A recent Bloomberg report statest that industry veteran and Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is on the brink of leaving SEGA and negotiations with NetEase are already underway.
The report states that the change is directly influenced by China’s recent crackdown against gaming addiction.
It’s been also stated that Toshihiro Nagoshi will be assembling his own team at NetEase which will then be working on new games for the Hangzou-based company.
NetEase is one of many Chinese gaming giants who have been eyeing on potential partnerships with developers and publishers outside the region.