Scar and smirk -- Travis trademarks.
Scar and smirk -- Travis trademarks.
Categories

China’s NetEase buys No More Heroes maker Grasshopper Manufacture

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 2 min

NetEase has agreed to buy Grasshopper Manufacture, the maker of games such No More Heroes, Killer7, and Lollipop Chainsaw.

China’s NetEase has been steadily expanding through investments, acquisitions, and publishing deals. And now it will get a premier Japanese game studio, which celebrated its 23rd anniversary in March.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X! Join now to enjoy our free and premium perks. 

Join now →

Sign in to your account.

Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.