Yakuza Creator’s Gang Of Dragon Game Reportedly In Danger As NetEase Unexpectedly Cuts Funding

Kotaku | 07.03.2026 17:03
Last December during the 2025 Game Awards, Toshihiro Nagoshi unveiled Gang of Dragon. His first game since leaving Sega for NetEase, Dragon strongly resembled Yakuza, the series that made Nagoshi a star, but with an even more brutal and violent atmosphere. Only a few months later, the new crime epic, and possibly Nagoshi’s entire studio, is in immediate danger after Chinese backer NetEase reportedly prepares to cut off funding.