Imageepoch Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 9, 2005
DefunctMay 13, 2015
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Ryoei Mikage (Founder/Owner)
Kazuya Niinou (Senior Director)
Hiroyuki Kanemaru (Director)
ProductsLuminous Arc (series)
Fate/Extra (series)
7th Dragon (series)
Criminal Girls
Number of employees
Over 120 (as of Jan. 2009)[1]
Websitehttp://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

Wii

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Vita

  • Criminal Girls Invitation (2013)

References

  1. ↑ Carless, Simon (2009-01-27). "GameSetWatch Interview: Mikage On Imageepoch's Speedy Growth, Console Plans". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  2. ↑ "imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings". Teikoku. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Riley, Adam (4 September 2007). "Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii". Cubed3. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 James, Thomas (3 April 2015). "Imageepoch CEO potentially missing". Gematsu.
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (13 May 2015). "Imageepoch files for bankruptcy". Gematsu.
  6. ↑ "Mikage LLC".
  7. ↑ Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009). "Luminous Arc 3 Announced". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas". Anime News Network. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ Spencer (September 15, 2009). "Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG". Siliconera.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Brian Ashcraft (November 24, 2010). "Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP". Kotaku.
  12. ↑ Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  13. ↑ Spencer (September 5, 2011). "Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update]". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.


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