Dark Souls Owner Kadokawa Merging with Dwango

After their recent acquisition of Dark Souls developers FROM SOFTWARE, Kadokawa, the publishers behind titles such as Killer is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw, have announced that they are to merge with video portal company Dwanga to create the new holding company 'Kadokawa Dwango Corp'.

It seems that Kadokawa is looking to exploit Dwango's technical strengths and online capabilities as part of their plans to expand their business model. With the upcoming president, Tatsuo Sata explaining their targets in their news conference.

We aim to establish the world's leading platform for content, which would serve as a new business model in the Internet age,

With Kadokawa taking on FROM SOFTWARE to work alongside their own games division, Kadokawa Games, to create new IPs the merger with a company that possesses massive online capabilities it seems that any new IPs would take full advantage of these with Dark Souls already famous for its masterful blending of single player and online elements.

Kadokawa's most recent title, Demon Gaze, was released in North America and Europe last monst and upcoming title Natural Doctrine due for a Western release at the end of the year.