Employees of NetEase Games are arrested for money laundering!

To start the day, we bring you something really complicated and shocking, about the Chinese gaming giant that has been gaining more and more space in the gaming world. The NetEase had already been very successful on mobile phones, and this success was intensifying with more games coming to consoles and PC, and we cannot deny the level of detail that the developer delivers.

The news now is that the company had some of its executive employees arrested for money laundering. According to Bloomberg Law and the Chinese website Leifeng (via Insider Gaming), the arrest involved nine employees of the studio, including the general manager of NetEase, Xiang Lang, and the publishing chief, Jin Yuchen. Both are no longer with the company.

The arrests apparently resulted from an internal action by NetEase. The location of the weekly marketing meeting, normally held in Guangzhou, was changed to Hangzhou. When Xiang Liang and other suspects arrived, they were detained.

According to reports, the amount allegedly laundered is estimated to be between US$ 111 million and US$ 140 million.

With the scandal, of course part of the company's shares are expected to fall, already experiencing a 5% loss in the value of the shares, which came as a big surprise to everyone.

The company is developing both Marvel Rivals and Destiny: Rising, which was recently announced.