NetEase Execs, Employees Arrested on Alleged Money Laundering and Bribery Charges

Marvel Rivals, Destiny: Rising developer embroiled

by Khayl Adam Mon, 4am

Nine staff members from the Chinese conglomerate NetEase have been arrested on charges of money laundering and bribery. Those detained include two of the company's executives: NetEase Games' general manager Xiang Lang and esports lead Jin Yuchen.

Picked up by Chinese language outlet Leifeng and reported by Bloomberg (thanks, Eurogamer), NetEase Games, the studio behind shooter Marvel Rivals and mobile spinoff Destiny: Rising, released an internal memo announcing that nine staff members had been dismissed and had been detained on anti-corruption charges. The exact specifics remain unknown, but the conspiracy is believed to be sprawling and expansive; connected to 28 entities that supply or work with NetEase, the case is estimated to be worth £107.5 million / $139.3 million.

A spokesperson for NetEase said that police are actively investigating the matter and that more details would not be forthcoming. Are you surprised to hear of this executive scandal from NetEase's C-Suite? Let us know in the comments section below.

Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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Matroska
Mon, 4:39am

This is my surprised face 😐

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Oz_Who_Dat_Dare
Mon, 5:18am

And the L's associated with Destiny continue... I know (or hope) that this isn't going to necessarily further impact Sony's (and Bungie's) mobile plans, but at the same time, it's not the best look either.

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LikelySatan
Mon, 7:26am

The best thing about Marvel Rivals is that it's really fun to say in a Scooby Doo voice.

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nomither6
Mon, 7:45am

that’s what they get for their anti-consumerism & FOMO practices of gatekeeping common folk from playing the marvel rivals beta and only giving it to some mid stream- oh, excuse me, “influencers” .

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Keyblade-Dan
Mon, 9:06am

A Chinese company doing something shady?...... Surely you jest? 😱

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puddinggirl
Mon, 9:15am

@Keyblade-Dan Guess we'd never know if they are arrested due to the allegations or because they didn't pay a high-ranking government official enough money. 😂

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Gunnerzaurus
Mon, 9:15am

Communist company and communist government doing communist things

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AndyKazama
Mon, 12:08pm

Nagoshi of Yakuza fame works for net ease 🤫🤫🤫

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Drago201
Mon, 12:26pm

$139 million Jesus christ how much money do these people need like u can steal like 3 million and live comfortably for the rest of ur life

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z0d15g0d
Mon, 12:42pm

Didn't some politician in China get arrested recently and they found $200 million cash all around his house. Some was hidden in the walls. They're going hard on corruption over there but only on the collaborative with foreign powers kind. The domestic versions are still given free reign.