--- title: Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits... description: Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind No More Heroes, Killer7, and Shadows of the Damned, has split from NetEase Games to become independent again. CEO... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/grasshopper-manufacture-becomes-independent-as-it-splits-from-netease-games-0ogo3sr7f twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games | daily.dev og:description: Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind No More Heroes, Killer7, and Shadows of the Damned, has split from NetEase Games to become independent again. CEO... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/grasshopper-manufacture-becomes-independent-as-it-splits-from-netease-games-0ogo3sr7f og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0Ogo3sr7F.png og:image:alt: Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Grasshopper Manufacture becomes independent as it splits from NetEase Games **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio behind No More Heroes, Killer7, and Shadows of the Damned, has split from NetEase Games to become independent again. CEO Goichi 'Suda51' Suda said the decision followed the release of Romeo is a Dead Man and a desire to pursue a wider variety of game styles, aided by the studio's improved self-publishing capabilities. NetEase had acquired the studio from GungHo Online Entertainment in 2021 for an undisclosed sum; Grasshopper had been part of the GungHo Group since 2013. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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