CyberConnect2
| CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. | |
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Native name | 株式会社サイバーコネクトツー |
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Saibā Konekuto Tsū |
| Formerly | CyberConnect (1996–2001) |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | February 16, 1996 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people | Hiroshi Matsuyama (President and CEO) Taichiro Miyazaki (vice president) |
| Products | Little Tail Bronx series .hack// series Naruto Ultimate Ninja series Asura's Wrath |
Number of employees | 272 (as of February 2025)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | CyberConnect2 Tokyo CyberConnect2 Osaka |
| Website | www |
CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. (株式会社サイバーコネクトツー, Kabushiki gaisha Saibā Konekuto Tsū) is a Japanese video game developer. They are closely affiliated with Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Bandai), being best known for its work with the company on the .hack series, along with a series of fighting games based on the Naruto franchise. They are also known for creating the Little Tail Bronx series (e.g. Tail Concerto, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter and Fuga: Melodies of Steel). In 2016, it expanded its workforce into the international market by opening a studio in Montreal, Canada;[2] however, the studio ceased operations in July 2023 after seven years of service.[3]
History
[edit]CyberConnect2 was first formed on February 16, 1996, as CyberConnect in Fukuoka, Japan. On September 16, 2001, it was renamed CyberConnect2. On October 3, 2007, CyberConnect2 changed its logo and expanded its production beyond games, beginning with the formation of Sensible Art Innovation to create the .hack//G.U. Trilogy, and LieN to compose the music.
CyberConnect2 opened a second studio in Tokyo in 2010, and later opened its first international studio in Montreal, Canada in 2016.[4] However, it was announced the Montreal studio would close its doors by the end of July 2023.[5] In July 2023, it was announced that a third studio in Osaka will open in early 2024.[6]
CyberConnect2 was tasked with developing the Final Fantasy VII Remake, described in CyberConnect2's March 2015 Famitsu job advertisement as a photo-realistic role-playing game targeted at the international market built on the Unreal Engine 4 involving physically based rendering. In May 2017, it was announced that they had left the project due to unreasonable management from above, and Square Enix moved the remaining development of Final Fantasy VII Remake in-house.[7]
List of video games
[edit]Films
[edit]CyberConnect2 also produced two animated films for the .hack franchise. The first one, .hack//G.U. Trilogy, is an adaptation of the .hack//G.U. games and was released in December 2007.[49] The second film is .hack//The Movie, which was released on January 21, 2012.[50]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Company Outline".
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (December 30, 2016). "Japan's CyberConnect2 levels up to become a global Triple-A game studio". GamesBeat. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ "CyberConnect2 Montreal Studio to close at end of July". Gematsu. April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Kemps, Heidi; MacDonald, Christopher (October 12, 2018). "Interview: CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (April 17, 2023). "CyberConnect2 Montreal Studio to close at end of July". Gematsu. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (July 3, 2023). "CyberConnect2 to open Osaka studio in spring 2024". Gematsu. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ Ashcraft, Brian. "Square Enix Moves Final Fantasy VII Remake Development In-House". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ↑ テイルコンチェルト. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ サイレントボマー. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー２. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー３. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットポータブル 無幻城の巻. CyberConnect2 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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