Quantic Dream, the game developers behind titles such as Detroit: Become a man And Heavy rain, has acquired Chinese tech giant NetEase (via CNBC ). In a blog post, the French game studio announced that it will continue to operate independently despite joining the company.
Although Quantic Dream has a handful of games under its belt over 25 years, it is currently working on a new one. Star Wars: Eclipse An action-adventure game set in the era of the High Republic. The studio said the acquisition should help it expand its team and “develop multiple projects simultaneously.”
NetEase is a China-based internet technology company with a growing division dedicated to PC, console and mobile games. In the year Shortly after its release in 2019, he became a minority shareholder in Quantic Dream Detroit: Become Human. Quantic Dream joins a growing list of game companies acquired by NetEase and marks its first studio located in Europe.
In January, NetEase supported a new studio from the creators Yakuza Series and worked with the design director Halo infinite To form the Jar of Sparks. Behind him, he found Grasshopper Manufacture, a studio owned by Suda51 Lollipop Chainsaw And There are no heroesand has also invested in the studio he directs fall out Veteran Jeff Gardiner. In China, the company publishes titles such as Blizzard Diablo is immortal And World of Warcraft.
