Warp Inc. was a Japanese video game developer. Founded by musician

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in 1994, the company was dedicated to creating

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. Its most successful games, '' D'' and ''

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'', were known for their musical scores. Warp rebranded as Super Warp Inc. exited the

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in 2000, and was superseded by the developer From Yellow to Orange Inc. in 2001. Eno headed the company until his death in February 2013.

History

founded Warp in 1994. The Warp logo—four television screens displaying the four letters of the company name—was designed by Eno and designer Tomohiro Miyazaki. Warp developed several

games, their most successful series being '' D''. In 2000, following the release of '' D2'', Warp changed its name to Super Warp and exited the

, widening its scope to network services, DVD products, and online music. Following an investment by Neoteny Inc., Super Warp was succeeded by From Yellow to Orange (FYTO) in 2001. FYTO released the game '' You, Me, and the Cubes'' in 2009. Eno headed the company as

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and

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(CEO) until his death February 2013. Katsutoshi Eguchi subsequently became the company's CEO. Eno's final project, ''Kakexun'', became a collaborative effort between FYTO and Naoya Sato's company

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Games developed

* ''Totsugeki Kikan (Karakuri) Megadasu!!'' (1994, 3DO) * '' Trip'd'' (1995, 3DO, PlayStation) * ''Oyaji Hunter Mahjong'' (1995, 3DO) * '' D'' (1995, 3DO/ Sega Saturn/ PlayStation/

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) * ''Short Warp'' (1996, 3DO) * ''

'' (1996, Sega Saturn/ Microsoft Windows) * '' Real Sound: Kaze no Regret'' (1997, Sega Saturn/

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) * '' D2'' (1999, Dreamcast) As From Yellow to Orange Inc. * ''You, Me, and the Cubes'' (2009, Wii) * ''Kakexun'' (TBA)

References

External links

* * {{Warp Inc. Japanese companies established in 1994 Video game companies established in 1994 Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies