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NetEase

Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Founded 1997

NetEase is a Chinese internet company whose NetEase Games division makes and publishes games including Fantasy Westward Journey, Identity V, Eggy Party and Marvel Rivals, co-developed Diablo Immortal with Blizzard, and publishes Blizzard games in China. Most of its games are free to play and earn money from in-game purchases.

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  1. Labour

    Closed or cut funding to several overseas studios

    NetEase pulled back from studios outside China: Jar of Sparks halted production in January 2025, a Seattle team supporting Marvel Rivals was cut in February 2025, T-Minus Zero Entertainment was shut down in September 2025 and Fantastic Pixel Castle was divested and closed in November 2025. In September 2026 Grasshopper Manufacture became independent as NetEase withdrew from Japanese game development.

    GamesIndustry.biz
  2. Investigation

    Dismissed nine staff and referred alleged bribery case to police

    NetEase Games told staff it had dismissed nine employees, including senior executives, over alleged bribery and referred the case to police; reports said the case involved about 1 billion yuan ($139.3 million) and 28 suppliers. The allegations had not been tried in the sources reviewed.

    Eurogamer
  3. Court case

    US court found NetEase breached contract in PUBG dispute; the companies then settled

    In a dispute that began in 2018 when PUBG maker Krafton accused NetEase's Knives Out and Rules of Survival of copying its game, a San Mateo Superior Court judge found NetEase had breached the terms of their contract and awarded Krafton an undisclosed sum in liquidated damages. The court found Krafton had not proved the $65 million in damages it sought and denied an injunction. The companies then settled the matter; terms were not disclosed.

    GamesIndustry.biz
  4. Other

    Partnership to run Blizzard games in China ended, then was renewed

    NetEase and Blizzard failed to renew their 14-year agreement to publish Blizzard games in China, and the games went offline there in January 2023; NetEase called Blizzard's proposed extension unreasonable and commercially illogical. The companies signed a new agreement in April 2024, alongside a deal to bring NetEase games to Xbox.

    GamesIndustry.biz

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Last checked 1 November 2026. Sources: www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.eurogamer.net, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.theverge.com, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, kotaku.com, en.wikipedia.org. Spotted something wrong or missing? Send a correction.