With the latest stories of NetEase seemingly beginning to pull out of its worldwide investments, questions have been raised about a number of studios that the corporate had invested in. Amongst these studios is The Blood of Dawnwalker developer Insurgent Wolves, with which NetEase has a strategic funding partnership, ensuing within the Chinese language agency proudly owning a minority stake within the studio.
Insurgent Wolves co-owner and chief publishing officer Tomasz Tinc has taken to LinkedIn to clear the air, nevertheless, revealing that the studio is doing properly, and that The Blood of Dawnwalker‘s manufacturing has been funded absolutely with growth progressing at a gradual tempo.
“In the beginning, thanks for all the nice and cozy messages and desires,” posted Tinc on LinkedIn. “The event of our sport is progressing steadily and we’re dealing with no monetary points.”
“The Blood of Dawnwalker‘s manufacturing is absolutely funded, and we work alongside our companions and pals from Bandai Namco, our sport’s international writer, to convey the primary chapter of the Dawnwalker saga to life.”
Whereas NetEase might personal a minority stake in Insurgent Wolves, Tinc has emphasised that the “overwhelming majority” of possession of the studio is within the arms of Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and different co-owners.
“The overwhelming majority of Insurgent Wolves’ possession rests within the arms of Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and different studio co-owners, all of whom are employed by Insurgent Wolves,” wrote Tinc. “NetEase is Insurgent Wolves’ minority shareholder.”
The partnership between Insurgent Wolves and NetEase was introduced all the way in which again in November 2022. Since then, the studio has additionally partnered up with Bandai Namco to publish The Blood of Dawnwalker. As a part of the deal, Bandai Namco will deal with the advertising and marketing and gross sales of each bodily in addition to digital variations of the upcoming RPG.
“Insurgent Wolves is a brand new studio constructed upon stable foundations: a mixture of expertise and recent power,” mentioned Tinc again when the partnership with Bandai Namco was introduced in October 2024. “Bandai Namco Leisure Europe, an organization recognized for its dedication to the role-playing style and willingness to interact with new IPs, is an ideal match for our wolfpack. Not solely does it share our values, but in addition its observe document in publishing narrative-driven RPGs speaks for itself. We’re wanting ahead to working with them to convey the primary chapter of the Dawnwalker saga to players worldwide.”
A comparatively younger studio, the founding of Insurgent Wolves was introduced again in February 2022. Fashioned by builders which have beforehand labored on main AAA RPGs like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, Insurgent Wolves is working by itself open world RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. Whereas it doesn’t but have a launch date, we do know that it’s being developed for PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S.
Extra lately, members of the sport’s growth group have been speaking in regards to the title’s distinctive facets, equivalent to its in-game time restrict that may push gamers to progress its story and work out their time administration expertise, in addition to the idea of the “narrative sandbox”.
Artistic director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz had revealed earlier this month that The Blood of Dawnwalker will function a smaller open world than what gamers may need been anticipating. This ties in with Tomaszkiewicz’s personal tastes in video games, since he enjoys video games with smaller worlds extra.
