{"id":738504,"date":"2025-11-23T04:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-23T04:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:58:50","slug":"fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"FromSoftware owner Kadokawa acquires Octopath Traveler studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nFromSoftware owner Kadokawa Corporation has acquired Octopath Traveler developer Acquire for an undisclosed sum.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe studio, founded in 1994, has previously worked with Kadokawa subsidiaries on Tenchu (FromSoftware) and Way of the Samurai (Spike Chunsoft), with the Octopath Traveler games published by Square Enix.\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;To strengthen the ability to create IP in games as part of our game business strategy, we have made Acquire Corp. into a wholly owned subsidiary,&#8221; reads a statement from Kadokawa in its latest earnings report.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acquires-octopath-traveler-studio?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FromSoftware owner Kadokawa Corporation has acquired Octopath Traveler developer Acquire for an undisclosed sum. The studio, founded in 1994, has previously worked with Kadokawa subsidiaries on Tenchu (FromSoftware) and Way of the Samurai (Spike Chunsoft), with the Octopath Traveler games published by Square Enix. &#8220;To strengthen the ability to create IP in games as part of our game business strategy, we have made Acquire Corp. into a wholly owned subsidiary,&#8221; reads a statement from Kadokawa in its latest earnings report. 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