FromSoftware

Japanese video game developer
Organization video_game_developer Q2414469
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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 (259 views/month, #2 of 1,500).[2]

Key Facts

  • FromSoftware received the Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year[3].
  • FromSoftware is in the country of Japan[4].
  • FromSoftware's instance of is recorded as video game developer[5].
  • FromSoftware is owned by Kadokawa Shoten[6].
  • FromSoftware is owned by Sixjoy Hong Kong Limited[7].
  • FromSoftware is owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment[8].
  • FromSoftware's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[9].
  • FromSoftware's headquarters location is recorded as Shinjuku[10].
  • FromSoftware's Commons category is recorded as FromSoftware[11].
  • FromSoftware's industry is recorded as video game industry[12].
  • November 1, 1986 marks the founding of FromSoftware[13].
  • FromSoftware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kadokawa Corporation[14].
  • FromSoftware's official website is recorded as https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/[15].
  • FromSoftware's official website is recorded as https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/[16].
  • FromSoftware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FromSoftware[17].
  • FromSoftware's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+349'}[18].
  • FromSoftware's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+456'}[19].
  • FromSoftware's nominated for is recorded as The Game Awards − Developer of the Year[20].
  • FromSoftware's nominated for is recorded as Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year[21].
  • FromSoftware's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha[22].
  • FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+231443'}[23].
  • FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+307962'}[24].
  • FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+444218'}[25].
  • FromSoftware's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+180847'}[26].
  • FromSoftware's P14470 is recorded as Companies/FromSoftware_Inc[27].

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Founding

November 1, 1986 marks the founding of FromSoftware[13].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Tokyo[9], a metropolitan prefecture[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[31] and Shinjuku[10], a special ward of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1947[34], headquartered in Shinjuku City Hall[35]. FromSoftware's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kadokawa Corporation[14].

Industry

FromSoftware's industry is recorded as video game industry[12].

Ownership

Owners include Kadokawa Shoten[6], a publishing house[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1945[38], headquartered in Chiyoda[39]; Sixjoy Hong Kong Limited[7], a video game developer[40]; and Sony Interactive Entertainment[8], a video game publisher[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1993[43], headquartered in Tokyo[44].

Recognition

FromSoftware received the Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

FromSoftware ranks in the top 0.13% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month, #2 of 1,500).[2] FromSoftware has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] FromSoftware is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did FromSoftware receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . gematsu.com. Retrieved . gematsu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . gematsu.com. Retrieved . gematsu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . fromsoftware.jp. fromsoftware.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . fromsoftware.jp. fromsoftware.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . polygon.com. polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year
    Nominated for → The Game Awards − Developer of the Year, Golden Joystick Awards − Studio of the Year
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56120|batch #56120]]: Golden Joystick Awards from Wikipedia EN"
  3. 24d ago · ~2026-48954-74 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employees → {'amount': '+349'}, {'amount': '+456'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1128]]: 456"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Companies/FromSoftware_Inc
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/FromSoftware_Inc, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  5. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Companies/FromSoftware_Inc
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/FromSoftware_Inc, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Companies/FromSoftware_Inc
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Companies/FromSoftware_Inc, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  7. 21w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Launchbox games database publisher id → 1026
    Gamespot developer id → from-software
    Instance of → —
    Employees → {'amount': '+349'}, {'amount': '+456'}
    + 107 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10069]]: 90173, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257367|batch #257367]]"
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