Company:Contrail
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Short description: Japanese video game production company
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| Type | Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Operations merged into SCEI |
| Founded | 16 October 1997 |
| Defunct | 1 August 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Takahiro Kaneko |
| Products | |
| Services | Video game production |
Number of employees | ~20[1] |
| Parent | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Contrail was a Japanese video game production company best known for their work on Legend of Legaia and Wild Arms 2.
It was formed on 16 October 1997 as an internal production studio of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. with Takahiro Kaneko as head.[1] Between 1998 and 2000, Contrail oversaw the development of several PlayStation titles from external developers until SCEI integrated its operations back into the main company in August 2000.[2]
Games produced
| Game | Release date | Developer | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legend of Legaia | 29 October 1998 | Prokion | PlayStation |
| Tamago de Puzzle | 20 May 1999 | Matrix Software | |
| Linda3 Again (The Best release) | 3 June 1999 | Alfa System | |
| Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke | 17 June 1999 | Alfa System | |
| Wild Arms 2 | 2 September 1999 | Media.Vision | |
| Alundra 2 | 18 November 1999 | Matrix Software | |
| Tiny Bullets | 13 April 2000 | Kuusoukagaku Corp. | |
| Boku no Natsuyasumi | 22 June 2000 | Millennium Kitchen |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Digital entertainment and software production companies founded" (in ja). Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.. 14 October 1997. http://www.sie.com/content/dam/corporate/jp/corporate/release/pdf/971014.pdf.
- ↑ "Personnel reform and reorganisation announcement" (in ja). Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.. 1 August 2000. http://www.sie.com/content/dam/corporate/jp/corporate/release/pdf/000801b.pdf.
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