Japan’s Gree shuts down three overseas offices, cuts 125 jobs

Japanese mobile company Gree is ending its operations in the West, shutting down three studios and cutting 125 jobs.

Gree is shuttering its offices in San Francisco, Melbourne, and Berlin, according to an anonymous source. The mobile company will focus on a Japan-first strategy going forward, although it will still support games released in the West like DragonSoul, Knights & Dragons, and Modern War. This is according to company e-mail Gree International chief executive officer Andrew Sheppard sent to staff. A source familiar with the matter sent that message to GamesBeat.