NetEase's Sakura Studio has closed, and the person in charge has deleted their work history.

On December 26, Gelonghui reported that NetEase seems to have shut down the official website of the development team, Sakura Studio, for the game "Legend of Mana: The Mana Mirage," as accessing the site now shows a "404" error. Reportedly, this game studio, officially announced in 2020, was formed by developers from Japan and China, initially established in Guangzhou, and later set up a studio in Japan with the aim of developing high-quality console games. The studio is led by veteran developer Tetsuya Akizuka, who previously worked at Bandai Namco, however, it seems that Akizuka has recently removed all information related to Sakura Studio from his LinkedIn profile. Additionally, this month.

Gelonghui FinanceDec 26 09:57

Huajin Securities: The issuance of game approvals in December reached a record high, driven by quality content and strong IP.

HuaJin Securities released a Research Report stating that on the afternoon of December 24, the National Press and Publication Administration released the "Approval Information for Domestic Online Games in December 2024" and "Approval Information for Imported Online Games in December 2024", with a total of 135 games receiving licenses, the highest for this year.

Zhitong FinanceDec 25 21:01

In December, both domestic and imported game licenses were released! A total of 1416 licenses have been issued this year, the highest in the past five years.

① A total of 122 domestic games and 13 imported new games were approved today, marking the third consecutive month of simultaneous issuance of domestic and imported game licenses. Major games from Tencent and NetEase received approvals, along with several other publicly listed game companies also achieving gains. ② As of the time of writing, 1,416 new games have obtained licenses this year, the highest total in nearly five years.

cls.cnDec 24 20:19

Express News | The National Press and Publication Administration released the latest approval information for imported Online Games in 2024, including games from NetEase and IDREAMSKY.

BreakingsDec 24 17:40

Express News | The National Press and Publication Administration announced the approval information for domestically produced Online Games for December 2024, with games from NetEase and NEWBORNTOWN included.

BreakingsDec 24 17:36

CCTV interprets a more proactive fiscal policy: next year's fiscal funding will be allocated earlier, faster, and in greater amounts.

Next year, a more proactive fiscal policy will be implemented. What measures will the Ministry of Finance take? Where will the fiscal funds be focused? What impact will this have on our lives?

CCTV NewsDec 24 15:02