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Visions of Mana <\/em>is a party-based RPG set in the long-running Mana <\/em>universe. Image via Square Enix<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Tencent is also questioning the “pace and scale of investments” in Japan at the moment, according to Bloomberg. Sources told the outlet that one of the biggest video game companies in the world has pulled funding from “at least several” new titles. All of this stems from alleged frustrations Tencent has had with Japanese partners and the reported “mismatch in ambition” between companies in the two countries. <\/p>

Ouka Studios has only been running since 2020, and seems to have already met its end at the hands of an increasingly incorporated video game industry.<\/p>