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Anthony McGlynn

FromSoftware owner Kadokawa sees Sony passed as its biggest investor, but the high house of Elden Ring says its "policies are not influenced" by any one shareholder anyway

Elden Ring.

Kadokawa, the company that owns Elden Ring developer FromSoftware and a slew of other studios across pop culture, has responded to a firm outside Japan quickly becoming a large stakeholder. In short, the Japanese conglomerate is undaunted by the prospect, but the potential changes remain to be seen.

As of March 30, Oasis Management, a hedge fund management firm based in Hong Kong, Tokyo and the US, has acquired a 13.76% stake in Kadokawa. This is the result of some aggressive increases throughout the month, now making it the company's biggest shareholder, overtaking previous leader, Sony.

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