Det Tokyo-baserede Acquire, udviklerne bag spil som Octopath Traveler, Tenchu og Way of the Samurai, er blevet opkøbt af japanske Kadokawa Corporation. Acquire blev stiftet i 1994 og har knap 150 ansatte.
Kadokawa Corporation siger i en udtalelse:
To strengthen the ability to create IP in games as part of our game business strategy, we have made Acquire Corp. into a wholly owned subsidiary. By acquiring the company, which has produced million-seller hit titles, we expect to generate synergies with our existing game-related subsidiaries, strengthen our planning and development capabilities groupwide, and enhance our line-up of console games.
Kadokawa Corporation er et japansk mediekonglomerat som ejer et godt stykke over 75 andre selskaber inden for TV-mediet, publikationer, film og spil, hvor de ejer blandt andet FromSoftware, Spike Chunsoft (via Dwango) og nu også Acquire.
