Chinese internet and online game services provider NetEase announced that it has acquired Quantic Dream, a French developer and publisher known for such games as Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human, and the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse, announced last year and currently being developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.
According to the announcement, Quantic Dream will become NetEase's first studio in Europe and will continue to operate independently, focusing on creating and publishing its video games on all platforms, as well as supporting and publishing third-party developed titles. The exact purchase price has not been disclosed.
