Nacon has acquired Midgar Studio, the developers of Edge of Eternity, for an unknown sum.
Based in France, Midgar Studio was launched in 2008. It specializes in JRPGs and outsourcing activities such as development, animation, and platform porting to other studios.
The developer’s first game, Edge of Eternity, was released in June 2021. Also dubbed the “French Final Fantasy”, Edge of Eternity takes inspiration from the genre’s largest franchise, Final Fantasy.
“Being creative and technically excellent at the same time is a challenge that is characteristic of Midgar Studio and our trademark,” said Midgar CEO and founder Jeremy Zeler-Maury. “We are very happy to be joining NACON, who listen and understand what we are trying to achieve. With their support, we have the chance to fulfil our ambitions while retaining a lot of freedom.”
Midgar also co-published the adventure title Hover in 2018 with independent developer Fusty Game.
Nacon president and CEO Alain Falc commented: “It’s always exciting for NACON to welcome a new team to our family, and to do it without restricting the creativity and work practises that are behind their success. Midgar Studio makes high-quality games in a segment that we have not yet specialized in. By combining the studio’s expertise with our own on the publishing side, we will soon be able to offer our players new, high-quality, French-made gaming experiences,”
Nacon wants to incorporate Midgar and its top JRPG talent into its team to expand its development plans and add new skills to its portfolio.
With the addition of Midgar Studio, Nacon’s video game development business now has 15 production studios, 10 of which are in France alone. Nacon’s development studios are located around the world, including Belgium, Italy, Canada, and Australia.
The Midgar chapter follows after a series of latest acquisitions by Nacon that saw the company purchase indie developer Ishtar Games to establish a new indie publishing label.
Nacon also acquired Montreal-based Session maker Creature Studios and Australian sports titles developer Big Ant Studios.
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