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Video game major Capcom today announced that it has acquired two-thirds of the total issued shares of Minimum Studios, a 3D CG production company. The Taipei-based studio is now a subsidiary of Capcom, which reports the deal’s paid-in capital as 888,888 New Taiwan dollars (about $27,000 USD).
Per the announcement:
“Capcom decided to make the studio its subsidiary company to sustainably bolster its developmental and technological capabilities, aiming to achieve its long-term management goal of 100 million units in annual sales.
“Going forward, Capcom will continue to explore the acquisition of necessary technological capabilities in order to enhance its game development organization.”
Founded in 2018, Minimum Studios specializes in producing animation for video games, film and advertising. The studio has previously provided in-game and cut scene animation for the Capcom titles Dragon’s Dogma 2, the Resident Evil 4 remake and Resident Evil Village. Minimum expanded with a second office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in December of last year.
Capcom is based in Osaka, with additional offices across Japan and international branches covering East Asia, North America and Europe. Its subsidiaries include the game development labels Blue Harvest and K2 and 3D/2D CG studio Swordcanes.
