Visual Art's, parent company of Japanese game developer Key, announced that it was acquired by Tencent.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Nico_Yazawa for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, July 27 (Xinhua)-- Japanese game company Visual Art's announced today that its president, Longbo Racecourse, has announced his retirement and transferred his shares to Tencent, meaning that Visual Art's will become a subsidiary of Tencent, while the "Key Society" brand will also be owned by Tencent.

Visual Art's said that the racecourse Longbo will continue to help the company grow as a consultant in the future, while the new president will be replaced by Tianyunxuanshu (Qiu Yeta). Visual Art's said that in the future, the company will continue to polish the quality of stories and create stories that continue to move people.

▲ source Heaven Burns Red official website CTOnews.com access to public information, Key was founded on July 21, 1998, known in the industry for producing moving Galgame. Key's representative works include "Kanon", "Air", "CLANNAD", "Angel Beats!", "Rewrite", "Charlotte" and so on. "Heaven Burns Red", a pure plot-to-mobile game launched by Key in 2022, once topped the best-seller list of Japan's iOS, becoming another phenomenal work in the field of Galgame.