{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4b185a9ac174c07c2d2f17e7","clusterId":"c_b6b1fb46088f133bb7bb5e1f","slug":"nagoshi-studio-producer-daisuke-sato-lists-himself-as-ex-employee","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nagoshi Studio Producer Daisuke Sato Lists Himself as Ex-Employee","summary":"Daisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, has updated his social media profiles to describe himself as an \"ex-Nagoshi Studio\" employee. The change follows a Bloomberg report that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May, and the studio's official website is currently unavailable.","whyItMatters":"The departure of a founding producer and the reported funding cut raise questions about the future of Nagoshi Studio and its announced game, Gang of Dragon.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDaisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, now lists himself as an \u0026#34;ex-Nagoshi Studio\u0026#34; employee on his social media accounts. The change was noted on June 22. The studio\u0026#39;s official website is also unavailable as of that date. Bloomberg reported in March that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May, citing a need for an additional 7 billion yen to complete the studio\u0026#39;s announced game, Gang of Dragon. Sato was a founding member of Nagoshi Studio, which NetEase formed in January 2022 with former Sega and Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi as CEO.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Daisuke Sato's public profile change is the first direct acknowledgment from Nagoshi Studio staff that the NetEase funding cut has consequences.","twitterPost":"Daisuke Sato's profile change is the first staff acknowledgment of Nagoshi Studio's funding cut.","threadsPost":"Daisuke Sato listing himself as ex-Nagoshi Studio is the most direct signal yet that the NetEase funding cut has internal consequences. The studio's website going offline compounds the picture.","newsletterBlurb":"Daisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, has updated his social media to say he is an ex-employee. The studio's website is down. Bloomberg reported in March that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-22/game-producer-daisuke-sato-lists-himself-as-ex-nagoshi-studio-on-social-media/.238768\",\"title\":\"Game Producer Daisuke Satō Lists Himself as 'ex-Nagoshi Studio' on Social Media\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3965,"outputTokens":517,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782164667,"createdAt":"2026-06-22T21:35:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-22T21:40:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T21:40:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b6b1fb46088f133bb7bb5e1f","canonicalTitle":"News\nGame Producer Daisuke Satō Lists Himself as 'ex-Nagoshi Studio' on Social Media","representativeArticleId":"a_6d4e238381913497047069b3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gang of Dragon\"],\"studios\":[\"Nagoshi Studio\"],\"people\":[\"Daisuke Satō\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-22T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-22T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-22T21:40:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-22/game-producer-daisuke-sato-lists-himself-as-ex-nagoshi-studio-on-social-media/.238768","title":"News\nGame Producer Daisuke Satō Lists Himself as 'ex-Nagoshi Studio' on Social Media"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gang of Dragon"],"studios":["Nagoshi Studio"],"people":["Daisuke Satō"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Daisuke Sato, a producer at Nagoshi Studio, updated his social media profiles to describe himself as an 'ex-Nagoshi Studio' employee on June 22.","Nagoshi Studio's official website was unavailable as of June 22.","Bloomberg reported in March that parent company NetEase Games cut funding for the studio in May, citing a need for an additional 7 billion yen to complete the studio's announced game, Gang of Dragon.","Sato was a founding member of Nagoshi Studio, which NetEase formed in January 2022 with former Sega and Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi as CEO."]}