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Cygames, Inc.
Native name
株式会社Cygames（サイゲームス）
Kabushiki gaisha Saigēmusu
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
FoundedMay 9, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-09)
HeadquartersShibuya,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Number of locations
14
Key people
Koichi Watanabe (President)
Yuito Kimura (Executive director)
Kenichiro Takaki (General Manager, console division)
Owner
Number of employees
3,354 (2023)
ParentCyberAgent
DivisionsOsaka Cygames
Cygames Saga Debug Center
Cygames Saga Studio
Cygames Korea
Cygames Taiwan
Cygames America
Cygames Europe
SubsidiariesCyDesignation, Inc.
BlazeGames, Inc.
WithEntertainment, Inc
Citail, Inc
CygamesPictures
Kusanagi, Inc
LogicLinks, Inc.
Cymusic, Inc.
Cysharp, Inc.
Scoop Music Corporation
CyFoods, Inc.
CySphere, Inc.
flaggs, Inc.
Cygames Capital, Inc.
Websitecygames.co.jp

Cygames, Inc.[a] is a Japanese video game development studio established in 2011 by CyberAgent. Mobile and e-commerce company DeNA acquired a 24% stake in the studio in 2012, and Nintendo acquired another 5% stake in 2018, leaving CyberAgent with 69% of the shares and as such, they are the parent company of Cygames. From its formation, the company produced mobile games, initially on the Mobage platform, and from 2013 on Android and iOS. The company headquarters is located in Tokyo while other divisions are located in Osaka and Saga in Japan and Seoul, South Korea.

Key IPs include Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2021), Princess Connect! Re:Dive (2018), Shadowverse (2016), Granblue Fantasy (2014), The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2011, with Bandai Namco Entertainment), and Rage of Bahamut (2011). The company began development of console games in 2015. In 2016 Cygames announced the establishment of an anime studio CygamesPictures. The company also began funding anime for its mobile property and for new projects and adaptations for anime. The company also entered the manga, music and design market in the time period.

History

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Cygames, Inc. was established in 2011 by CyberAgent,[1] a Japanese web services company. In 2012, DeNA purchased a 24% stake in Cygames.[2] Shortly thereafter, the studio was chosen by Gamasutra as one of the top 10 game developers of the year.[3]

In June 2012, Cygames founded CyDesignation, a company specialized in Design, Illustration, Game planning and Game development.[4][5]

In March 2016, Cygames announced the establishment of its own anime production division and anime studio as a subsidiary known as CygamesPictures to do planning, production and animation both for Cygames own IPs and original anime projects as well.[6][7]

In June 2016, Cygames announced the acquisition of the gaming and anime background studio Kusanagi.[8]

In 2016, Cygames announced that it was developing Project Awakening, its first large-format title for consoles[9] as well as the establishment of their Osaka studio focused on console games.[10]

In May 2017, Cygames and Kodansha announced that they formed a partnership to launch a new label called Cycomi to release volumes in print distributed by Kodansha for manga already published online by Cygames on its digital manga website called Cycomics.[11] However, in April 2019, Cygames formed a new partnership with Shogakukan.[12]

On June 8, 2017, Cygames and its parent company CyberAgent announced that they jointly established CA-Cygames Anime Fund", a fund for investing in anime IP which will inject funds to the anime production committee to obtain the rights to stream anime videos on the Internet and produce games with a total amount of funds to be 3 billion yen.

In 2017, Cygames founded its esports team, Cygames Beast, with Street Fighter players Daigo Umehara, Snake Eyez, and PR Balrog.[13][14] Since July 2017, Cygames is an official sponsor of Juventus Football Club.

In April 2018, a partnership with Nintendo was announced to develop the game Dragalia Lost, for the purpose of facilitating the partnership Nintendo will obtain approximately 5 percent of Cygames's issued stocks.[15]

In May 2018, Cygames announced the establishment of a subsidiary for music production and artist management called Cymusic.[16]

In April 2021, Cygames announced the establishment of a subsidiary called CyberSphere which is focused on 3DCG production for anime and games.[17] Cygames produced the anime The Marginal Service which started airing in 2023.

