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Press release:
COLOGNE, GERMANY – August 27, 2026 — Everstone Studio and NetEase Games are thrilled to announce that the hit open-world Wuxia ARPG Where Winds Meet has officially won Best Mobile Game at the prestigious 2026 Gamescom awards.

This honor comes hot on the heels of the title surpassing 100 million global players across PC, console, and mobile platforms. The accolade highlights the studio’s commitment to delivering a seamless, cross-platform experience – bringing the living, breathing Jianghu to life whether players are sitting in their living room or gaming on the go.

This rapid global growth has been fueled by the developer’s unrelenting commitment to high-frequency, high-quality content updates that keep the world of Where Winds Meet dynamically evolving.Since its launch in November last year, the studio has released three major expansions, taking players on an extraordinary journey across vastly diverse landscapes – from sweeping deserts and vast grasslands to grand imperial palaces, and most recently into the mysterious depths of the Hidden Mountain.

“Winning Best Mobile Game at Gamescom 2026, just after welcoming our 100 millionth player, is an extraordinary honor,” said Eric, Head of Publishing for Where Winds Meet.

“This achievement belongs to our global community. Our vision has always been to create a continuously evolving, long-term experience, with fresh content and seamless cross-platform freedom. We remain committed to expanding the Jianghu together with our wanderers for years to come.”

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About Everstone Studio

Everstone is an emerging game production studio focusing on open world and ancient narrative. Gathering a group of energetic, pioneering gamers, the studio is driven by a passion for Wuxia spirit and experience in game narrative, combat performance, level design, and more.

The studio’s vision is to employ international game production techniques to express the unique concept of Eastern arts. With characters of certain historical backgrounds and Wuxia elements, the team aspire to reconstruct the distant past with cutting-edge technologies and bountiful detail, so as to build deep connections with our players and create an impressive open world that fills them with wonder. Devoted to combining both real history and a huge world of both real and fantastic creatures, grand narrative and meticulous detail, Everstone Studio would like to use creative design in the growth of main characters to bring unprecedented flexibility and freedom to players, letting them roam boundlessly in a finite world.

About NetEase Games

NetEase Games, the online games division of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999), is a leading global developer and publisher of video game IP across a variety of genres and platforms. NetEase Games’ development and publishing slate include titles such as Marvel Rivals, Where Winds Meet, Knives Out, and Naraka: Bladepoint, and partnerships with major entertainment brands such as Warner Bros and Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary). For more information, please visit https://www.neteasegames.com/

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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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