News: Konami acquires Hudson

April 12, 2005, 01:07 PM

by brandon, via Hudson Soft -
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Konami, having purchased a large amount of stock in Hudson Soft some time ago, finally announced that they have absorbed the one-time giant as a subsidiary. Hudson, continuing their current policy of releasing only mediocre games or ports/updates, most recently released Rengoku on the PSP, to little fanfare. Trouble is, Hudson was most successful as a publisher, and arguably still is, with Bloody Roar being the best of their current properties. Konami also owns major shares in Atlus and Takara, and whether it can turn Hudson back into the powerhouse it was in the PCE days, certainly remains to be seen, as Takara has certainly not stepped up, and Atlus is really in 'business as usual' mode.