The new game from Yakuza creators sounds like it's in real danger

Gang of Dragon debuted just months ago at The Game Awards The new game from former Yakuza producer Toshihiro Nagoshi sounds like it's in serious trouble. Bloomberg reports that Chinese publisher NetEase plans to cut off funding to Nagoshi Studio, which is developing the recently revealed action-adventure title Gang of Dragon, as it pulls back from game development. According to Bloomberg, NetEase plans to stop funding Nagoshi Studio in May after learning that the cost to complete Gang of Dragon — after years of development — would require another 7 billion yen (about $44 million). Nagoshi Studio has reportedly been unable to find a new backer for the game. Polygon has reached out to Nagoshi Studio for comment. Nagoshi Studio was founded in 2022, after Nagoshi and key members of his team left Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to join a new NetEase-backed game company. Nagoshi was a veteran of Sega for more than 30 years, having worked on games like Daytona USA, Shenmue, and Super Monkey Ball. But it was his work on the Yakuza (aka Like A Dragon, Ryu Ga Gotoku) series that helped make Nagoshi more of a household name. After stints as chief creative officer and creative director at Sega,