
NetEase shutters yet another western studio, TiMi Montreal
NetEase closed TiMi Montréal on Feb 20. Developers say they’d seen the shutdown coming but are “heartbroken.” The five‑year studio — once led by Ashraf Ismail and behind Jade‑inherited projects and mobile tie‑ins like Pokémon Unite — is the latest Western studio cut by NetEase. Are Chinese giants retreating from big Western bets?
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