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Officially confirmed: Sony wants to buy the company behind "Elden Ring"
by Domagoj Belancic
Sony acquires majority stake in Japanese game, anime and manga group Kadokawa
19/12/2024
Translation: machine translated
The question of whether Sony will buy Kadokawa has been answered for the time being. Instead, the two companies are now working more closely together. Sony acquires the majority of the Japanese media group's shares.
In recent weeks, there has been talk of Sony acquiring the Kadokawa company outright. The Kadokawa Group includes the Japanese developer studio Fromsoftware, which is known for blockbuster games such as "Elden Ring", "Dark Souls" and "Bloodborne". In addition to the gaming business, the Japanese group also owns numerous companies in the fields of manga, anime, TV production and film production.
My colleague Domagoj has already reported on the takeover plans:
Takeshi Natsuno goes on to write that the company will do its best to ensure that the partnership with Sony produces "great results". Sony is also delighted with the collaboration and looks forward to a shared future in which the two companies work closely together to bring comics, films and games to the market.
Header image: FromSoftware
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