FOG Inc.
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Native name | 株式会社フォグ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Fogu |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 2, 1996[1] |
| Headquarters | Machida, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
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| Parent | Nippon Ichi Software |
| Website | fog.jp |
FOG Inc. (株式会社フォグ, FOG is short for Full On Games) was a Japanese video game developer based in Machida, Tokyo, and a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software. The company was founded on December 2, 1996. FOG is best known for developing visual novels.[2]
History
[edit]FOG Inc. was founded on December 2, 1996 in Sakuragaoka-chō, Shibuya, Tokyo.[1] In April 1999 the company was relocated to Shin-Yokohama, in August 2009 to Kōhoku Newtown, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, and in June 2012 to Machida, Tokyo.[1] In February 2006 the company's president Noriyuki Sōsei passed away.[3] In April 2016 Nippon Ichi Software acquired FOG.[2] The company closed in December 2021[4]
Games by FOG
[edit]- Bishōjo Hanafuda Kikō: Michinoku Hitō Koi Monogatari (August 7, 1997, PlayStation)
- Kuon no Kizuna (December 3, 1998, PlayStation)
- Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinsho (May 18, 2000, Dreamcast)
- Fuuraiki (January 18, 2001, PlayStation)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Part 1 (January 17, 2002, Dreamcast)
- Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinsho (July 18, 2002, PlayStation 2)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Part 2 (October 24, 2002, Dreamcast)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Part 3 (July 31, 2003, Dreamcast)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Side A (November 27, 2003, PlayStation 2)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Side B (February 19, 2004, PlayStation 2)
- Rim Runners (January 27, 2005, PlayStation 2)
- Fuuraiki 2 (November 10, 2005, PlayStation 2)
- Fuuraiki (September 28, 2006, PlayStation 2)
- Amagōshi no Yakata (March 8, 2007, PlayStation 2)
- Naraku no Shiro: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Nidome no Junan (March 6, 2008, PlayStation 2)
- Musō Tōrō (March 19, 2009, PlayStation Portable)
- Amagōshi no Yakata Portable: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Saisho no Junan (September 17, 2009, PlayStation Portable)
- Naraku no Shiro Portable: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Nidome no Junan (December 17, 2009, PlayStation Portable)
- Kōri no Haka: Ichiyanagi Nagomu, Sandome no Junan (February 25, 2010, PlayStation Portable)
- Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Complete (November 29, 2012, PlayStation Portable)
- Fūin (March 29, 2013, Microsoft Windows)
- Fuuraiki 3 (May 31, 2013, Microsoft Windows)
- Fuuraiki 3 (February 19, 2015, PlayStation Vita)
- Fuuraiki 4 (July 8, 2021, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "会社紹介". 株式会社フォグ. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ a b "日本一ソフトウェア、フォグの株式取得 企業価値向上へ". M&A Times. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "代表取締役社長の逝去に関するお知らせ（訃報）". 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "株式会社フォグの解散に関するお知らせ".
External links
[edit]- FOG Inc. on Nippon Ichi Software's website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in Japanese)
