On May 31, 2021, NetEase has officially acquired Japan's Grasshopper Studio, which is known for the "Silver Incident" and "Heroes No Longer" series, and its leader Tsuyoshi Suda is also a well-known game producer, developing many games full of unique styles such as "Killer 7".
Grasshopper Studios announced the news on its official website: "Grasshopper Studios announced that it will become a subsidiary of NetEase Games under the share transfer agreement signed on May 31, 2021. ”
According to the announcement on the official website, Grasshopper Studio will continue to maintain the quality of its games, and with the support of NetEase, launch 3 more powerful Grasshopper Studio games in the next 10 years. He said: "NetEase Games is a very reliable partner, understands and supports our strengths, becomes the backing of management, and provides the necessary funds for game development, but game planning and production is what we do more uniquely." We guarantee consistent quality of Grasshopper Studios' games. In addition, we will receive support from thousands of NetEase game artists and technicians in areas such as graphics production and QA. Our goal is to take full advantage of this support over the next 10 years to provide you with three more powerful 'grasshopper pieces'. ”
NetEase also expressed its hopes in the announcement: "NetEase Games is honored to become a partner of Grasshopper Studio in the future, providing a free creative environment and sufficient resources for Grasshopper Studio, and we are willing to provide more unique works from manufacturers for game lovers around the world." At the same time, this is also the message that NetEase Games conveys to outstanding game creators at home and abroad. NetEase Games aims to 'unleash the potential of creators' and 'bring quality interactive entertainment experience', helping more talented creators, and we want to continue to make many excellent games." ”
After the announcement, President Tsuyoshi Suda tweeted a celebratory tweet with a picture.