Kadokawa Company, the mum or dad firm of Elden Ring and Bloodborne developer FromSoftware, has acquired the studio behind Octopath Traveler.
As reported by Gematsu, Kadokawa revealed throughout its newest earnings outcomes it had made the studio, known as Purchase, a “wholly owned subsidiary”, putting it alongside the likes of fellow builders FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft.
Maybe greatest identified for growing Octopath Traveler and its 2023 sequel, Purchase can be accountable for No Heroes Allowed VR, Akiba’s Beat, and Akiba’s Journey: Undead and Undressed.
“To strengthen the flexibility to create IP in video games as a part of our recreation enterprise technique, we’ve got made ACQUIRE Corp. into a completely owned subsidiary,” Kadokawa stated.
“By buying the corporate, which has produced million-seller hit titles, we count on to generate synergies with our present game-related subsidiaries, strengthen our planning and growth capabilities groupwide, and improve our lineup of console video games.”
It is unclear what the “synergies” between recreation studios will entail, but it surely’s doubtless associated to growth effectivity reasonably than seeing Elden Ring downloadable content material in Octopath Traveler 2 and vice versa.
The Octopath Traveler is probably most recognised for its artwork fashion, dubbed HD-2D, which reimagines traditional role-playing recreation pixel artwork in a contemporary and dynamic manner.
The most recent earned a 7/10 in IGN’s overview. “Octopath Traveler 2 is a really gratifying JRPG sequel that feels just a little too protected and acquainted,” we stated.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.