Detroit: Become Human Dev Quantic Dream Acquired By NetEase

Quantic Dream, the developer behind games like Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, has been acquired by NetEase Game, one of China’s largest video game companies whose catalog of games developed and published include Knives Out, Naraka Bladepoint, and more. 

The news is based on a NetEase posting today, which calls Quantic Dream their first European studio. It’s unclear how much the acquisition cost NetEase, but the developer-publisher says it will allow the studio to continue to operate independently, focusing on creating and publishing games while supporting third-party developed titles too. 

“We are thrilled to embark on an exciting new stage of growth with Quantic Dream, bound by our shared vision, mutual trust, and respect,” CEO and director of NetEase William Ding writes in a press release. “NetEase will continue to fulfill our promise to support Quantic Dream to realize its full potential. By combining the wild creativity and exceptional narrative focus on Quantic Dream with NetEase’s powerful facilities, resources, and execution capabilities, we believe there are infinite possibilities that could redefine the interactive entertainment experience we provide for players worldwide.” 

Quantic Dream’s past titles, such as Detroit: Become Human or Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain, are likely to be familiar. Star Wars Eclipse is also in development. Quantic Dream is also known for being a studio that has been accused of racism, homophobia and sexism. This was denied by David Cage, the studio’s leader. Learn more about these allegations and follow-up legal proceedings by clicking here. 

As noted in the press release, NetEase first invested in Quantic Dream three years ago before today’s acquisition.  

NetEase’s acquisition of Quantic Dream joins a long list of other acquisitions that have happened this year. Take-Two Interactive (the parent company of Grand Theft Auto) announced in January it would acquire mobile giant Zynga. Microsoft then announced that it had purchased Activision Blizzard, which is the company behind Overwatch or Call of Duty for an incredible $68.7billion a week later. Sony announced that it had purchased Bungie for $3.6 Billion two weeks later. Following that, Sony acquired Jade Raymond’s new studio, Haven Studios, and earlier this week, Sony acquired Savage Game Studios to bolster its PlayStation Studios Mobile Division. 

More information is available here Game Informer’s Detroit: Become Human review and check out Star Wars Eclipse’s reveal trailer. 

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