The pair claim that NetEase "prevented [the Strain-owned developer] Crop Circle Games' success and destroyed the portfolio and its founders' reputations in the process." NetEase has refuted these ...

The lawsuit alleges that NetEase's defamation and unfair trade practices led to the demise of Prytania and its subsidiaries, including Crop Circle Games – which NetEase owned approximately 25% of.

Per their account, NetEase invested early in one of Prytania's subsidiaries, Crop Circle Games, taking a 25% share and seating Han Chenglin on the company board, with Jeff and Annie Strain taking ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. Prytania Media owners Annie and ...