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FromSoftware

FromSoftware, Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Founded by Naotoshi Zin on November 1, 1986 as a business software developer, the company released their first video game, King's Field, for the PlayStation in 1994. Its success shifted FromSoftware to focus fully on games, with them producing two more King's Field games before the…

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Founded
November 1, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11-01)
Industry
Video games
Owner
Kadokawa Corporation (70%) · Sixjoy Hong Kong (16%) · Sony Interactive Entertainment (14%)
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founder
Naotoshi Zin
Key people
Hidetaka Miyazaki · (representative director and president)

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related to 2000s · 33
FromSoftware → Activision, Adventure Player, Another Century's Episode, Chromehounds, Demons, Eternal Ring, Evergrace, GameCube, Heaven, Immortal Warriors, In, In May, King's Field, King's Field IV, King's Field Making Tool, Lost Kingdoms, Metal Wolf Chaos, Moonlight, Murakumo, Myth
related to 2010s · 19
FromSoftware → Bloodborne, CGI, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, Demon's Souls, Elden Ring, Following, Fukuoka, Hidetaka Miyazaki, In April, In January, Kadokawa Corporation, Sekiro, Shadows Die Twice, Souls, Soulsborne, These, Transcosmos
related to 1980s and 1990s · 18
FromSoftware → After, Armored Core, Despite, Echo Night, Europe, Founded, In, Japan, King's Field, King's Field II, King's Field III, Naotoshi Zin, North America, November, PlayStation, Shadow Tower, The, Tokyo
related to 2020s · 14
FromSoftware → GamesIndustry, In April, In August, In November, In October, June, Kadokawa, Miyazaki, Nintendo Switch, Sixjoy Hong Kong, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Tencent, The, The Duskbloods
Products · 7
FromSoftware → Armored Core, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Elden Ring, King's Field, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Owner · 3
FromSoftware → Kadokawa Corporation (70%), Sixjoy Hong Kong (16%), Sony Interactive Entertainment (14%)
Key people · 2
FromSoftware → (representative director and president), Hidetaka Miyazaki
Founded · 1
FromSoftware → November 1, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11-01)
Founder · 1
FromSoftware → Naotoshi Zin
Headquarters · 1
FromSoftware → Tokyo, Japan

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games company king's field video game series first souls released bloodborne dark ring miyazaki sony zin demon's sekiro shadows die

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FromSoftwareFoundedNovember 1, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11-01)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareFounderNaotoshi Zin1.00infobox
FromSoftwareHeadquartersTokyo, Japan1.00infobox
FromSoftwareIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
FromSoftwareKey peopleHidetaka Miyazaki1.00infobox
FromSoftwareKey people(representative director and president)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareNative name株式会社フロム・ソフトウェア1.00infobox
FromSoftwareNet income¥ 6.62 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareNumber of employees456 (May 2025)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareOperating income¥ 10.08 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareOwnerKadokawa Corporation (70%)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareOwnerSixjoy Hong Kong (16%)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareOwnerSony Interactive Entertainment (14%)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsKing's Field1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsArmored Core1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsDemon's Souls1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsDark Souls1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsBloodborne1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsSekiro: Shadows Die Twice1.00infobox
FromSoftwareProductsElden Ring1.00infobox
FromSoftwareRevenue¥ 23.50 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareRomanized nameKabushiki gaisha furomu sofutowea1.00infobox
FromSoftwareTotal assets¥ 76.84 billion (2024)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareTypeSubsidiary (kabushiki gaisha)1.00infobox
FromSoftwareWebsiteFromSoftware1.00infobox

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