Tag: Fromsoftware
News Hidetaka Miyazaki Says Elden Ring's Success Won't Determine What Comes Next
And he's looking at Escape From Tarkov for inspiration
The father of the Soulslike genre, Hidetaka Miyazaki, says that Elden Ring's success won't determine whatever fresh hell the sadistic minds at FromSoftware come up with next. At last count, Elden Ring had sold a cool 20 million copies across all platforms. In addition, he's looking at hardcore...
News Streamer Beats Every Souls Game, Including Sekiro and Elden Ring, without Taking a Hit
In a masochistic display of complete dominance
Recently, we brought you word that a streamer had successfully beaten every boss in Elden Ring without taking a single hit. It was an undeniably impressive achievement that has unfortunately been overshadowed by another, even more ludicrous undertaking, known within the no-hit community as the God Run...
News Sony to Acquire Minority Stake in Elden Ring Dev FromSoftware
Tencent, too
FromSoftware, the studio behind hit RPGs like Elden Ring and Dark Souls, has today announced it will be selling new shares to both Sony and Tencent. Kadokawa Corporation, the current owner of FromSoft, will retain the majority of shares, owning 69.66 per cent of the studio. Sony will purchase a 14.09 per cent stake, and Tencent...
Soapbox I Tried So Hard to Like Elden Ring, But I Just Couldn’t Do It
Born of the Bloodborne, undone by the Elden Ring
Despite never having played any of FromSoftware’s previous releases, the presentation of Bloodborne was too intriguing for me to pass up at launch. I played for a few hours, beat a couple of bosses, and I didn’t like it. Fast forward to 2022. Elden Ring launches, and all my friends excitedly talk...
Rumour Survey Leaks Armored Core 6, Dark Souls Daddy Miyazaki Is Creative Lead
Screenshots and gameplay apparently out there
It's easy to forget that Dark Souls and Elden Ring developer FromSoftware was behind the Armored Core series — a series that hasn't appeared on PlayStation consoles since 2013. Rumours regarding a new Armored Core game have been doing the rounds for quite some time — the developer even confirmed that...
News Elden Ring Is Still Alive as FromSoftware Mentions the Game on Social Media
It lives!
Good news, everyone: Elden Ring is still alive. The FromSoftware title, which has pretty much remained silent since its reveal at E3 2019, has been subject to many a rumour over the last few months. There's been talk of development hell and even cancellations, but there's never been any concrete evidence to back up these claims...
News Souls Director Miyazaki Says Making Bloodborne 2 Isn't His Call
Sony, we're waiting
Ah, the ever elusive Bloodborne 2. Will it ever get made? Does it already exist in some early form? We don't know, but we do know that the internet loves spreading rumours about it. Fortunately, this story isn't based on a rumour -- it comes from the words of FromSoftware president and Father of Souls Hidetaka Miyazaki, who told...
News Why Is Sekiro Published By Activision? FromSoftware Speaks Up
A mutually beneficial partnership
Alongside EA, Activision is the other big publisher that often has its name dragged through the mud on gaming websites and forums across the internet. As such, there's been a slight air of doubt surrounding Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice since it was revealed. Another bloody action title from FromSoftware, just why is...
News FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki Not Opposed to Demon's Souls Remaster
But it'd have to be handled by another studio
There’s been strong speculation for some time that Sony is working on some kind of Demon’s Souls remake or remaster, although nothing’s ever been made official. That said, it sounds like original director and current FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki is not opposed to the idea – as long as...
News Déraciné Easter Egg Has People Talking About Bloodborne 2
Making contact
FromSoftware PlayStation VR title Déraciné launches today in North America and Europe, and it seems as though the Japanese developer has left a cheeky little Bloodborne Easter Egg in its latest release. Fair warning, though: the following information may be considered spoiler-y. So in Déraciné there's a doll that you can pick up...
Gamescom 2018 Dark Souls Is Done, FromSoftware Reiterates
Wants to create fresh experiences
Ever wondered why Bandai Namco has started to milk the Dark Souls series? It looks like its relationship with developer FromSoftware may be over, as the studio moves to pastures new. Speaking with VG247 at Gamescom 2018 this week, communications director Yasuhiro Kitao said that the studio plans to make “a variety...
Soapbox Subtleties of the Souls Series That Make It Special
The secret in the souls
Who would have guessed that FromSoftware would go on to make a dent on the global game development scene when it dropped Demon's Souls? A seemingly inconspicuous title upon release, it spawned a game formula that has evolved and enthralled more and more with its sophisticated sequels. The games test your resolve with a blend...