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NetEase has acquired Paris-based studio Quantic Dream, best known for creating narrative-heavy games including Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain.While the price of this acquisition has not been disclosed, NetEase has held a minority investment in Quantic Dream since 2019.The purchase will mean that the company will be NetEase’s first studio in Europe, though in a statement, Quantic Dream confirmed it will “retain our independence in terms of our editorial line, the artistic direction of our projects and the management of the studio.”“NetEase Games is committed to supporting the innovation and development of video games worldwide, and it is within this framework that Quantic Dream will continue to grow,” continued the statement. “We will still operate independently, maintain the ability to create and self-publish our video games on all platforms, and continue to support and publish titles developed by third parties.”Speaking to GamesBeat, Quantic Dream co-CEO David Cage shared that his studio has fielded several acquisition offers in the past.

Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, has successfully sued Le Monde for libel, after the French newspaper published stories alleging a harmful work culture.Quantic Dream had sued both Le Monde and Mediapart, an online investigative journal, for stories published in 2018 that it said damaged the studio’s reputation. As spotted by Eurogamer, via French site Solidaires Informatique, Le Monde’s defence was weakened by being unable to verify its reporting without revealing the identity of its sources.However, the complaints about Mediapart were not upheld, with its reporting deemed to be in “good faith”.The 2018 reports were the result of a joint investigation between Le Monde, Mediapart, and Canard PC.