- Kadokawa confirms 26 new games are in the works, 20 for consoles and 6 for mobile.
- FromSoftware’s success with Elden Ring drives the company’s growth.
- Company aims to expand its gaming influence with acquisitions and new titles.
Get ready, gamers- Kadokawa Corporation is about to unleash a tidal wave of new titles!
Expansion: 26 New Titles in Development
The Japanese gaming powerhouse, home to popular studios- FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft has confirmed that 26 games are currently in development, According to GameWatch (via Automaton).
FromSoftware has made a big name through incredibly successful installments like- Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Armored Core. While the Elden Ring’s expansion brought impressive revenue to the home. As per the financial report,
“Results in this segment were driven powerfully by strong domestic and overseas sales of downloadable content ELDEN RING SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE released by FromSoftware, Inc. and an increase in repeat sales of ELDEN RING. Consequently, net sales in this segment came to 18,149 million yen (up 32.8% year on year) with operating profit of 6,072 million yen (up 50.8%).”
Continued Success and Growing Influence
This thrilling announcement highlights Kadokawa’s goal of expanding its footprint in the gaming world. Peeping into this media company reveals that it claimed FromSoftware’s ownership back in 2014, set the stage for a new era in gaming.
Its portfolio stretches beyond and further includes notable studios like Spike Chunsoft and Gotcha Gotcha Games, the latter of which develops the RPG Maker series.
Additionally, the gaming giant recently acquired Acquire, the studio famous for Tenchu and Octopath Traveler, demonstrating Kadokawa’s ambition to cement its presence in the gaming industry.
However, fans were hoping for a sequel but as IGN reported, earlier this year Hidetaka Miyazaki mentioned in an interview,
“We don’t want to say this is the end of the Elden Ring saga for now.” We don’t have any current plans to make a second DLC or a sequel, but we definitely don’t want to snuff out that possibility. We think that there could well be something in the future.”
Fans can expect an exhilarating array of new titles across diverse genres, thanks to Kadokawa’s expanding developer network and forward-looking strategy. The announcement signals an exciting era for gamers as the company gears up to bring fresh experiences to consoles and mobile platforms alike.
