Company:Imageepoch
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Short description: Japanese video game developer
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 9, 2005 |
| Defunct | May 13, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Ryoei Mikage (Founder/Owner) Kazuya Niinou (Senior Director) Hiroyuki Kanemaru (Director) |
| Products | Luminous Arc (series) Fate/Extra (series) 7th Dragon (series) Criminal Girls |
Number of employees | Over 120 (as of Jan. 2009)[1] |
| Website | http://imageepoch.co.jp/ |
Imageepoch Inc. (イメージエポック Imējiepokku) was a video game developer based in Tokyo, Japan .
The company was filed for bankruptcy in 2015, due to its declining sales and increasing debt.[2]
History
The company was founded in June 2005 by Ryoei Mikage. Their first release was the tactical role-playing game on Nintendo DS, Luminous Arc.[3]
In April 2015, Gematsu reported that Idea Factory's Yoshiteru Sato shared that he was unable to reach Mikage privately and confirming that the Imageepoch CEO had gone missing.[4] In the same article, Ryoei Mikage's Twitter account was noted as being inactive publicly for months.[4] The following month, Imageepoch was confirmed to have gone bankrupt.[5]
Imageepoch closed their doors and reopened as Mikage LLC.[6]
Games
Nintendo DS
- Luminous Arc (2007)
- Luminous Arc 2 (2008)
- Sands of Destruction (2008)
- 7th Dragon (2009)
- Luminous Arc 3 (2009)[7]
Wii
- Case Closed (2007)
- Arc Rise Fantasia (2009)
Nintendo 3DS
- SoniPro (2014)
- Toshin Toshi Girls Gift RPG (2014)
- Yoshi's New Island (2014, with Arzest)
- Stella Glow (2015)[8]
PlayStation Portable
- Last Ranker (2010)[9]
- Fate/Extra (2010)
- Criminal Girls (2010)[10]
- Final Promise Story (2011)
- Black Rock Shooter (2011)[11]
- 7th Dragon 2020 (2011)
- Sol Trigger (2012)[12]
- Fate/Extra CCC (2013)[13]
- 7th Dragon 2020-II (2013)
PlayStation 3
- Chevalier Saga Tactics (2011)
- Time and Eternity (2012)
PlayStation Vita
- Criminal Girls Invitation (2013)
References
- ↑ Carless, Simon (2009-01-27). "GameSetWatch Interview: Mikage On Imageepoch's Speedy Growth, Console Plans". GameSetWatch. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/01/interview_mikage_on_imageepoch.php.
- ↑ "imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings". 13 May 2015. http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/4047.html.
- ↑ Riley, Adam (4 September 2007). "Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii". http://www.cubed3.com/news/7237/1/nintendo-news-original-japanese-rpgs-coming-to-ds-and-wii.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James, Thomas (3 April 2015). "Imageepoch CEO potentially missing". http://gematsu.com/2015/04/imageepoch-ceo-potentially-missing.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (13 May 2015). "Imageepoch files for bankruptcy". http://gematsu.com/2015/05/imageepoch-files-bankruptcy.
- ↑ "Mikage LLC". https://mikage.co.jp/index.html.
- ↑ Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009). "Luminous Arc 3 Announced". IGN.com. http://ds.ign.com/articles/101/1010921p1.html.
- ↑ "Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas". Anime News Network. March 31, 2015. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/imageepoch-stella-glow-rpg-headed-to-the-americas/.86577.
- ↑ Spencer (September 15, 2009). "Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG". Siliconera.com. http://www.siliconera.com/2009/09/15/capcom-and-imageepoch-link-up-for-a-tournament-fighting-rpg/.
- ↑ Baker (August 20, 2010). "Work Release Program - Criminal Girls for PSP". www.rpgamer.com. http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/mb082010.html#3.
- ↑ Brian Ashcraft (November 24, 2010). "Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5698094/black-rock-shooter-ready-to-shoot-up-the.
- ↑ Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update"]. www.siliconera.com. http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/06/sol-triggers-story-is-about-freedom-fighters/.
- ↑ Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update"]. www.siliconera.com. http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/05/fateextra-ccc-destined-for-psp-this-spring/.
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