Watch Dogs creator Jonathan Morin has joined NetEase Games.
Morin – who “will help lead NetEase Games Montreal to create a new IP, fueling NetEase’s mission to become one of the largest video game publishers in the world” – has 24 years of experience in the “AAA” world after “playing a role. key in shaping the acclaimed Watch Dogs franchise on Ubisoft and the Far Cry series. ”
NetEase hasn’t disclosed what new project Morin will be working on, but said he will join other “hired talents” including some from Quantic Dream, Jackalope and Nagoshi Studio.
“I am thrilled to announce my new venture as Creative Director of NetEase Games Montreal,” said Morin. “I have the privilege of joining a passionate and talented new team to create our IP. This is the start of something special for me and I can’t wait to reveal more …”
It follows that Xbox veteran and former head of Halo Infinite design Jerry Hook will direct the new “AAA” studio Jar of Sparks, a first-party developer who also works for the Chinese publisher NetEase and who will focus on creating the “next generation of narrative-based action games.
Earlier this week, We found that the developer of Destiny Bungie has secured seven new patent applicationsall related to virtual controls on touch devices, giving further credit to the reports that emerged earlier this year that a mobile game dedicated to Destiny was in the works.
Some experts think NetEase was teaming up with Bungie to bring an entirely new installation to the Destiny series on mobile devices, a project rumored to have been in development for several years already.
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