Rumors are swirling around like a bunch of nosey parkers, and it looks like Toshihiro Nagoshi’s upcoming game, Gang of Dragons, might be getting the old heave-ho 🚫💔. According to some super sleuths on Reddit, the YouTube account for Nagoshi Studios, the developer and publisher of Gang of Dragons, has been deleted, taking all the game’s videos with it 📹💥. But wait, Gamespot says the channel is back, but we can’t find any evidence of it, except for the initial Game Awards reveal trailer, which is just chillin’ on The Game Awards channel, looking all smug 😏.
It seems like NetEase, the studio’s former sugar daddy, has pulled the plug on funding, and now Nagoshi Studios is left scrambling to find new benefactors 🤑. Apparently, the studio needed an extra ¥7 billion (that’s around $44.4 million, for those who don’t speak yen 🤑) to finish the game, and NetEase was all, “Nah, we’re good 🙅♂️.” This is all according to a Bloomberg report, which is like the game industry’s version of a gossip column 📰.
Gang of Dragons was first revealed at The Game Awards 2025, and it looked like it was going to be a real epic, starring Ma Dong-seok, who’s been in some pretty big deals, like Train to Busan and Eternals 🚂👊. The game seemed to have a lot in common with the Yakuza series, which Nagoshi was the big cheese of 🧀. But now, it looks like the game is on life support, and Nagoshi Studios is desperately searching for new funding partners 🤑.
This is just the latest in a long line of high-profile game cancellations 🚫. Microsoft has been on a cancelling spree, axing games like Perfect Dark and Highguard, which was announced during The Game Awards 2025 finale 🎉. It’s like the game industry is just one big cancellation factory 📦. But hey, at least we still have the initial Game Awards reveal trailer to look back on, and reminisce about what could’ve been 😔.
So, if you’re feeling down about the possible cancellation of Gang of Dragons, just remember that there are plenty of other games out there to play 🎮. And who knows, maybe Nagoshi Studios will find a new sugar daddy to fund their game 🤑. But until then, we’re just left with rumors and speculation 🤔. Stay tuned, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride 🎢! 🎮👀
