{"id":690825,"date":"2025-08-26T08:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:50:28","slug":"sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony, Tencent increase stake in Elden Ring developer FromSoftware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nSony and Tencent have increased their shareholding in Elden Ring developer FromSoftware.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSony now owns 14.09 percent of the Japanese company, while Tencent, via its Sixjoy subsidiary, now owns 16.25 percent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nExisting majority shareholder Kadokawa still owns most of FromSoftware, at 69.66 percent.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-tencent-increase-stake-in-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony and Tencent have increased their shareholding in Elden Ring developer FromSoftware. Sony now owns 14.09 percent of the Japanese company, while Tencent, via its Sixjoy subsidiary, now owns 16.25 percent. Existing majority shareholder Kadokawa still owns most of FromSoftware, at 69.66 percent. 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