Subj : FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa announces acquisition of Oct
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Feb 08 2024 13:15:05

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa announces acquisition of Octopath 
Traveler co-developer Acquire

Date:
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:08:49 +0000

Description:
Kadokawa has announced that it's bought Octopath co-developer Acquire as a 
"wholly owned subsidiary."

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Japanese game developer and publisher Acquire, which is arguably best known 
for co-developing Square Enixs 2D-HD role-playing games Octopath Traveler and 
its sequel, Octopath Traveler 2 , has been acquired as a wholly owned 
subsidiary by Kadokawa Corporation. 

Kadokawa is an enormous Japanese media conglomerate that owns numerous 
subsidiaries, including media and telecommunications company Dwango (which in 
itself owns Spike Chunsoft), and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware. The 
conglomerate announced its acquisition of Acquire in its latest earnings 
results , which were published today (February 8). 

We have multiple game titles in the development pipeline, both for consoles 
and mobile platforms, Kadokawa wrote in the future outlook section of its 
gaming segment. To further strengthen the ability to create IP in games, we 
have made Acquire Corp. into a wholly owned subsidiary. 

It continued: By acquiring the company, which has produced million-seller hit 
titles, we expect to generate synergies with our existing game related 
subsidiaries, strengthen our planning and development capabilities Groupwide, 
and enhance our lineup of console games. 

Furthermore, in a diagram showing Acquire lined up alongside Kadokawa, 
FromSoftware, and Spike Chunsoft, the earnings report added that the 
acquisition will promote collaboration with FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, 
with whom Acquire had a cooperative relationship, and ultimately seek lineup 
expansion, including [the] redevelopment of past works. 

 Octopath Traveler 2 released last year on PC, Xbox Series X |S, Xbox One , 
PlayStation 5 , PlayStation 4 , and Nintendo Switch , and was certainly one 
of the best RPGs of the year. Here at TechRadar Gaming, Cat Bussell gave the 
game three and a half stars out of five, and praised its gorgeous visuals, 
soundtrack, and memorable characters. However, she criticized the story, 
which she said felt disjointed and jarring. 

 Looking for more excellent games to play? Look no further than our lists of 
the best PC games , best PS5 games , and best Xbox Series X games for some 
top recommendations.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/fromsoftware-parent-company-kadokawa-announce
s-acquisition-of-octopath-traveler-co-developer-acquire


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