Imageepoch Inc. (イメージエポック) 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: The Mirapolis Investigation (2007)
- Arc Rise Fantasia (2009)
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Portable
- Last Ranker (2010)[9]
- Fate/Extra (2010)
- Criminal Girls (2010)[10]
- Final Promise Story (2011)
- Black Rock Shooter: The Game (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: Invite Only (2013)
External links
References
- Simon Carless. GameSetWatch Interview: Mikage On Imageepoch's Speedy Growth, Console Plans GameSetWatch, 2009-01-27, retrieved 2013-03-10^
- imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings Teikoku, 13 May 2015^
- Adam Riley. Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii Cubed3, 4 September 2007, retrieved 7 November 2016^
- Thomas James. Imageepoch CEO potentially missing Gematsu, 3 April 2015^
- Sal Romano. Imageepoch files for bankruptcy Gematsu, 13 May 2015^
- Mikage LLC^
- Tanaka, John. Luminous Arc 3 Announced IGN.com, August 5, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-05^
- Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas Anime News Network, March 31, 2015, retrieved June 29, 2015^
- Spencer. Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG Siliconera.com, September 15, 2009, retrieved 2009-09-16^
- Baker. Work Release Program - Criminal Girls for PSP www.rpgamer.com, August 20, 2010, retrieved 2010-08-23^
- Brian Ashcraft. Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP Kotaku, November 24, 2010^
- Spencer. Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update] www.siliconera.com, September 5, 2011, retrieved 2012-03-07^
- Spencer. Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update] www.siliconera.com, September 5, 2011, retrieved 2011-09-07^