Grasshopper Manufacture is returning to independence after five years with NetEase, following Romeo Is a Dead Man and a broader retreat from Japanese game funding.
The Blood of Dawnwalker’s reported $40 million budget supported a focused vampire RPG from a 160-person debut studio with Witcher 3 veterans.
Quantic Dream faces union criticism over roughly 115 layoffs, compensation negotiations and claims that Star Wars Eclipse development remains unaffected.