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Possibility Space owners sue NetEase for $900 million over allegations it spread 'false and defamatory rumors' of fraud at the studio that ultimately forced it to close
NetEase did this, the lawsuit alleges, because of the Strains' concerns over whether the Chinese-based company—a significant ...
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Humble Games owner reportedly tried to sell the publisher twice before turning to mass layoffs and a third party to help "manage the slate"
Aftermath claims this third party is The Powell Group – which has previously worked with studios including NetEase Games and Torn Banner Studios – but this is yet to be officially confirmed.
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The Witcher 3 director's upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is "fully funded" and still on track, assures studio lead amid "rumored situation at NetEase"
Following recent reports that NetEase is cutting back on funding for games, Rebel Wolves co-owner and chief publishing officer Tomasz Tinc assures the public that The Blood of Dawnwalker is still ...
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NetEase games segment revenue grows 12.1% to $3.3bn in Q1
NetEase has published its financial results ... by 8.6% year-on-year to RMB 18.5 billion ($2.5 billion). The Chinese games firm attributed the increase for its gaming segment to online games ...
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NetEase Games fires two senior execs for alleged money laundering and bribery
A number of NetEase Games employees have reportedly been arrested on charges of bribery and money laundering. As picked up by Chinese site Leifeng.com and reported by Bloomberg Law, NetEase Games ...
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Bloomberg: NetEase Games plans to close Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studios
NetEase Games has cut “all but a handful of jobs” at Tokyo-based subsidiary Ouka Studios, which just shipped Visions of Mana under contract for Square Enix, and plans to close the studio ...