Just three days after Greg Street confirmed that Fantastic Pixel Castle is closing due to the loss of NetEase funding, yet another NetEase-backed studio says it's suffered the same fate. Bad Brain Game Studios, founded in 2023 and headed up by former Ubisoft Toronto lead producer Sean Crooks, announced today that it will close its doors on November 17—the same day as Fantastic Pixel Castle—after being unable to find a new source of funding.
"Despite our continuing efforts to seek a new partner for the project, a path forward has yet to materialize," Crooks wrote in a LinkedIn farewell. "We are deeply grateful to NetEase Games for their support and for giving us runway to explore every possible opportunity. Our team poured everything into this journey—pushing creative and technical boundaries every day with passion, imagination, and craft. What we achieved together stands as lasting proof of this team’s extraordinary talent.
