NetEase Games acquired Quantic Dreamthe Detroit studio: Become Human, Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain.
The Chinese firm’s first studio in Europe, Quantic Dream will continue to operate independently, focusing on creating and publishing games for all platforms, as well as supporting and publishing titles developed by third parties, while leveraging development capabilities. by NetEase.
“We are excited to embark on an exciting new phase of growth with Quantic Dream, linked by a shared vision, mutual trust and respect.“, he has declared William Ding, chief executive officer and director of NetEase, in a press release. “NetEase will continue to deliver on its promise to support Quantic Dream in realizing its full potential. By combining Quantic Dream’s unbridled creativity and exceptional narrative focus with NetEase’s powerful structures, resources and execution capabilities, we believe there are endless possibilities that could redefine the interactive entertainment experience we provide to players across the globe. world“.
The founder, CEO and director of Quantic Dream, David Cagehe added: “today marks an important milestone for our studio after a quarter of a century of complete independence. NetEase Games appreciates our creative freedom, the grit and passion of our diverse team. We will now be able to accelerate the vision we share as a group, which is the creation of landmark titles that touch people emotionally. We have highly differentiated games in the pipeline and I truly believe the best is yet to come from Quantic Dream. I am particularly proud that our employees, who have been offered a significant share of our capital in past years, will fully benefit from this acquisition. It is a testament to our ongoing commitment to reward everyone who made Quantic Dream the successful studio it is today“.
Quantic Dream co-CEO and publishing manager Guillaume de Fondaumiere he has declared: “NetEase Games first invested in Quantic Dream three years ago. In this period we have had the opportunity to work closely together and we have been able to personally see our affinity and complementarity. The acquisition by NetEase Games represents a natural evolution of this process and creates a unique opportunity to increase the growth of Quantic Dream, providing our production and publishing teams with all the means necessary to excel.. ”
Quantic Dream is currently developing Star Wars Eclipse for platforms not yet announced.
Source: Gematsu.
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