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NetEase closes a fifth Western studio: Just two years after it was founded, Bad Brain Game Studios will shut down for good next week

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Just Two
Genres · visual_novel
Release · Jun 30, 2023
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Latest · Echoes of Aincrad
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Active · 2003–2020
Latest · Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
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