Ollie Barder covers gaming in Japan as well as the pop-culture there, including numerous interviews with Japanese creators. He also founded the mecha gaming site, Mecha Damashii and has over two decades of games industry experience, working across both publishing and development.
Fromsoftware, Bandai NamcoConsidering Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision, it makes sense that Sony would go after a company like FromSoftware via Kadokawa.
Sony has had a longstanding relationship with FromSoftware, going back to the 90s and the original PlayStation, so in theory this could be a good match up. However, my only concern with this is that the Japan Studio at Sony was gutted recently, and the same thing could happen under Sony to FromSoftware. That would obviously be awful.Sony already has Crunchyroll and Aniplex, so buying Kadokawa would bring a huge amount of IP across anime and manga under Sony’s roof.WWE Raw Results, Winners And Grades As Rhea Ripley Returns
In short, this is a lot to take in and would have a dramatic impact across games and anime, not only in Japan but also globally.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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