Konami has owned 54% of Hudson since 2005, but has now decided to buy up the remaining stock and make Hudson a fully owned subsidiary. There is no word whether or not the Hudson name will survive this acquisition. While this move might help both companies make it in the tough Japanese development landscape, it saddens me to think that Hudson might lose their identity. Hopefully this means worthwhile output from Konami outside of Metal Gear Solid, PES and Castelvania, as well as a bit more polish on some of Hudson's games. Konami intends to utilize Hudson to further their social and mobile gaming goals.
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