As NetEase reportedly stops funding overseas devs, The Witcher 3 director's next game The Blood of Dawnwalker is apparently safe thanks to being "fully-funded" already

The Blood of Dawnwalker dev Insurgent Wolves is partially owned by NetEase, however the studio needs you to know its upcoming recreation is ok regardless of latest reviews.

Issues are just a little tough over at NetEase in the meanwhile, as latest reviews have claimed {that a} bunch of massive abroad studios will not get anymore funding, and that they’re going to have to complete their video games with the finances they have left. That probably leaves builders Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi up a specific creek, provided that he left RGG to type his personal studio to develop a brand new IP. The information additionally left some anxious in regards to the state of The Blood of Dawnwalker, the primary recreation from Insurgent Wolves, a brand new studio led by the director of The Witcher 3, as NetEase does personal a stake within the developer. Nonetheless, in a publish shared to LinkedIn (thanks, Eurogamer), Insurgent Wolves’ chief publishing officer and co-owner Tomasz Tinc defined that there is nothing to fret about.

“I’ve additionally learn the articles suggesting that Insurgent Wolves could also be at risk as a result of rumoured scenario at NetEase,” Tinc wrote. “In the beginning, thanks for all the nice and cozy messages and desires. The event of our recreation is progressing steadily, and we’re going through no monetary points. The Blood of Dawnwalker’s manufacturing is absolutely funded, and we work alongside our companions and mates from Bandai Namco, our recreation’s international writer, to deliver the primary chapter of the Dawnwalker saga to life.

“The overwhelming majority of Insurgent Wolves’ possession rests within the palms of Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and different studio co-owners, all of whom are employed by Insurgent Wolves. NetEase is Insurgent Wolves’ minority shareholder.”

That is clearly excellent news for these enthusiastic about Dawnwalker, however you continue to must marvel what is going on on over at NetEase, as one report even claimed that the corporate’s CEO wished to cancel Marvel Rivals, or probably simply make an unique recreation as a substitute, as a result of he did not need to pay Disney a licensing charge. Want I remind you that this is identical recreation that simply hit 40 million gamers, so take of that what you’ll.