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Shareholders Are Trying To Bully Elden Ring Maker FromSoftware Into Divorcing Bandai Namco

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Rebekah Valentine Kotaku
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FromSoftware
COMPANYSubject
FromSoftware
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1996–2025
Latest · Elden Ring Nightreign
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
2324 articles 437 writers 73 games
Bandai
COMPANYSubject
Bandai
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1985–2026
Latest · Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Top genres · rpg, fighting, adventure
344 articles 166 writers 165 games
Namco
COMPANYSubject
Namco
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1972–2026
Latest · Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Top genres · arcade, fps, rpg
690 articles 222 writers 404 games
Elden Ring
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Elden Ring
Active · 2022–2025
Latest · Elden Ring Nightreign
Top genres · rpg, adventure, hack_and_slash
1610 articles 284 writers 3 games
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