In April 2023, Cygames opened two more international offices focused in marketing for its regions; one in Los Angeles called Cygames America and one in London called Cygames Europe.[18]

Since January 2024, Cygames is an official sponsor of Sagan Tosu.[19]

In October 2024, Cygames was announced as the title sponsor of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, a horse race run as part of the annual Breeders' Cup championships in American thoroughbred racing. The sponsorship was part of a promotion to mark Cygames' planned English-language release of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby mobile game.[20]

Games developed

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Mobile/web browser games

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) Platforms JP WW Notes / Remarks
Rage of Bahamut
  • JP: September 1, 2011
mobage Yes Terminated
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
  • JP: November 28, 2011
mobage, Android, iOS, AndApp Terminated No Servers were closed on March 30, 2023
  • Saint Seiya Galaxy Card Battle
  • (Co-developed with DeNA)
  • JP: April 12, 2012
mobage Terminated No
  • Disney Fantasy Quest
  • JP: April 2012
mobage Terminated No
Super Sentai Heroes
  • JP: April 26, 2012
mobage Terminated No
Battle Spirits: Hasha no Houkou
  • JP: April 2012
mobage Terminated No
Sakatsuku S World Stars
  • JP: June 2012
mobage Terminated No
  • JP: July 19, 2012
  • JP: Cygames
 mobage Terminated No
TIGER & BUNNY Lord of Hero
  • JP: July 27, 2012
mobage Terminated No
Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen
  • JP: August 2013
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated No
Knights of Glory[21]
  • JP: November 2013
  • JP: Cygames
 mobage Terminated No
La Rudiaia Chronicle
  • JP: November 2013
  • JP: Cygames
 mobage Terminated No
Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
  • JP: January 23, 2014
Android, iOS Terminated No Servers were closed on January 31, 2024
Granblue Fantasy
  • JP: March 10, 2014
  • JP: Cygames
Yes No[b]
  • WW: February 12, 2015
  • WW: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated Terminated
  • JP: February 18, 2015
Ameba Terminated No
LINE Paper Dash World
  • JP: March 2015
LINE GAME Terminated No
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage
  • JP: September 3, 2015
Android, iOS Yes No
  • Rabitobi
  • (Developed by Citail)
  • JP: September 2015
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated No
  • Kindai Mahjong All Stars Touhaiden
  • (Co-developed with Takeshobo)
  • JP: September 2015
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated No
Shadowverse
  • WW: June 17, 2016
  • WW: Cygames
 Android, iOS, DMM Games, Microsoft Windows (through Steam) Yes Yes
  • JP: Unreleased
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Unreleased No Closed Beta Test was held in August, 2017
  • Sevens Story
  • (Co-developed with WithEntertainment Inc.)
  • JP: August 18, 2017
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated No Closed on December 27, 2022
  • Odin Crown[22]
  • (Co-developed with GameJeans, CyDesignation)
  • JP: February 8, 2018
  • JP: Cygames
 Android, iOS Terminated No
Princess Connect! Re:Dive
  • JPN: February 15, 2018
  • WW: January 19, 2021
Android, iOS Yes Terminated English servers were closed April 30, 2023
Dragalia Lost
  • WW: September 27, 2018
Android, iOS Terminated Terminated Servers were closed November 30, 2022
  • World Flipper
  • (Co-developed with Citail)
  • JP: November 27, 2019
  • WW: 2021
Android, iOS Terminated No JP server were closed February 20, 2024. WW server were closed July 25, 2024. Chinese version is still active as for October 2024.
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
  • JP: February 24, 2021
Android, iOS, DMM Games Yes No Current Active Servers: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China Mainland (4 in total)
Eiyuu Gakuen Hero-ka
  • JP: Cygames
 TBA Yes No
  1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社Cygames（サイゲームス）, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Saigēmusu
  2. ^ Granblue Fantasy is not formally available on app stores outside of Japan; however, the game client is fully localized into English with new updates on pace with Japanese content releases, there is no region locking and, so long as a user can navigate account creation in Japanese, the game can be freely accessed outside of Japan, and in-app purchases in currencies other than JPY are supported via PayPal or Google Play, meaning that the game and all features (save promotional events that require living in Japan) are available to English speakers.

