Sony in Advanced Talks to Acquire FromSoftware’s Parent Company: Future of Souls Games on Xbox Hangs in Balance

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20 November, 2024

Breaking News: Acquisition Talks in Japan

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Sony is in advanced negotiations to acquire Kadokawa Corporation, the media conglomerate that owns the renowned studio FromSoftware, creators of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Elden Ring. Reuters reports this information from two sources close to the negotiations. The deal is expected to be signed in the coming weeks. While Sony declined to comment on the inquiry, Kadokawa’s spokesperson stated they cannot comment at this time. Sony previously acquired a 2% stake in Kadokawa and a 14.09% stake in FromSoftware. Kadokawa Corporation’s portfolio includes development studios ACQUIRE, Gotcha Games, and Spike Chunsoft, along with various franchises and products, including anime and toys. The market value before this news was $2.7 billion.

Impact on Gaming Future of Elden Ring and Others

The primary concern for fans is the future of Elden Ring if the acquisition succeeds. The souls-like action RPG has sold over 20 million copies. A crucial question remains: Will Sony make FromSoftware its dedicated studio, or will it operate independently like Bungie was supposed to (before project development issues)? This decision will determine whether Xbox players will see future souls-like hits. It’s worth noting that FromSoftware owns the rights to Elden Ring.

Upcoming Projects and Speculation

According to recent unverified reports from insider Shpeshal Nick of the XboxEra podcast, FromSoftware may be working on Dark Souls 3 Remastered. While fans particularly desire a new version of Bloodborne, FromSoftware’s CEO has long maintained that all Bloodborne-related decisions rest with Sony.

The Next Battlefield Will Reportedly Offer A Leaning That Players Miss In The Last Game

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19 November, 2024

Tom Henderson has revealed that the Battlefield developers have listened to fans’ pleas and will return a missing element to the next installment. The next Battlefield will reportedly allow leaning out from behind a corner again. If you’re a veteran of the Battlefield series, then you may have been surprised that the developers didn’t give players a tilt system in the last installment.

Leaning is back in the next Battlefield.
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A key mechanism players logically miss, the ability to peek out from behind a corner and shoot from cover is simply handy. The developers seem to have taken the comments to heart. In fact, insider Tom Henderson has stated that tilt will return with the next upcoming installment. And while some fans were very happy with the information, others reminded that the DICE-produced war action has much more fundamental problems that should be addressed.

Tim Russ Replaces Lance Reddick In Horizon Adventures

Horizon Franchise

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18 November, 2024

Lance Reddick as Original Sylens Feature Picture

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More news about Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo is coming out. And so it’s a direct offer to return to two interesting facts. The first concerns the cast. The previous games in the Horizon series featured the late popular actor Lance Reddick, who we wrote about in a separate article last year. Fans have long been curious to see who would replace him in the role. It was only with the first reviews that it was revealed that Tim Russ, best known for his role as Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager, would be taking on the role.

Tim Russ has many other roles to his credit and regularly returns to voice acting. As well as Star Trek titles, he can be heard in Starfield, World of Warcraft, The Last of Us Part II, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Mafia III, Fallout 4, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, The Elder Scrolls Online and Dragon Age: Origins. The funny thing is that he was already involved in the voice acting for Horizon Forbidden West, but this time he had a different role. He was the voice of Jetakka. It’s unclear whether Tim Russ will be involved in other games in the series.

Tim Russ Credited as Sylens in Horizon Adventures

The second interesting fact concerns the recently released, more powerful PlayStation 5 Pro console. Surprisingly, Lego Horizon Adventures offers no special features for this system. At least not at launch. Whether this will change in the future is unclear. Of course, nowhere does it say that first-party titles are required to use the PS5 Pro, but that’s what gamers expect. Titles will have a choice of performance and quality modes, but they should be the same on Sony’s base and more powerful console. We’ll see if the news brings any improvements in the future.

Likely More Tomb Raider Remasters Will Be Released in Collection According To Leak

Lara Croft

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17 November, 2024

Tomb Raider Remastered Collection Feature Picture

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According to the Amazon leak JMilao caught on Reddit, the Aspyr Media team is preparing another trilogy besides Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered. An Amazon store listing reveals that there will be another remastered trilogy, which is sure to be released before the arrival of the all-new adventures of archaeologist Lara Croft. This year, we saw Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, and Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered will be released in February 2025. After that, the third trilogy is due to arrive, according to Amazon. This includes 2006’s Legend, 2007’s Anniversary, and 2008’s Underworld. Again in one package with improved graphics and controls. We are definitely not without Lara Croft in the future, and thats great.

LAU Remastered Trilogy leaked?
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A Cooperative Game From The World Of Horizon May Be Released Next Year

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16 November, 2024

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It’s no secret that Guerrilla Games continues to work on the development of the Horizon brand. After the release of Lego Horizon Adventures, which Guerrilla only oversaw, the door is now open for more titles, including a direct sequel and two multiplayer projects. One of them is being speculated about – we’re talking about an MMO game from Tencent, which is expected to be called Land of Salvation. The other, however, was mentioned by the developers themselves a few years ago and is a co-op title being worked on directly by the folks at Guerrilla Games, and the news is that we could potentially see it as early as next year.

The belief that a release is imminent comes from a teaser that fans have managed to discover directly on the Guerrilla website. A Twitter user with the nickname JorRaptor has shared a few screenshots, according to which the Dutch studio is looking for a trainee tester to get involved in checking the nascent title before release. Importantly, the potential candidate should be available from early 2025, and given that the final testing phase can typically take less than a year, the release of Horizon Online – as the developers talked about the collaboration two years ago – could fall in the fourth quarter of 2025.

There is, however, one big BUT that could significantly interfere with these considerations. You’ve probably guessed by now that we’re referring to GTA VI, which is due to arrive just in time for next fall, and Horizon wouldn’t be the first or last game to voluntarily clear that date. It would then presumably be the case that we’d be able to take on robotic animals and human enemies in co-op in early 2026, but we’ll see how brave Sony is.