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In May 2022, NetEase established Jackalope Games in Austin, Texas. It was founded by former [[Daybreak Game Company]] employee [[Jack Emmert]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China's gaming giant NetEase opens first US studio in Austin |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/05/netease-austin-us-first-studio/ |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |date=5 May 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Toshihiro Nagoshi]], Daisuke Sato, and several other former [[Sega]] employees, established a new studio called Nagoshi Studio, which is the part of their subsidiary.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nagoshistudio.com/ | title=Nagoshi Studio | access-date=24 January 2022 | archive-date=28 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228082211/https://nagoshistudio.com/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2022, NetEase established Jar Of Sparks founded by former [[343 Industries]] employee Jerry Hook.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kat |last=Bailey |date=18 July 2022 |title=Xbox Pioneer Forms Jar Of Sparks, New Studio Dedicated To AAA Action-Adventure Games |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/jerry-hook-forms-jar-of-sparks |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517180823/https://www.ign.com/articles/jerry-hook-forms-jar-of-sparks |url-status=live }}</ref> Polish VR studio Something Random announced that it had received an investment from NetEase.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=NetEase Invests in Polish VR Studio Something Random |url=https://80.lv/articles/netease-invests-in-polish-vr-studio-something-random/ |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=80.lv |language=en |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518134334/https://80.lv/articles/netease-invests-in-polish-vr-studio-something-random/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2022, NetEase announced the acquisition of [[Quantic Dream]] after the 2019 minority investment done in the company. After this, the studio became a subsidiary part of its parent company and had NetEase objective to have more console game releases.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/netease-games-acquires-quantic-dream | title=NetEase Games acquires Quantic Dream | date=31 August 2022 | access-date=31 August 2022 | archive-date=2 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902024706/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/08/netease-games-acquires-quantic-dream | url-status=live }}</ref> Something Wicked Games founder Jeff Gardiner announced that NetEase had invested $13.2 million for the studio.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 2022 |title=Former Bethesda lead Jeff Gardiner debuts new studio Something Wicked |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/08/23/wyrdsong-something-wicked/ |access-date=18 May 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202010805/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/08/23/wyrdsong-something-wicked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2022, NetEase established a development company GPTRACK50 Studio, focused on console releases and led by former [[Capcom]] producer [[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/10/netease-games-establishes-gptrack50-osaka-based-studio-led-by-former-capcom-producer-hiroyuki-kobayashi|title=NetEase Games establishes GPTRACK50 - Osaka-based studio led by former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi|date=31 October 2022|website=Gematsu|access-date=1 November 2022|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101023405/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/10/netease-games-establishes-gptrack50-osaka-based-studio-led-by-former-capcom-producer-hiroyuki-kobayashi|url-status=live}}</ref>