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Nagoshi's Gang of Dragon May Never Come Out After NetEase Cut Funding When It Realized an Extra $44M Was Needed to Finish the Game
NetEase plans to halt funding for Nagoshi Studio’s debut game, Gang of Dragon, due to an additional $44.4 million needed, threatening the studio’s future.
- This morning Bloomberg reported NetEase will stop funding Nagoshi Studio from May, placing Toshihiro Nagoshi's Gang of Dragon and the developer in immediate danger.
- The Chinese publisher NetEase has been cutting video‑game investments after a spending spree a few years ago, having previously co‑published with Blizzard and invested in Devolver Digital and Grasshopper Manufacture.
- Bloomberg reported NetEase will stop funding Nagoshi Studio from May, as Gang of Dragon needs $44.4 million more and 7 billion yen, defining its creative stakes.
- If funding ends, Nagoshi Studio will likely have to close, Bloomberg reported, while Toshihiro Nagoshi seeks third-party investors and the team could keep Gang of Dragon by covering costs.
- At the 2025 Game Awards, Gang of Dragon debuted as Nagoshi Studio's intended debut after Toshihiro Nagoshi joined NetEase in 2021.
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Image via Nagoshi Studio Inc. Yakuza the creator Toshihiro Nagoshi worked on a spiritual successor to this franchise, Bande
NetEase has reportedly pulled funding from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio and next game Gang of Dragon
It's looking pretty likely that Gang of Dragon, the debut game from Yakuza/Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio, won't be coming out at all. According to a report from Bloomberg, Nagoshi Studio employees were told by NetEase Inc. Friday, March 6th, that it would be pulling funding for the game from this coming May.
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