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RuneScape makers Jagex are being bought by the multibillion sports giant behind Six Nations and LaLiga
Jagex, the British developers of veteran fantasy MMO RuneScape, have announced their acquisition by a potentially surprising new owner: the private equity firm best-known for owning major sports brands including Six Nations Rugby, Spanish football league LaLiga, French football governing body Ligue de Football and the Women’s Tennis Association. The deal was reportedly closed for almost a billion pounds.
FromSoftware’s parent company has acquired Acquire, the studio behind Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler developer Acquire has been purchased by FromSoftware’s parent company, the Kadokawa Corporation, for an undisclosed sum. The Japanese conglomerate announced the acquisition in a quarterly earnings report published today, as revealed by Gamesindustry.biz.
The purchase makes Acquire a sister company to FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, among others. For the uninitiated, FromSoftware is the developer behind little known games like Dark Souls, Elden Ring and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Spike Chunsoft is also no slouch, as it’s behind the Danganronpa and AI: The Somnium Files franchises.
Acquire has made many games beyond Octopath Traveler and its sequel, including No Heroes Allowed VR, Akiba’s Beat and Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed. Kadokawa said the purchase should help the company “generate synergies” with its “existing game-related subsidiaries.” We don’t know what that means, but hopefully it refers to a bizarre Octopath Traveler and Elden Ring crossover title.
Kadokawa also says the move will enhance its “line-up of console games.” This is true, as the original Octopath Traveler sold over three million copies and the sequel sold a million copies in just three months. Those are big numbers for JRPGs with old-school mechanics. The company hasn’t announced whether it’ll still rely on Square Enix for publishing future entries in the Octopath franchise, but with those sales numbers it’s a fairly safe bet.
Last year’s Octopath Traveler 2 arrived to mostly positive reviews, though we dinged it for the same reason many people took umbrage with the original. The eight storylines don’t intersect enough, making the whole thing seem kind of random and disconnected. Still, the games are gorgeous and manage to capitalize on nostalgia for retro gameplay mechanics. They “feel” like classic Square Enix RPGs, even if they struggle with some of the execution.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/fromsoftwares-parent-company-has-acquired-acquire-the-studio-behind-octopath-traveler-175648777.html?src=rss
Vintage Superman Storyboards Offer a Rare Glimpse Behind the Scenes
Cleary, Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman: The Movie is one of the best superhero films ever. It’s both epic and intimate, exciting and funny, and way ahead of its time in terms of special effects. Superman is one of those movies that you watch, are in awe of, and automatically assume any chance of owning a piece of that…
Behind the Scenes: Baby Tate & Saweetie’s ‘Hey Mickey!’ Music Video [Watch]
With its #40 peak on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart, ‘Hey Mickey!’ is waving hello to being Baby Tate‘s highest-charting hit as a leading act yet.
Her bid to hoist the resurgent tune to even higher heights on the tally came recently with the unveiling of the official music video of the 2016-released bop’s remix which features GRAMMY-nominated rapstress Saweetie.
As fans of both femcees continue to get acquainted with the Chandler Lass-directed clip,
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Behind the Scenes: David Guetta, Anne-Marie, & Coi Leray’s ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’ Music Video [Watch]
Not even three weeks after David Guetta joined forces with Coi Leray to get bodies moving with an EDM-inspired remix to her megahit, ‘Players,’ the internationally renown DJ reunited with the rapstress for his banger ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me.’
Inspired by and featuring a prominent sample of the 1993 club anthem ‘What Is Love’
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Suspected Hackers Behind Spain’s Asylum Black Market Arrested
Police in Spain have arrested 69 people accused of using bots to circumvent the asylum system in the country. Spanish authorities said on Friday a gang had used the bots to obtain open time slots for the country’s online booking system, which is free, and resold the appointments to asylum seekers for 200 euros ($217)…