{"id":690984,"date":"2026-04-08T02:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:35:09","slug":"quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantic Dream has been acquired by Netease Games \u2014 will continue to &#8220;operate independently&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Netease, the developer and publisher behind numerous titles including Naraka: Bladepoint and Diablo Immortal has announced the latest studio to be brought under their umbrella: Quantic Dream. This French developer is known for creating a range of narrative-focused titles including Heavy Rain, Detroit Become: Human, and Beyond Two Souls.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first European company to be acquired by Netease, as the company stretches its financial fingers across the world to pluck up studios left and right. With this particular acquisition, the folks at Netease state the studio will &ldquo;continue to operate independently&rdquo; as it develops titles across all platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The studio will also apparently continue to support and publish third-party developed titles which is great news if you liked the look of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/under-the-waves-underwater-adventure-about-power-of-grief\">Under the Waves<\/a> &mdash; a game first revealed at Gamescom earlier this month which is published by Quantic Dream and developed by another French team at Parallel Studios.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/quantic-dream-has-been-acquired-by-netease-games-will-continue-to-operate-independently\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netease, the developer and publisher behind numerous titles including Naraka: Bladepoint and Diablo Immortal has announced the latest studio to be brought under their umbrella: Quantic Dream. This French developer is known for creating a range of narrative-focused titles including Heavy Rain, Detroit Become: Human, and Beyond Two Souls. This marks the first European company to be acquired by Netease, as the company stretches its financial fingers across the world to pluck up studios left and right. With this particular acquisition, the folks at Netease state the studio will &ldquo;continue to operate independently&rdquo; as it develops titles across all platforms. 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