Sony and Kadokawa's corporate drama takes an unexpected turn as employees reveal surprising enthusiasm for new management.

UPDATE 12/12/2024: Sony has now confirmed its interest in acquiring Kadokawa. "It is true that we have made an initial statement of intent," said Sony in a report from Yahoo Japan (via IGN).

Sony has increased its shares in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa as the two companies agree to form a "strategic capital and business alliance". Sony already held shares in the company, but with the ...

After weeks of speculation, Sony is not acquiring FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation after all. The companies have, instead, agreed to form another strategic alliance that will see ...

The rumored interest of Sony in buying an acquiring FromSoftware parent company, the Kadokawa Group, is now more than just a rumor. Sony itself has chimed in on the matter and confirmed that it ...

Sony has acquired new shares in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa, making it the company's largest shareholder Sony now owns 10% of shares, including the shares previously acquired in February 2021 The ...

In a press release, Sony pledged to strengthen its collaboration with Kadokawa to “maximize both companies’ IP value globally.” The Group plans to adapt Kadokawa’s IP into live-action ...

Sony has invested $318 million to acquire over 12 million shares of FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa. This will increase Sony's ownership of Kadokawa to 10%, making it the media giant's ...

While the video game world recognized the move as potentially making Kadokawa subsidiary FromSoftware’s games exclusive to Sony’s PlayStation platform, the acquisition would also have given ...

Sony has confirmed its intention to purchase Kadokawa, the parent company and majority owner of FromSoftware. In a post translated by Genki_JPN, Sony simply confirmed that it had submitted its ...

Sony is increasing its stake in Kadokawa Corporation, which will make it the FromSoftware parent's biggest shareholder. The company announced a "strategic capital and business alliance agreement ...

It was reported in November that Sony was in talks to acquire Kadokawa Corporation. In addition to FromSoftware, Kadokawa owns Spike Chunsoft, developer of the Danganronpa series, as well as ...