was a Japanese

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developer based in

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, and a subsidiary of

Nippon Ichi Software is a Video gaming in Japan, Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. The company was founded in 1991 and has developed several role-playing video games, most notably the ''Disgaea'' and ''Marl Kingdom'' series. Its mas ...

. The company was founded on December 2, 1996. FOG is best known for developing

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History

FOG Inc. was founded on December 2, 1996 in Sakuragaoka-chō,

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. In April 1999 the company was relocated to

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, in August 2009 to Kōhoku Newtown,

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, and in June 2012 to

. In February 2006 the company's president Noriyuki Sōsei passed away. In April 2016

acquired FOG. The company closed in December 2021

Games by FOG

* (August 7, 1997,

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) * (December 3, 1998, PlayStation) * Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinsho (May 18, 2000,

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) * (January 18, 2001, PlayStation) * Part 1 (January 17, 2002, Dreamcast) * Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinsho (July 18, 2002,

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) * 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) * (January 27, 2005, PlayStation 2) * (November 10, 2005, PlayStation 2) * Fuuraiki (September 28, 2006, PlayStation 2) * (March 8, 2007, PlayStation 2) * (March 6, 2008, PlayStation 2) * Musō Tōrō (March 19, 2009,

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) * 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) * (February 25, 2010, PlayStation Portable) * Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories Complete (November 29, 2012, PlayStation Portable) * (March 29, 2013,

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) * (May 31, 2013, Microsoft Windows) * Fuuraiki 3 (February 19, 2015,

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) * (July 8, 2021,

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)

References

External links

FOG Inc. on Nippon Ichi Software's website
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