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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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.
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.
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. In the same article, Ryoei Mikage's Twitter account was noted as being inactive publicly for months. The following month, Imageepoch was confirmed to have gone bankrupt.
Imageepoch closed their doors and reopened as Mikage LLC.
Games
Nintendo DS
- Luminous Arc (2007)
- Luminous Arc 2 (2008)
- Sands of Destruction (2008)
- 7th Dragon (2009)
- Luminous Arc 3 (2009)
Wii
- Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation (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)
PlayStation Portable
- Last Ranker (2010)
- Fate/Extra (2010)
- Criminal Girls (2010)
- Final Promise Story (2011)
- Black Rock Shooter: The Game (2011)
- 7th Dragon 2020 (2011)
- Sol Trigger (2012)
- Fate/Extra CCC (2013)
- 7th Dragon 2020-II (2013)
PlayStation 3
- Chevalier Saga Tactics (2011)
- Time and Eternity (2012)
PlayStation Vita
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2013)
References
- Carless, Simon (2009-01-27). "GameSetWatch Interview: Mikage On Imageepoch's Speedy Growth, Console Plans". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- "imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings". Teikoku. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
- Riley, Adam (4 September 2007). "Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii". Cubed3. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ James, Thomas (3 April 2015). "Imageepoch CEO potentially missing". Gematsu.
- Romano, Sal (13 May 2015). "Imageepoch files for bankruptcy". Gematsu.
- "Mikage LLC".
- Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009). "Luminous Arc 3 Announced". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- "Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas". Anime News Network. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- Spencer (September 15, 2009). "Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG". Siliconera.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- Baker (August 20, 2010). "Work Release Program - Criminal Girls for PSP". www.rpgamer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- Brian Ashcraft (November 24, 2010). "Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP". Kotaku.
- Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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