Hudson Loses Control

Hudson Entertainment, creators of such gems as Bomberman, will be undergoing some changes as of April 1st. Konami, who currently owns a majority 54% share of Hudson, will be doing a complete takeover of the company.Current Hudson CEO Michihiro Ishizuka is apparently set to step down on March 31st, making way for Konami's Kazuhiko Uehara to take over. This doesn't actually seem like a completely bad thing, as it will allow Konami a more serious role in the creation of new titles in the Hudson franchises and allow the talented developers at Hudson to help out more on Konami projects. So the biggest change you may see will be in name form, as Konami is considering changing the studio's name as part of the acquisition.