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Square Enix, Roblox Worst Game Companies for Climate Goals

Square Enix, Roblox Worst Game Companies for Climate Goals

AfterClimate, a research and advisory firm “with a mission to decarbonize the gaming industry,” have this week published the results their Game Industry Net Zero 2022 Snapshot.” It is a report that takes an in-depth look at how most of the world’s largest video game companies are responding to the impending climate crisis. The good ...

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Several Blizzard games would leave China over disagreement with NetEase

Several Blizzard games would leave China over disagreement with NetEase

A disagreement between the companies Activision Blizzard and NetEase could cause the withdrawal of many games from the company in China. As indicated by the dealer NetEase, The agreement between both parties will expire on January 23, 2023, so games like Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft y Starcraft II they would stop working in chinasomething ...

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Blizzard to pull some games from China due to contract disagreement with NetEase

Blizzard to pull some games from China due to contract disagreement with NetEase

Blizzard Entertainment announced that due to the expiration of the current licensing agreement with NetEase, it will suspend most of the Blizzard game services in mainland China. January 23, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, StarCraft, Diablo III, and Heroes of the Storm. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Announces Movie ‘Take to the Skies’ ...

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Blizzard Games Leaves China As “A Jerk” Blocks Contract

Blizzard Games Leaves China As “A Jerk” Blocks Contract

photo: CFOTO / Future Publishing (Getty Images) NetEase, the service provider over watch Developers Blizzard has used to bring its games to China over the past 14 years are terminating several licenses with the developer. surveillance 2, Diablo III, World of Warcraft, star ship, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm will no longer be served in ...

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NetEase Games acquires the French studio Quantic Dream.

NetEase Games acquires the French studio Quantic Dream.

NetEase Games acquired the French studio and developer of Detroit: Become Human, Beyond: Two souls y Heavy rain. Quantic Dream is currently developing star wars eclipse for unadvertised platforms. As the first study of the Chinese company in Europe, quantum dream will continue to operate independently, focusing on creating and publishing games for all platforms, ...

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Quantic Dream has been acquired by NetEase Games – will continue to “operate independently”

Quantic Dream has been acquired by NetEase Games – will continue to “operate independently”

NetEase, the developer and publisher of numerous games including Naraka: Bladepoint and Diablo Immortal, announced their newest studio: Quantic Dream. The French developer is known for creating a series of narrative-focused games, including Heavy Rain, Detroit Becomes: Human, and Beyond Two Souls. This marks the first European company to be acquired by NetEase, as the ...

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Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games

Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games

Image: Capcom Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has announced his departure from Capcom after 27 years. To mark his 50th birthday he’ll be filling the same roll over at the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Kobayashi started out as a programmer on the Resident Evil series in the ’90s and took up producer roles for series ...

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Game developers in Shanghai hit by Chinese lockdown and food crisis

Game developers in Shanghai hit by Chinese lockdown and food crisis

picture: HoYover For the last few days, Genshin Impact player have speculated on how extended lockdowns and food crises in Shanghai have impacted the game’s development. The promised Teapot event was never released and the Serenitea housing system was in extended maintenance mode since early April. my box has now confirmed that the extended lockdown ...

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the French studio bought by the Chinese giant NetEase?

the French studio bought by the Chinese giant NetEase?

NetEase, which has already invested in Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain), could acquire 100% of the French studio. David Cage and his teams have several projects including Star Wars Eclipse. According to one new rumor of the very well-informed Tom Henderson, Quantic Dream would have been taken over by NetEase Games. However, the Chinese giant, which ...

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Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Isn’t Making Smartphone Games

Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Isn’t Making Smartphone Games

Members of Nagoshi Studio, posing for the camera and not working on a smartphone puzzle game. image: NetEase anus leaving SegaToshihiro Nagoshi set up a new Tokyo studio called Nagoshi Studio. Earlier this year, owners NetEase Games described the wholly-owned subsidiary, stating it “develops high-end titles for worldwide release, with a primary focus on the ...