Elden Ring Director Insists FromSoftware Is Free to Make the Games It Wants To, Teases 'Unannounced Titles'
FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has reassured fans that the studio maintains creative independence despite activist investor pressure on its parent company, Kadokawa. The studio is currently working on unannounced titles.
Why it matters
The tension between creative autonomy and shareholder demands is a critical issue in the gaming industry, particularly for high-value studios.
Dark Souls and Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki recently commented on the shareholder pressure that is putting FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa in the news lately. Reassuring fans, he insisted that Fromsoftware can still “freely make the kind of games we want to make without excessive interference."
Balanced overview of corporate governance issues and creative studio management.
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