Mana co-director launches studio to protect creators
After NetEase closed his last studio, Kenji Ozawa says developers shouldn't take the fall for management mistakes
Quantic Dream says it’s ‘unaffected’ by NetEase layoffs and studio closures
“We are continuing to develop our projects at full pace,” says the Detroit: Become Human studio
Former Control lead designer’s NetEase studio ‘not affected by any closures’
NetEase’s Anchor Point Studios is “still full steam ahead” making its debut game
More than a dozen NetEase studios are reportedly at risk, including Nagoshi, Quantic Dream and Grasshopper
The Chinese publisher has reportedly decided to divest from its international studios