Nagoshi Studio Producer Daisuke Sato Lists Himself as Ex-Employee
The departure of a founding producer and the reported funding cut raise questions about the future of Nagoshi Studio and its announced game, Gang of Dragon.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Daisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, has updated his social media profiles to describe himself as an "ex-Nagoshi Studio" employee. The change follows a Bloomberg report that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May, and the studio's official website is currently unavailable.
Daisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, now lists himself as an "ex-Nagoshi Studio" employee on his social media accounts. The change was noted on June 22. The studio's official website is also unavailable as of that date. Bloomberg reported in March that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May, citing a need for an additional 7 billion yen to complete the studio's announced game, Gang of Dragon. Sato was a founding member of Nagoshi Studio, which NetEase formed in January 2022 with former Sega and Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi as CEO.
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