Unveiling Highdive

NetEase Games Montréal celebrates its 5th anniversary this year and unveils Highdive, a NetEase Game - ThunderFire development studio.

2024 marked a crucial milestone for our studio: our 5th anniversary. After participating in the success of 2 games in co-development - Naraka: Bladepoint and FragPunk - , and reaching the symbolic number of 150 employees, a new chapter of our story begins.

With the full support of NetEase Games - ThunderFire, our game development studio reveals today its name: Highdive, as well as its branding and the appointment of Emile Liang as Studio Head and Lead Producer of Highdive.

Highdive aims to create fulfilling experiences and high quality games that will spread joy and wonder beyond borders. We will continue collaborating with other NetEase Games studios on various co-development projects, and will focus on developing our own IPs.

This ambition is supported by a strong team of video games veterans and highly talented newcomers who share the same core values and passion for gaming. Our profound desire is to empower both our people and our players through high-quality games and spark pure emotions.


Zhipeng Hu
Sr VP NetEase Games - Head of ThunderFire