FromSoftware
Japanese video game company
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| April 2025 | FromSoftware announced The Duskbloods, a multiplayer-focused action role-playing video game directed by Miyazaki, to be developed in collaboration with Nintendo exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 console. |
| 2025 | FromSoftware is set to release Elden Ring Nightreign for multiple platforms including PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| October 2024 | FromSoftware announced a salary increase of approximately 12% for its employees, addressing previous concerns about compensation. |
| 2023 | FromSoftware released Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 2022 | Released Elden Ring, which received widespread critical acclaim and continued to define the Soulslike genre. |
| November 2022 | GamesIndustry.biz reported that FromSoftware was paying employees at sub-standard rates, with the company having 423 employees at the time. |
| August 2022 | Sixjoy Hong Kong (a Tencent subsidiary) and Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired minority stakes in FromSoftware, with Sixjoy acquiring 16.25% and Sony acquiring 14.09%, leaving Kadokawa with 69.66% ownership of the company. |
| 2019 | Launched Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, continuing their reputation for challenging and innovative game design. |
| 2018 | FromSoftware released Déraciné, a PlayStation VR exclusive game published by Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 2016 | Released Dark Souls III, concluding the original Dark Souls trilogy. |
| January 2016 | Established a new studio in Fukuoka dedicated to creating computer-generated imagery (CGI) assets for their video games. |
| 2015 | Released Bloodborne, a critically acclaimed action role-playing game that further established the Soulslike genre. |
| 2014 | Released Dark Souls II, continuing the successful Souls series. |
| May 2014 | Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of the Souls series, was promoted to company president following the Kadokawa acquisition. |
| April 2014 | Kadokawa Corporation announced its intention to purchase FromSoftware from previous shareholder Transcosmos. |
| 2011 | Released Dark Souls, the first entry in a critically acclaimed trilogy that established the Soulslike genre and cemented FromSoftware's reputation in the gaming industry. |
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