From Software
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Native name
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株式会社フロム・ソフトウェア |
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | November 1, 1986 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Armored Core series Souls series Bloodborne |
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Number of employees
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262 (2016) |
| Parent | Kadokawa Corporation |
| Website | fromsoftware |
FromSoftware, Inc. (株式会社フロム・ソフトウェア Kabushikigaisha Furomu Sofutowea?) is a Japanese video game company founded in November 1986. The company is known primarily outside of Japan for being the developers of the Armored Core and Souls series, as well as Bloodborne.
FromSoftware was founded on November 1, 1986, and developed productivity software for the first several years of their existence. They released their first video game, titled King's Field, as a launch title for the PlayStation in 1994. In April 2014, Kadokawa Corporation announced the intention to purchase the company from former shareholder Transcosmos. The deal was finalized on May 21, 2014. FromSoftware expanded into a new studio in Fukuoka in October 2015, which began operations in January 2016. The studio focuses on creating computer-generated imagery (CGI) assets for the games made by the Tokyo studio.
In December 2015, FromSoftware was nominated for developer of the year at The Game Awards 2015, but lost to CD Projekt RED. In April 2016, FromSoftware revealed that they were working on a new intellectual property, as well as stating their intent to return to the Armored Core series.
FromSoftware have developed for a wide range of platforms, including the Dreamcast, Nintendo DS, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and various mobile devices.
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