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NetEase has acquired Halo and Minecraft co-developer SkyBox Labs | VGC

The Canadian studio is the latest in a string of gaming investments made the Chinese tech giant…

www.videogameschronicle.com

According to Friday’s announcement, SkyBox will operate independently within NetEase Games under the leadership of its three co-founders Shyang Kong, Derek MacNeil and Steven Silvester.

It will continue to work closely with its existing partners to co-develop games in the PC and console space and will be adding new ones in the future.

“We have built a team of talented individuals who are passionate and creative, and by joining NetEase Games, we will also be able to accelerate our plans to pursue new creative opportunities, and enjoy access to world-class operational resources and the full breadth and depth of NetEase’s services so we can scale faster in Canada,” said SkyBox founder Kong.

 

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[SenjutsuSage]

This is a huge pickup. Skybox was heavily praised by 343 and is credited with doing some fantastic work in other games. They 're the ones who created the Halo Infinite tacmap basically, or made it as cool as it is. It always sucks to see such a good Xbox partner grabbed up, but this reinforces the importance of Activision Blizzard. Locking them down more than makes up for losses such as this.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

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