Dark Souls Creator From Software Acquired by Kadokawa

<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; rgb&lpar;0&comma; 0&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">In a surprising announcement it has been revealed that the Japanese publisher Kadokawa has purchased  a controlling share of video game developer From Software&period;  This deal&comma; which will be finalised on May 21&comma; will result in Kadokawa buying 80&percnt; of the developer&&num;8217&semi;s shares&comma; and will make From Software part of the Kadokawa Group alongside Kadokawa Games and Kadokawa Pictures&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; rgb&lpar;0&comma; 0&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">Previously a minor player in the Japanese market From Software rose to prominence in 2009 with the release of Demon Souls&period; Published by Sony as a PS3 exclusive the game met with incredibly high praise and proved very popular with seasoned gamers&period;  From Software followed this up with the multiplatform titles Dark Souls and<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;survival-fittest-dark-souls-ii-hands-preview&sol;"> Dark Souls II<&sol;a> which received similar success&period;  Kadokawa on the other hand are still relatively obscure in the West&comma; best known to  gamers here as the Japanese publisher of the Suda 51 games Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer Is Dead&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"> The CEO of From Software&comma; Naotoshi Zin&comma; welcomed the announcement&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With a new system&comma; from this point on&comma; I believe we’ll be able to make newer and more in depth games” he said in a statement&period; He went on to say that his company will be working very closely with Kadokawa to create a new IP aimed at western audiences&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;siliconera&period;com&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;28&sol;report-kadokawa-acquires-dark-souls-developers-software&sol;">Siliconera<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;