Chinese company NetEase opened a big studio with Ubisoft veterans. His name is Bad brain game studios and we can find it in two places in Canada where talent is teeming. In particular, in Toronto and Montreal. Paul Ehret, lead designer at Control, also recently opened a two-office studio with NetEase.
Let’s go back to Bad Brain Game Studios. We will find the boss Sean Crooks, who produced Watch Dogs: Legion and Driver: San Francisco. According to NetEase, the team already includes developers from the Watch Dogs trilogy, Far Cry 2, Driver: San Francisco, Child of Light, Just Dance, Army of Two and Splinter Cell: Conviction and Blacklist.
Sean had this to say about starting the studio: “I am honored to lead this talented development team in Canada. We are all passionate about creating meaningful and memorable moments. NetEase welcomed us with a big heart and gave us great support and creative freedom to do what we do best. Our first game is a very exciting project that gives us the opportunity to think with an open mind.”
The first game from Bad Brain Game Studios will be an adventure story set in a brand new open world. The authors were inspired by cult films of the 80s, where elements of adventure and horror are mixed. They use it at work Unreal Engine 5.
Source: Remedy EntertainmentControl’s lead game designer created a studio with two branches with NetEase.
However, the new group must not be related to the branch in any way. NetEase Montrealwhich was founded in 2019 and recently added another veteran of the Watch Dogs series, Jonathan Morin.
After all NetEase has not been sitting idle lately and is actively recruiting. It can afford it as it is the second largest gaming giant in China after Tencent.
For example Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashiwho started his career as a programmer on the first Resident Evil and then as a producer on the Dino Crysis series, announced that he was leaving Capcom to join the NetEase team.
In 2021, the company bought the Grasshopper Manufacture studio developing the No More Heroes series. And we’re staying in Asia as Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has also joined NetEase.
Also worth mentioning is the purchase of a Parisian studio. quantum dream for an unspecified amount. Quantic Dream are known for their movie-centric games Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls or the latest Detroit: Become Human. Now he is preparing Star Wars Eclipse.
Source :Indian TV
