WorkJam Co., Ltd. (株式会社ワークジャム ''Work Jam Co., Ltd.'') was a Japanese video game and software development company.
Its main headquarters were located in
Chiyoda,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
.
History
WorkJam was founded by
Yutaka Kaminaga on December 15, 1998.
In 1998 they released their first title in Japan, an adventure game titled ''Cross Tantei Monogatari''.
In 1999,
Data East
, also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, and released 150 video game titles. Its main headquarters were located in Suginami, Tokyo. The Am ...
licensed out the
''Tantei Jingūji Saburō'' series (aka ''Jake Hunter'') to WorkJam. In 2002, it released the first of these licensed games, titled ''Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Innocent Black''. Full rights to the series were given to WorkJam after Data East went bankrupt in 2003.
In 2011, WorkJam closed down, passing responsibilities for the part-developed ''Fukushū no Rondo'' to co-developer
Arc System Works
, commonly referred to as ArcSys, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher located in Yokohama. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, the company is known for arcade 2D fighting game franchises, including ''Guilty Gear'' and ''BlazBlue'', a ...
. The company's social game business was purchased by
CommSeed and
Cykan Holdings at the end of the same year.
On February 6, 2017, Arc System Works announced that they had acquired the rights to all of the ex-WorkJam properties which had passed to Expris, namely the ''
Jake Hunter
''Jake Hunter'', known in Japan as , is a mystery adventure game series originally developed and published by Data East in 1987 in video gaming, 1987. The property would later transfer to WorkJam, and then to Arc System Works.
Despite its popul ...
'', ''
Theresia
Theresia is the usual Dutch and German form of the name Teresa, and may refer to:
* Theresia of Dietrichstein (1768–1822), German countess and noted beauty
* Edith Stein (1891–1942), also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, German Jewi ...
'', ''Nazo no Jikenbo'', and ''Koneko no Ie'' series.
Titles
* Cross Tantei Monogatari (
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...
, 1998;
PlayStation
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...
, 1999)
* Cross Tantei Monogatari 1: Zenpen (Major Wave Series) (PlayStation, 2000)
* Cross Tantei Monogatari 1: Kōhen (Major Wave Series) (PlayStation, 2000)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Innocent Black (
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
, 2002)
* Zero4 Champ: Drift Champ (PlayStation 2, 2002)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō: KIND OF BLUE (PlayStation 2, 2004)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Shiroi Kage no Shōjo (
Game Boy Advance
The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...
, 2005)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō DS: Inishie no Kioku (
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 ...
, 2007)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō DS: Kienai Kokoro (Nintendo DS, 2008)
* Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-San ga Kita!! Minna no Hanako-San (Nintendo DS, 2008)
*
Theresia: Dear Emile (Nintendo DS, 2008)
* Jake Hunter: Seaside City Conspiracy (iOS, 2008)
* Jake Hunter: A Ring with Memories (iOS, 2008)
* Jake Hunter: Crash and Burn (iOS, 2009)
* Jake Hunter: Waiting for Sunrise (iOS, 2009)
* Jake Hunter: A Decisive Move (iOS, 2009)
*
Theresia: Dear Martel (iOS, 2009)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō DS: Fuserareta Shinjitsu (Nintendo DS, 2009)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Ashes and Diamonds (Nintendo DS, 2009)
* Koneko no Ie: Kirishima-ke to Sanbiki no Koneko (Nintendo DS, 2010)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō DS: Akai Chō (Nintendo DS, 2010)
* Tantei Jingūji Saburō: Fukushū no Rondo (
Nintendo 3DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generatio ...
, 2012)
References
Video game development companies
Video game companies of Japan
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