NetEase (NTES) announced that its game division, NetEase Games, has acquired SkyBox Labs, a Canadian-based game studio. SkyBox Labs will continue to operate independently within NetEase Games under the leadership of its three co-founders Shyang Kong, Derek MacNeil and Steven Silvester, and provide a full range of game development services to current and future partners. NetEase will support the studio with resources and execution capabilities so that SkyBox Labs can achieve faster scale while maintaining the quality of work the studio is known for. The Fly notes in addition to making its own titles, SkyBox has been a support studio for Microsoft’s (MSFT) "Halo Infinite" and "Minecraft." Reference Link
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