NetEase

China-based music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music has entered into a strategic deal with RYCE Entertainment, described by NCM as “one of China’s leading music and entertainment companies”.Founded in 2021, RYCE Entertainment’s roster…

Japanese virtual live music event platform and metaverse company VARK Inc. has raised 1 billion Japanese yen (approx. USD $7.2 million).The capital was raised in a series C funding round, the proceeds of which will be used to strengthen the…

NetEase Games has announced the founding of a new game studio based in Canada. The studio is headed up by Sean Crooks, a former Ubisoft producer with credits ranging from Just Dance and Driver to the Watch Dogs franchise. Other members of…

Paul Ehreth, a former Halo and Control developer, has opened Anchor Point Studios, a new studio within NetEase Games.  The team is aiming to create "immersive and engaging action-adventure games that offer social and multiplayer…

A report came out yesterday that suggested NetEase has filed a lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment, seeking compensation worth ¥300 million (roughly $43.5 million). That report has turned out to be false, as PC Gamer pointed…

NetEase has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment, seeking ¥300 million Yuan (roughly $43.5 million). This reported move comes on the back of the two parties’ split after Blizzard ended their China licensing…

Blizzard and NetEase ended a 14-year partnership earlier this year. The pact had allowed the US publisher and developer to release its games inside of China. While both sides have blamed each other for the break-up, the…

China-based music streaming giant NetEase Cloud Music has renewed its existing partnership with Taiwan-based independent record label Rock Records to distribute the latter company’s music catalog in China.The new alliance will see the…

According to a recent report, the split between Activision Blizzard and NetEase was in part due to ABK's CEO Bobby Kotick feeling "threatened."A recent report from the New York Times has detailed what supposedly happened…

Reading Time: 3 minutesMore than one in ten gamblers plan to bet more at the Cheltenham Festival this year than they did last year. In an extensive survey of British gamblers conducted by Online Betting Guide (OLBG) and…