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Nagoshi Studio closes after NetEase cuts funding, Gematsu reports

Gematsu was first to report that NetEase ended its funding and that Nagoshi Studio has officially shut down.

Written by AI from the sources below

First published Nov 4, 2026, 02:11 UTC · Updated Nov 4, 2026, 20:17 UTC · Today's edition · All stories from Nov 3, 2026

Gematsu was first to report that Nagoshi Studio has officially closed. According to Gematsu, the closure came after NetEase cut the studio's funding. Gematsu's report ran before 08:01 UTC on Nov 2.

In Gematsu's account, the sequence is direct: NetEase ended its funding, and Nagoshi Studio then shut down. The report presents the closure as official, not as a possibility under discussion.

No statement from Nagoshi Studio or NetEase was among today's sources. NetEase's reasons for ending the funding remain unclear, as does what happens next for the people who worked at the studio.

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Built on the original report; other outlets' headlines are commentary, every claim attributed.

◆ Origin · reported byGematsuGematsuHow we know: cited by follow-ups · what an origin is

Editor's noteGematsu's story is the original report. 2 later outlets credited it. The follow-ups ran from 08:01 UTC on Nov 2 to 15:00 UTC on Nov 3.

How others are covering it · 6 outlets

Commentary published after the origin, headlines verbatim. Repeating it is not confirming it. What a follow-up is

  1. VGCNagoshi Studio officially closes after NetEase cuts funding · 08:01 UTC
  2. Game InformerYakuza Creator Toshiro Nagoshi's Studio Has Officially Shut Down, Ending Gang Of Dragon's Development With It · 16:47 UTC
  3. PC GamerYakuza creator's studio, and the game it was working on, are now officially gone · 16:59 UTC
  4. KotakuIt Sure Looks Like BioWare Had A Big N7 Day Blowout Planned Before It Was Shut Down · 15:00 UTC
  5. Game DeveloperToshihiro Nagoshi's post-Sega game studio, Nagoshi Studio, shuts down after NetEase funding cuts · 19:15 UTC
  6. ShacknewsNagoshi Studio officially shuts down · 00:06 UTC

History

  1. Nov 3, 2026, 22:16 UTCThe headline was: “Nagoshi Studio has officially closed, Gematsu reports”

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