Game developer Ryosuke Yoshida (Vision of Mana) revealed on X/Twitter on Monday that he left the Chinese game development company NetEase October 31st and join Square Enix December.
Yoshida left his job Capcom Twenty years later, in July 2020, he joined NetEase Games‘Senior Game Designer at Sakura Studios/Ouka Studios.
Yoshida is perhaps best known for his work as a designer Devil May Cry 5the latest issue is in Capcomseries of character action games. Yoshida also works as a designer Monster Hunter: Generations.
Bloomberg reported in August that Chinese game development companies NetEase Ouka Studios laid off most of its staff (Vision of Mana) in Tokyo, intends to close the studio’s Shibuya office.
NetEase Former employees who have hired the following companies Capcomherd Namcoand Square Enix When building a console-focused team in Ouka, Shibuya in 2020.
Regarding the possible closure of Ouka Studios, NetEase told Bloomberg it had “nothing to announce.” A spokesperson for the company further told Bloomberg that many of the Japanese studios it has invested in have made progress and that the company is “always making necessary adjustments to reflect market conditions.” Bernstein analyst Robin Zhu said in a report NetEase has begun to scrutinize its return on investment more closely, speculating that “interestingly, Japanese developers want to tightly control how their intellectual property rights are used, which sometimes becomes a source of friction.” Zhu also said NetEase There is no intention to completely withdraw from Japan.
Vision of Mana (Legend of Mana Vision of Mana), the latest games mana/Legend of Mana RPG series, launching Thursday game console 5. game console 4. Xbox Series X|S and PC passed steam and microsoft store. Square Enix released the game, and NetEase Games‘ Ouka Studios developed it.
Source: Ryosuke Yoshida’s X/Twitter account, Eurogamer (Vikki Blake)
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