Console/PC games

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) Platforms
  • JP: November 19, 2015
  • WW: Cygames
 PlayStation Vita
  • WW: July 18, 2016
 Windows
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Viewing Revolution
PlayStation VR
Anubis: Zone of the Enders -- M∀RS
  • WW: September 4, 2018
PlayStation 4, Windows
  • AS: February 10, 2020
  • WW: March 6, 2020
PlayStation 4, Windows
Shadowverse: Champion's Battle[24]
  • JP: November 5, 2020
  • WW: August 13, 2021
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: June 28, 2022
  • WW: Cygames
 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
  • WW: November 2, 2023
 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: December 14, 2023
 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
  • WW: February 1, 2024
 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash

(Developed by Arc System Works)

  • WW: October 4, 2024
 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows
  • JP: Cygames
 PlayStation 4
  • Garnet Arena: Mages of Magicary
Console (TBA)
Untitled Metal Max project
Console (TBA)

References

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  1. ^ "Cygames – Press". Cygames.
  2. ^ "DeNA to buy into Cygames - Mobile World Live". 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ staff, Gamasutra, GD mag. "The top 10 game developers of 2012".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "株式会社CyDesignation". www.cydesignation.co.jp.
  5. ^ "Cygames – Corporate".
  6. ^ "Rage of Bahamut Developer Cygames Establishes Anime Company".
  7. ^ "Company - CygamesPictures". cygamespictures.co.jp.
  8. ^ "Cygames Makes Anime Background Studio Kusanagi Its Subsidiary".
  9. ^ "Cygames Announces "Project Awakening" for Current-Gen Home Consoles". 21 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Cygames opens PS4-focused Osaka studio - Gematsu". 19 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Granblue Fantasy's Cygames, Kodansha Launch Manga Label". Anime News Network. 28 May 2017.
  12. ^ 株式会社Cygames、株式会社小学館とWebコミック事業における業務提携を発表 新コミックスレーベル「サイコミ×裏サンデー」を創設. cygames.co.jp. Cygames. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "格闘ゲームプレイヤー・梅原大吾、 スネーク・アイズ、PRバルログとのスポンサー契約締結、 ならびに、「Cygames Beast」発足に関するお知らせ - 株式会社Cygames".
  14. ^ "Cygames Jumps Into eSports By Signing Daigo Umehara, PR Balrog, And Snake Eyez". 2 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.nintendo.co.jp.
  16. ^ "株式会社Cygames、音楽制作子会社を立ち上げ 株式会社Cymusic設立のお知らせ - 株式会社Cygames".
  17. ^ "Cygames Creates 3DCG Studio Subsidiary CySphere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  18. ^ Romano, Sal (April 27, 2023). "Cygames establishes Cygames America, Cygames Europe". Gematsu. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  19. ^ https://www.cygames.co.jp/en/csr/sports/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ "BREEDERS' CUP ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH CYGAMES". breederscup.com. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  21. ^ Steparu. "Knights of Glory Released | Steparu.com". steparu.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  22. ^ "Odin Crown – Japanese studio announces new mobile MOBA | MMO Culture". mmoculture.com. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  23. ^ a b The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution coming west on July 18, Gematsu, July 17, 2017
  24. ^ "Shadowverse: Champion's Battle launches November 5 in Japan, debut trailer and details". Gematsu. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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