FromSoftware

By the 2000s, FromSoftware's releases included the Echo Night, Shadow Tower, Lost Kingdoms, Otogi, and Another Century's Episode series.

Often cited among the greatest video games ever made, their emphasis on high difficulty and environmental storytelling led to the creation of the Soulslike subgenre that includes Bloodborne (2015), Sekiro (2019), and Elden Ring (2022).

FromSoftware is owned primarily by Kadokawa Corporation, with minority stakes by Tencent subsidiary Sixjoy Hong Kong and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

FromSoftware usually self-publishes in Japan and has partnered with publishers such as Agetec, Sony, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sega, Capcom, Nintendo and Plaion (formerly as Koch Media) internationally.

[5][6] The company also released King's Field IV and Shadow Tower Abyss, in addition to the Lost Kingdoms series for the GameCube.

[3] The company also made a few games exclusive to the Xbox around this time, such as Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit, Otogi: Myth of Demons, Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors, Metal Wolf Chaos, and Chromehounds In 2005, FromSoftware would start to produce a series of licensed games based on the various anime properties under the banner Another Century's Episode.

Hidetaka Miyazaki , company president and director of several of their games