Dark Souls Developer From Software Purchased

By Alex Osborn

From Software, the development studio behind the popular Dark Souls series, has been bought out by Japanese publisher Kadokawa.

According to Siliconera, Kadokawa is set to acquire 80 percent of the developer's stock, and if the deal goes through smoothly, it will be finalized on May 21st. Naotoshi Zin, the head over at From Software, spoke highly of the deal, saying that this partnership will result in the production of "more in-depth games."

The studio's latest title, Dark Souls II, launched just a few weeks ago to much critical acclaim. You can read our review of the game right here.

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