Chinese language online game firm NetEase has reportedly laid off most workers at Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studios with plans to close it down altogether.
Nameless sources accustomed to the state of affairs informed Bloomberg that the studio, which solely opened in 2020, can be stored afloat by the few remaining members till its remaining video games have been launched. Visions of Mana solely launched yesterday, August 29, 2024, and earned excessive important reward. (IGN’s Visions of Mana overview returned an 8/10.)
The closure of Ouka Studios is reportedly as a result of main Chinese language corporations like NetEase and its rival Tencent shifting away from a Japan-centric strategy.
Bloomberg reported that Tencent can be reconsidering how a lot it invests in Japanese online game builders and has already backed out of a number of funding commitments. It had secured the rights to develop and publish the cell model of anime-inspired recreation Blue Protocol, for instance, however on August 28 Bandai Namco introduced Blue Protocol can be shut down altogether and its worldwide launch, set to be dealt with by Amazon Video games, was cancelled.