Ouka Studio’s debut game just launched.
According toBloomberg, NetEase has already let go of developers from Ouka Studio, aprocess that started this spring.
Additionally, Tencent acquired the rights to publish the mobile version of Bandai Namco’s Blue Protocol.
There reportedly have been misaligned goals between Tencent and Japanese game developers.
Local Japanese developers want to create smaller-scale and lower-risk projects, while Tencent wants globally successful franchises.
As such, Tencent has reportedly set higher expectations when it comes to funding these developers.
Tencent also has a 5% minority stake in GameScience, which recently released themassively successfulBlack Myth: Wukong.
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