FromSoftware promotional material collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes promotional materials, press kits, flyers, magazine clippings, memorabilia, game demo discs and press builds, and other ephemera from the history of game developer FromSoftware, primarily from Japan, spanning thirty years of company history from the first King's Field game from 1994 through Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree from 2024. The vast majority of the material in this collection was digitized in advance by the donor and uploaded to the Internet Archive, with the exception of digitizing European DVDs and Blu-rays.
Dates
- 1994–2024
Creator
- FromSoftware (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by the donor to reproduce material in this collection and to allow others to reproduce non-restricted videos for research and publication. However, neither the donor nor VGHF owns the intellectual property to these materials. The rightsholder FromSoftware has given written approval for these materials to be ingested into VGHF's collections (see "Donation recommendation letter from FromSoftware, February 24, 2023"), although this does not imply their explicit permission to use and reproduce these items.
Extent
7 Boxes
Language of Materials
Japanese
English
Abstract
FromSoftware is a Japanese game developer and publisher that has been releasing video games since 1994. Over the course of three decades, the company has released dozens of games, notably the King's Field series, the Dark Souls series, Demon's Souls, and Elden Ring.
Arrangement
These materials were organized in our catalog by their associated game. The physical items themselves remain packed in the original container provided by the donor, sorted by material type (posters, memorabilia, etc.). Since all materials were digitized in advance and have not needed to be taken out of their housing, with the exception of items displayed at the Video Game History Foundation Library, no attempt has been made to associate specific items with a specific container or describe their physical extent.
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the Video Game History Foundation by FromSoftware collector Kris Urquhart. Urquhart donated the collection to VGHF on the recommendation of FromSoftware (see "Donation recommendation letter from FromSoftware").
There are a limited number of items in this collection that were donated separately by other donors; they were added to this collection with Urquhart's permission. See notes on individual item records.
Existence and Location of Copies
Unless otherwise noted, the donor digitized most materials in advance and uploaded copies to the Internet Archive. Links to the Internet Archive mirrors are provided in the records for each item.
Physical Description
Unless otherwise noted by the donor, all materials were received in excellent condition and organized in sealed containers. Some of the containers were damaged when they were being unpackaged and inspected, but the contents were not damaged and remain in excellent condition.
Creator
- FromSoftware (Publisher, Organization)
- FromSoftware (Developer, Organization)
- ASCII Entertainment (Publisher, Organization)
- Agetec Inc (Publisher, Organization)
- Sony Computer Entertainment (Publisher, Organization)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC (Publisher, Organization)
- Capcom (Distributor, Organization)
Source
- Kris Urquhart (Donor, Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository