NetEase has closed down yet another of its studios before its first release, and this time, it's the turn of Bad Brain Game Studios, which was helmed by ex-Ubisoft producer Sean Crooks.
Announcing the shutdown on LinkedIn, Bad Brain, which was first established back in 2023, says that its last day of operation will be November 17th, and that while the studio is trying to find a new partner for its debut project, it has not yet managed to do so.
Bad Brain says that its game and the associated IP are both "still available for acquisition or partnership", and that the studio, as well as parent NetEase, is "open to discussions with publishers or studios who see potential in continuing its development".
To the end of helping former Bad Brain staffers find work, the studio also posted a sizzle reel of its in-development project alongside the LinkedIn post announcing its closure. The game, according to Bad Brain, was met with an "enthusiastic response" by peers and industry insiders.
From the looks of the sizzle reel, the untitled game would have been a third-person action-adventure game inspired by the likes of Stranger Things and Rockstar's Bully, juxtaposing ordinary 80s life with...
