Kadokawa compra From Software (Dark Souls, Armored Core)

Kadokawa announced on Monday its financial results for the period ending in March 2014. In the results, it revealed that its board of directors decided to acquire 80% of the game maker From Software and make the smaller company a subsidiary. Kadokawa will be buying this stake of From Software from the game maker's previous owner, Trans Comos, and the transfer will conclude on May 21.

The Kadokawa Group plans to have From Software, along with its existing Kadokawa Games, as its core game companies to expand its business.

From Software developed the Armored Core franchise, the Dark Souls franchise, the Tenchu franchise, and other popular game titles for consoles and portable systems. It was established on November 1, 1986, and it has 268.5 million yen (about US$2.6 million) in capital. As of October 2013, it has 230 employees.


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La editora japonesa Kadokawa Games ha adquirido a los creadores de la saga Dark Souls y Armored Core, From Software.

El acuerdo se finalizará el 21 de mayo, con Kadokawa adquiriendo el 80% de las acciones de From. Naotoshi Zin, director ejecutivo de From ha explicado en Famitsu que la compra permitirá acceder a nuevas plataformas y tecnología en la nube, un contenido más global, nuevos juegos y más profundos.

Kadokawa también espera beneficiarse con las sinergias de la nueva compañía para mejorar el desarrollo de otros juegos gracias a su experiencia y recursos.