Yakuza Creator's New Game Seems To Have Lost Its Director After NetEase Reportedly Pulled Funding
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Former RGG Studio Director Daisuke Sato Appears to Have Left Nagoshi Studio
Daisuke Sato, the former director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio who left SEGA to join Toshihiro Nagoshi’s Nagoshi Studio, appears to have departed the company. Sato recently updated his social media profile, which now reads: “Daisuke Sato/ex-Nagoshi Studio,Inc,” indicating that he no longer works at the NetEase-backed developer. The change comes amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding Nagoshi Studio. Founded by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi after his …
NewsGaming.net The potential closure of Nagoshi Studios seems increasingly obvious with the departure of director Daisuke Sato We don't really know what's going on around Nagoshi Studios. For a few weeks now, a sword of Damocles weighs on the studio Toshihiro Nagoshi, because of a NetEase that removes all its balls about investments abroad. The publisher had specified that he was not ready to finance the rest of the development of Gang of Dragon…
It Certainly Looks Like Yakuza Successor Gang Of Dragon Is Dead
While some fans are still holding out hope for a financial savior to sweep in and save Nagoshi Studios' debut title, Gang of Dragon, more small details have emerged from print and social media this week that paint a very unpleasant picture of the studio's fate. Things haven't been looking particularly rosy for the upstart Nagoshi Studios--headed by former Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi--for a while now. Following a reveal of their debut…
Gang of Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi appears without “Nagoshi Studio” affiliation in Famitsu feature following reported NetEase funding withdrawal - AUTOMATON WEST
The developer's funding was reportedly pulled starting May 2026, leaving Nagoshi Studio on what many speculate to be the brink of closure.
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