Today, foreign journalists found that NetEase seems to have closed the official website of Sakura Studio, the developer of “Legend of the Sword: Mana Illusion”. It is reported that Sakura Studio was established in 2020 and is led by Tetsuya Akatsuka, a senior developer at the former Bandai Namco Studio. However, it seems that the founder has recently completely removed Sakura Studio from his LinkedIn profile.
In addition, earlier this month, Ryosuke Yoshida, the director of “Legend of the Sword: Mana Illusion,” announced his departure from Sakura Studio and joined Square Enix. Although the studio has not yet issued a statement, Bloomberg reported earlier this year that Tencent and NetEase are considering withdrawing some of their investments in Japanese developers. At that time, insiders claimed that NetEase had already laid off most of the job positions at Sakura Studio and planned to shut it down. This article is produced and published by gamehiving. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
