was a
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
based out of Tokyo,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2015, due to its declining sales and debt.
History
The company was founded in June 2005 by Ryoei Mikage. Their first release was the
tactical role-playing game on
Nintendo DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...
, ''
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
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Luminous Arc'' (2007)
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Luminous Arc 2
''Luminous Arc 2'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo DS, and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on May 15, 2008, and by Atlus USA and Rising Star Games in North America and Europe respectively. ...
'' (2008)
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Sands of Destruction'' (2008)
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7th Dragon
is a role-playing video game for Nintendo DS developed by imageepoch and published by Sega in Japan on March 5, 2009. The game has not been published in other territories. However, an English fan translation was completed in 2014.
Story
''7th D ...
'' (2009)
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Luminous Arc 3
is a role-playing video game
A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or RPG, as well as a computer role-playing game or CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character ( ...
'' (2009)
Wii
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Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation'' (2007)
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Arc Rise Fantasia'' (2009)
Nintendo 3DS
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SoniPro
is a fictional character created by Tsuji Santa for the Japanese computer and video game software company Nitroplus, first appearing as a mascot for a Nitroplus-sponsored music festival in 2006. Nitroplus has since developed the charact ...
'' (2014)
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Toshin Toshi Girls Gift RPG'' (2014)
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Yoshi's New Island
''Yoshi's New Island'' is a 2014 platform game developed by Arzest and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. First released in Europe and North America in March 2014, ''Yoshi's New Island'' is a retcon of the events ...
'' (2014, with
Arzest)
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Stella Glow'' (2015)
PlayStation Portable
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Last Ranker'' (2010)
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Fate/Extra'' (2010)
*''Criminal Girls'' (2010)
*''Tale of the Last Promise'' (2011)
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Black Rock Shooter: The Game'' (2011)
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7th Dragon 2020'' (2011)
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Sol Trigger'' (2012)
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Fate/Extra CCC'' (2013)
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7th Dragon 2020-II'' (2013)
PlayStation 3
*''Chevalier Saga Tactics'' (2011)
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Time and Eternity'' (2012)
PlayStation Vita
*''Criminal Girls Invitation'' (2013)
References
External links
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Defunct video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
Software companies based in Tokyo
Japanese companies established in 2005
Video game companies established in 2005
Video game companies disestablished in 2015
Japanese companies disestablished in 2015
Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan
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