Toshihiro Nagoshi

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In October 2022, we reported that Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and his right-mitt man Daisuke Satu left Ryu Ga Gotoku, a studio he founded over 10 years ago and endemic past Sega. It was then discovered that Nagoshi might join the Chinese publisher NetEase to start upwardly a new studio. An official announcement is hither, Toshihiro Nagoshi has announced a Nagoshi Studio, his new studio with NetEase.

Nagoshi shared a message about establishing his new studio, going over what he wants to attain with his new visitor and the environment he wants to gear up. He will be the President and CEO of Nagoshi Studio, and his team will include eight additional staff members, all of whom are game industry veterans.

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The eight staff members are producer Daisuke Sato, artist Kazuki Hosokawa, developer Koji Tokieda, designer Masao Shirosaki, engineer Mitsunori Fujimoto, artist Naoki Someya, director Taichi Ushioda, and artist Toshihiro Ando. About studio members have worked with Sega, just like Nagoshi, before joining Nagoshi Studios.

NetEase is a company that has developed some of the biggest mobile and PC games for Cathay and other Asian markets, including Onmyōji, Fantasy Westward Journey, and Marvel-licensed titles like Marvel Duel and Marvel Super State of war. NetEase has as well partnered with Activision Blizzard to bring games similar World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Overwatch to China.