Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation may have acquired the Kena IP from developer Ember Lab, according to new trademark details.
The official PlayStation YouTube channel shared a PlayStation x LISA ad today, featuring footage from the upcoming Kena: Scars of Kosmora with the accompanied copyright text identifying Sony Interactive Entertainment as the IP owner. It’s worth noting that the game’s original announcement trailer released on February 13, 2026, credited developer Ember Lab as the IP owner. The change in legal notice suggests that the console maker may have acquired rights to the Kena franchise from it creator.
As of writing, neither of Sony Interactive Entertainment and Ember Lab has publicly confirmed an agreement between the two regarding ownership of the Kena IP.
Earlier this month, Ember Lab announced that the release of Kena: Scars of Kosmora has been moved to 2027. The developer said the additional development time will allow it to deliver a game that improves on the quality of its 2021 original, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, while also offering a significantly larger scope.
The studio also shared new details about the game’s story and setting. Kena: Scars of Kosmora follows Kena, a Spirit Guide who has spent years helping the dead move on by confronting manifestations of their pain and Corruption. However, she has yet to fully understand her role in helping the living or confront her own past. Her childhood friend Orfio believes the mysterious island of Kosmora could hold answers for both of them. Kena travels there to learn more about her history and her future as a Spirit Guide. Kosmora was once home to four interconnected cultures, each shaped by one of the four elements. The island’s ancient Spirit Guides developed a system centred around these elements and Alchemystic Temples, although a mysterious cataclysm eventually destroyed one of the cultures.
Kena: Scars of Kosmora is set for release on PS5 and Windows PC.
