Ex-NetEase exec Simon Zhu raises $100M and invets in Casey Hudson’s Star Wars game startup
Simon Zhu, former head of investments for NetEase, has started a new company, GreaterThan Group and raised $100 million to invest in top gaming studios, Bloomberg reported. One of his first investments is in Casey Hudson’s Arcanaut Studios in Edmonton, Canada. Hudson is working on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The game will have narrative depth and replayable light-dark paths, set for release before 2030. GreaterThan Group has also backed Bullet Farm Games’ co-op shooter from former Call of Duty leader David Vonderhaar and Tokyo’s MAGship. The post Ex-NetEase exec Simon Zhu raises $100M and invets in Casey Hudson’s Star Wars game startup appeared first on GamesBeat.
One of his first investments is in Casey Hudson’s Arcanaut Studios in Edmonton, Canada. Hudson is working on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
The game will have narrative depth and replayable light-dark paths, set for release before 2030.
GreaterThan Group has also backed Bullet Farm Games’ co-op shooter from former Call of Duty leader David Vonderhaar and Tokyo’s MAGship.
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