FromSoftware

Summary

FromSoftware is a video game developer^[1]. FromSoftware ranks in the top 0.13% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,887 views/month, #2 of 1,500).^[2]

Key Facts

• FromSoftware is in the country of Japan^[3].
• FromSoftware's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[4].
• FromSoftware is owned by Kadokawa Shoten^[5].
• FromSoftware is owned by Sixjoy Hong Kong Limited^[6].
• FromSoftware is owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment^[7].
• FromSoftware's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[8].
• FromSoftware's headquarters location is recorded as Shinjuku^[9].
• FromSoftware's Commons category is recorded as FromSoftware^[10].
• FromSoftware's industry is recorded as video game industry^[11].
• November 1, 1986 marks the founding of FromSoftware^[12].
• FromSoftware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kadokawa Corporation^[13].
• FromSoftware's official website is recorded as https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/^[14].
• FromSoftware's official website is recorded as https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/^[15].
• FromSoftware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FromSoftware^[16].
• FromSoftware's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+349'}^[17].
• FromSoftware's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+423'}^[18].
• FromSoftware's nominated for is recorded as The Game Awards − Developer of the Year^[19].
• FromSoftware's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha^[20].
• FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+231443'}^[21].
• FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+307962'}^[22].
• FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+444218'}^[23].
• FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+180847'}^[24].

Product Details

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• Country: JP^[25]

• Began / founded: 1986-11-01^[26]

• Community tags: japan, vgm, video game music^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: e1fd52e1-8baa-4a45-8817-1fd32273ebfd^[28]

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Founding

November 1, 1986 marks the founding of FromSoftware^[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Tokyo^[8], a metropolitan prefecture^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1868^[31], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building^[32] and Shinjuku^[9], a special ward of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1947^[35], headquartered in Shinjuku City Hall^[36]. FromSoftware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kadokawa Corporation^[13].

Industry

FromSoftware's industry is recorded as video game industry^[11].

Ownership

Owners include Kadokawa Shoten^[5], a publishing house^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1945^[39], headquartered in Chiyoda^[40]; Sixjoy Hong Kong Limited^[6], a video game developer^[41]; and Sony Interactive Entertainment^[7], a video game publisher^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1993^[44], headquartered in Tokyo^[45].

Why It Matters

FromSoftware ranks in the top 0.13% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,887 views/month, #2 of 1,500).^[2] FromSoftware has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] FromSoftware is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]