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Nagoshi Studio, from the creator of the Yakuza series, officially shuts down

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Summary

It's unclear what will happen to the studio's work on Gang of Dragon. Nagoshi Studio, the studio formed by Yakuza creator Toshiro Nagoshi at NetEase, has been shut down before it even released its first game. Covered by 8 outlets: 5 are centre, 3 are not rated.

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  1. Eurogamer No political lean US
    Yakuza creator's new studio and its debut game Gang of Dragon are no more after losing funding from NetEase

    Nagoshi Studio has officially shut down and its first game called Gang of Dragon is seemingly no more, months after publisher NetEase pulled funding from the Yakuza-like project.

  2. Engadget Center Factuality: High US
    Nagoshi Studio, from the creator of the Yakuza series, officially shuts down

    It's unclear what will happen to the studio's work on Gang of Dragon.

  3. GameSpot Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Gang Of Dragon Won’t Be The First Game From Nagoshi Studio. It Won’t Be Any Game At All

    Nagoshi Studio, the studio formed by Yakuza creator Toshiro Nagoshi at NetEase, has been shut down before it even released its first game. According to Gematsu , shareholders officially dissolved the developer on October 31 via a resolution later published in the Japanese...

  4. Polygon No political lean US
    Yakuza Creator's Studio Officially Shuts Down After Backers Desert It

    Nagoshi Studio, founded by Like a Dragon/Ryu Ga Gotoku creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, and its game Gang of Dragon are no more

  5. Gamesradar Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Yakuza creator's Nagoshi Studio shuts down less than a year after the reveal of Gang of Dragon

    NetEase reportedly pulled funding earlier this year

  6. Gamesindustry Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio shutters months after NetEase cut funding

    Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio has been closed after NetEase withdrew funding earlier this year.

  7. IGN Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Yakuza Series Creator Toshiro Nagoshi's Studio Has Officially Shut Down Before Releasing a Game

    Yakuza series creator Toshiro Nagoshi’s studio has officially shut down before it had the chance to release a game.

  8. VGChartz No political lean US
    NetEase Games Shuts Down Nagoshi Studio

    NetEase Games' Nagoshi Studio has officially shut down, according to a notice published in today’s Japanese government gazette Kanpo . The notice says the studio has been dissolved by a shareholders’ resolution on October 31. Nagoshi Studio was founded in November 2021 by...

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