NetEase has invested $30m in the game studio that will be used to hire staff and develop a debut game that will be released in partnership with Marvel.
Internet technology provider NetEase has taken a minority stake in US-based video game development studio Second Dinner through a $30m investment.
Founded in 2018, Second Dinner has partnered motion picture studio Marvel Entertainment to create a new game that is currently under development, but has not disclosed any details of the project.
The company was co-founded by Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu, former executives at Blizzard, the producer of World of Warcraft, Overwatch and the Diablo series, who also worked on…