Jeff Strain is suing investor NetEase, claiming internal gossip caused his game company to shut down

Jeff and Annie Strain, the owners of publisher Prytania Media, are suing NetEase over claims of “defamation, unfair trade practices and interference with business relations,” Polygon reports. The new lawsuit runs counter to the couple’s previous claim that leaks shared with Kotaku led to them shutting down their studios Crop Circle Games and Possibility Space, before Prytania Media itself closed.

Per Polygon’s reporting, the Strains claim that NetEase “spread false and defamatory statements that caused the demise of Prytania Media,” and specifically, that the Chinese

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