FromSoftware, Inc.

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FromSoftware, Inc. was formed on November 1st, 1986, in Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, by Naotoshi Zin. Originally it consisted of only four people with a capital stock of ¥2,100 million (which was roughly $12,572,215 in 1986).

It began as a software and business development company. During the early 1990's they started to work on 3D games for personal computers, but none of their projects from that time was completed. With the introduction of the PlayStation in 1994, FromSoftware entered the video game business. Their first game was King's Field (1994). The company has steadily released console games since then.

FromSoftware is best known for their King's Field, Armored Core, and Dark Souls series. Their role-playing games are notable for eschewing anime aesthetics and offering a considerable degree of free-form exploration and challenge.

Credited on 97 Games from 1994 to 2023

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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Elden Ring (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Elden Ring (Prem'ernoe izdanie) (2022 on PlayStation 4)
Demon's Souls (2020 on PlayStation 5)
Metal Wolf Chaos XD (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Déraciné (2018 on PlayStation 4)
Dark Souls: Remastered (2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (2017 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Dark Souls III (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (2015 on Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4...)
Bloodborne (2015 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Now)
Dark Souls II (2014 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - UNAC Voice 3 (2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - UNAC Voice Complete Set (2013 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - UNAC Voice 1 (2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - UNAC Voice 2 (2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - COM Voice 10 (2013 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - COM Voice 7 (2013 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Armored Core: Verdict Day - COM Voice 8 (2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

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May 21st, 2014

FromSoftware is acquired by Kadokawa.

July 6th, 2004

From Software acquires the worldwide rights to Activision's Tenchu series

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