Arc System Works Acquires Rights to Double Dragon and More

Here’s some news that means we might see the revival of some classic game franchises soon.

Here’s some news that means we might see the revival of some classic game franchises soon. Arc System Works, the Japanese studio behind the beloved fighting series, Guilty Gear and the BlazBlue , recently acquired the property rights to all titles previously owned by Technos Japan Corp.

For those not familiar with this company, some of their games might refresh your memory: Double Dragon , Super Dodge Ball , River City Ransom and Kunio-Kun. All of these intellectual properties, and a few more, that used to belong to Technos Japan Corp. now belong to Arc System Works, which, fingers crossed, may mean that they’re looking to do something with them.

Not much has been revealed on what Arc System Works plan to do with any of these titles, although the team have said that they intend to work on the most popular titles first, such as the beat ’em up Kunio-Kun, and that they won’t change the names of any series acquired upon new releases. Of course, with Arc System’s focus, many gamers are now anxiously awaiting a new Double Dragon game .

For future updates and information, visit Arc Sytem Work’s websiteand stay tuned on IGM.