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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Rache for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com August 31 news, NetEase announced the acquisition of game developer Quantic Dream, but the purchase price has not yet been announced. Quantic Dream is a famous French game studio, founded in 1997, the main products are "rainstorm", "extraordinary Twin" and "Detroit: changing people".

NetEase established a partnership with Quantic Dream a few years ago, and rumors of a full acquisition leaked out in late March this year.

French game studio Quantic Dream said

"in order to continue our growth and presence in the world, while also funding other studios and becoming international publishers, we need more investment to continue to build technology and infrastructure, provide more impressive next-generation games, expand our team and develop multiple projects at the same time.

About four years ago, we met NetEase and invited them to join us as minority shareholders in January 2019. During this period, we learned a lot about each other. We started working together on small and large projects, and we enjoyed working together, and there was a lot of discussion about our industry and our vision for the future. We find that we share a common desire to create impressively bold, high-quality works.

In order to continue to develop and realize our lofty dreams, as we start the next 25 years, we are pleased to announce that we will join NetEase, who will become 100% shareholder of Quantic Dream. We will remain independent in editing lines, project art direction and studio management. Our team is fully involved in this operation and benefits directly from the economy. They are fully protected and will continue to grow. NetEase Games is committed to supporting the innovation and development of global electronic games, and it is within this framework that Quantic Dream continues to grow. We will continue to operate independently, maintain the ability to create and publish games on all platforms, and continue to support and publish games developed by third parties. "

CTOnews.com has learned that Quantic Dream is known for its movie-like adventure games and is currently developing Star Wars: eclipse. The studio also released the Parallel Studio narrative adventure game "Under The Waves".

NetEase is steadily increasing investment in AAA-rated game production, including a $100m investment in Bungie, a strategic investment in dawn kill studio Behavior Interactive, and the opening of new studios such as Nagoshi's and Jar of Sparks in Seattle, following the acquisition of Grasshopper Manufacture, the "hero no longer" developer of Koichi Sukuda. NetEase will also release Everstone Studio's "Sixteen sounds of Yan Yun", which has an impressive performance on Gamescom 2022.

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