Nex Entertainment (ネクスエンタテインメント), formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech (ネクステック), was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for publishers on a contract basis. Its clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.[1]
History
Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment and two years later the company merged into Nextech, which was bought by Sega in 1997.[1] Nex Entertainment emerged as a third-party developer in 2003.[1]
NEX Entertainment's major shareholder, Fields announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.[2]
Games
Arcade
Dreamcast
Game Boy Advance
- Shining Soul (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)[3]
- Shining Soul II (co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture)
GameCube
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X[3]
iOS and Android
- 殉職刑事[4]
Mega Drive/Genesis
Nintendo DS
- Children of Mana[3]
- Lupin Sansei: Shijou Saidai no Zunousen
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
- Bayonetta[3]
- Time Crisis 4
- Time Crisis: Razing Storm
PlayStation 4
- Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]
PlayStation Vita
- Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]
Sega Saturn
Windows
WonderSwan Color
- Dark Eyes: BattleGate[3]
Xbox
External links
References
- Nex Entertainment staff. Nex Entertainment Company Profile Nex-ent.co.jp, retrieved 2008-06-22^
- フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz^
- Nex Entertainment Contents Nex Entertainment, retrieved June 14, 2012^
- Gamer. "殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始! www.gamer.ne.jp, retrieved 2024-02-08^
- All Games by NexTech GameSpot.com, retrieved 2008-06-22^
- All Games by Gau Entertainment GameSpot.com, retrieved 2008-06-22^
- Killing Bites game no longer in development 25 September 2017^