According to the statement, following the issuance of new shares,Sixjoy Hong Kong holds 16.3% of the shares, becoming FromSoftware’s second largest shareholder after Kadokawa, while SIE holds 14.09% and is the third largest shareholder.
The new stock issue raised 36.4 billion yen (about 1.81 billion yuan) for FromSoftware, which will be used to build a global publishing network and develop the company’s IP.
FromSoftware, established in 1986, is an old Japanese game development company.The “Dark Souls” series, “Sekiro” and “Ayrden Circle” developed by its current president, Hidetaka Miyazaki, are all well-known game series on an international scale.
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You can rest assured that, from the perspective of the 16.3% shareholding ratio and Tencent’s consistent style of overseas acquisitions,The acquisition will not affect FromSoftware’s game development.
The 14.09% stake acquired by SIE this time can hint to a certain extent that FromSoftware may develop an exclusive game work such as “Blood Origin” for Sony.
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