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Takeshi Natsuno has retained his role as CEO of Kadokawa Corporation after shareholders rejected a proposal to remove him on June 24. The activist investor Oasis Management, which holds a 15.25 percent stake, led the effort but failed to secure majority support.
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FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have announced a Switch 2 release date for Elden Ring. The game will launch on August 28 as the Tarnished Edition.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surges to second in all-time GOTY awards, topping The Last of Us Part II
Following its recent tally of 291 Game of the Year wins that secured third place all-time, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now surpassed The Last of Us Part II (326 wins) for second place per a January 11, 2026, update from a gaming awards tracker. Elden Ring holds first with 435. The milestone has sparked heated community debates on game legacies and award legitimacy.
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Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Elden Ring, has revealed that the game's final world might surprise its co-creator George R.R. Martin due to extensive expansions by FromSoftware. Martin provided the initial backstory, but the development team built a vast narrative around it. The upcoming DLC will explore Martin's original mythos without new input from him.