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Nagoshi's Gang of Dragon May Never Come Out After Investor NetEase Cut Funding When It Realized an Extra $44 Million Was Needed to Finish the Game
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 70436" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/07/gettyimages-1129881006-1772875636382.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned the studio that it plans to cut off funding.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/gang-of-dragon" target="_blank">Gang of Dragon</a> was meant to be the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the developer formed by Nagoshi in 2022 under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku a year earlier. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it looks an awful lot like Yakuza.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-07/netease-to-stop-funding-nagoshi-studio-as-it-cuts-back-on-gaming" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> reported that Chinese megacorp NetEase told Nagoshi Studio employees that it will stop financing the studio from May, which in turn will likely mean Nagoshi’s studio will have to shut down. NetEase is currently in the process of cutting its video game investments, which have already led to studio closures and layoffs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to Bloomberg, NetEase made the decision to cut Nagoshi’s funding after it learned Gang of Dragon needed at least another ¥7 billion (approx. $44.4 million) to be completed. Nagoshi is apparently trying to find new investors to help buy the studio out, without much luck.</p><p></p><p>The news comes just a few months after <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/gang-of-dragon-is-toshihiro-nagoshis-new-game-and-it-sure-looks-like-yakuza-the-game-awards-2025" target="_blank">Gang of Dragon enjoyed a flashy reveal at The Game Awards in December</a>. Now, it looks like it may never see the light of day.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Photo by Daniel Pearce/Edge Magazine/Future via Getty Images.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/nagoshis-gang-of-dragon-may-never-come-out-after-investor-netease-cut-funding-when-it-realized-an-extra-44-million-was-needed-to-finish-the-game" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 70436, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/03/07/gettyimages-1129881006-1772875636382.jpg[/IMG] Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned the studio that it plans to cut off funding. [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/gang-of-dragon']Gang of Dragon[/URL] was meant to be the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the developer formed by Nagoshi in 2022 under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku a year earlier. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it looks an awful lot like Yakuza. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-07/netease-to-stop-funding-nagoshi-studio-as-it-cuts-back-on-gaming']Bloomberg[/URL] reported that Chinese megacorp NetEase told Nagoshi Studio employees that it will stop financing the studio from May, which in turn will likely mean Nagoshi’s studio will have to shut down. NetEase is currently in the process of cutting its video game investments, which have already led to studio closures and layoffs. According to Bloomberg, NetEase made the decision to cut Nagoshi’s funding after it learned Gang of Dragon needed at least another ¥7 billion (approx. $44.4 million) to be completed. Nagoshi is apparently trying to find new investors to help buy the studio out, without much luck. The news comes just a few months after [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/gang-of-dragon-is-toshihiro-nagoshis-new-game-and-it-sure-looks-like-yakuza-the-game-awards-2025']Gang of Dragon enjoyed a flashy reveal at The Game Awards in December[/URL]. Now, it looks like it may never see the light of day. [I]Photo by Daniel Pearce/Edge Magazine/Future via Getty Images. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/nagoshis-gang-of-dragon-may-never-come-out-after-investor-netease-cut-funding-when-it-realized-an-extra-44-million-was-needed-to-finish-the-game"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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