was a

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based out of Tokyo,

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. 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 Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-bas ...

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, ''

Luminous Arc ''Luminous Arc'' is a series of tactical role-playing video games originally developed by Imageepoch, prior to the company's bankruptcy. The series began with the 2007 release of '' Luminous Arc'' for the Nintendo DS, with its most recent game bei ...

''. In April 2015, Gematsu reported that

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'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

*''

'' (2007) *''

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) *''

Sands of Destruction ''Sands of Destruction'' is a role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch and published by Sega for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan in 2008, and in North America in 2010. The story revolves around a young man, Kyrie, who possesses t ...

'' (2008) *'' 7th Dragon'' (2009) *'' Luminous Arc 3'' (2009)

Wii

*'' Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation'' (2007) *''

Arc Rise Fantasia ''Arc Rise Fantasia'' is a 2009 role-playing video game co-developed by Imageepoch and Marvelous Entertainment for the Wii. It was published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment in 2009 and in North America by Ignition Entertainment in 2010. A plann ...

'' (2009)

Nintendo 3DS

*'' SoniPro'' (2014) *'' Toshin Toshi Girls Gift RPG'' (2014) *''

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 Arzest Corporation (Japanese: アーゼスト, Hepburn: Āzesuto) is a Japanese video game development company that develops games for video game consoles. It was formed on June 25, 2010 by key members of Artoon, which was also founded by Execu ...

) *''

Stella Glow ''Stella Glow'' is a turn-based role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan by Sega, in North America by Atlus USA, and in Europe and Australia by NIS America in March 2016. Its story centers around ...

'' (2015)

PlayStation Portable

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Last Ranker ''Last Ranker'' is a 2010 role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. Set in a fantasy world where warriors are ranked by Bazalta, the world's ruling military and government who are dedica ...

'' (2010) *''

Fate/Extra ''Fate/Extra'' (stylized as ''Fate/EXTRA'') is a dungeon crawler role-playing game developed by Type-Moon and Imageepoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game takes place in a parallel univers ...

'' (2010) *''Criminal Girls'' (2010) *''Tale of the Last Promise'' (2011) *'' Black Rock Shooter: The Game'' (2011) *''

7th Dragon 2020 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 ...

'' (2011) *''

Sol Trigger is a role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on October 4, 2012. Gameplay The game is a turn based RPG. It features gameplay mechanics such as "Sol System", where the players can a ...

'' (2012) *''

Fate/Extra CCC ''Fate/Extra'' (stylized as ''Fate/EXTRA'') is a dungeon crawler role-playing game developed by Type-Moon and Imageepoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game takes place in a parallel univer ...

'' (2013) *''

7th Dragon 2020-II 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 ''7t ...

'' (2013)

PlayStation 3

*''Chevalier Saga Tactics'' (2011) *''

Time and Eternity ''Time and Eternity'' (Japanese: , sometimes called ''Toki to Towa'') is an animated role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3. It uses 3D models for backgrounds and hand-drawn 2D sprites for characters and enemies. The story is centered on ...

'' (2012)

PlayStation Vita

*''Criminal Girls Invitation'' (2013)

References

External links

* 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 {{Japan-videogame-company-stub