NetEase Connect 2021 recap - Catch up on the latest from NetEase's packed conference

NetEase Connect 2021 took place today, with the mobile gaming giant streaming their annual conference in English for the first time. NetEase is known for putting out a host of quality mobile games gamers across the globe enjoy.

True to form, today's conference featured a whopping 13 games in various stages of development! We learned about some entirely new games that will head to mobile alongside a series of exciting updates to existing titles. Additionally, there were a variety of genres to see, with everything from city-building survival sims to racing games on display.

If you missed the conference itself, you can re-watch the stream below:

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However, if you would prefer to read all the news, or simply skip to the stories you find interesting, you will find links to all of our coverage of NetEase Connects 2021 below:

• Infinite Lagrange receives a new trailer
• Lost Light also receives an exciting new trailer
• EVE Echoes will introduce an exploration update in June
• Identity V will feature a crossover event with Death Note next week
• LifeAfter is set to receive a new expansion later this year
• New weapons and a map are heading for Badlanders
• Everything we know about Vikingard so far
• All the details on Frostpunk Mobile
• Astracraft's Ride to Arms update introduces new cores and items

During the conference, NetEase also featured an interview with the team behind Racing Master, which is definitely worth watching if you're interested in learning how the game came together. Finally, they also briefly discussed their upcoming multiplayer title NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.

It was certainly a packed conference, but that's not all the NetEase news! We will also be exclusively unveiling another brand new game as part of our LaunchPad stream, so make sure to tune in!