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Japanese video game developer
Imageepoch Inc. (イメージエポック , Imējiepokku ) was a
video game developer based in Tokyo,
Japan .
The company was filed for bankruptcy in 2015, due to its declining sales and increasing debt.
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History
The company was founded in June 2005 by Ryoei Mikage. Their first release was the
tactical role-playing game on
Nintendo DS ,
Luminous Arc .
[3]
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.
[4] In the same article, Ryoei Mikage's Twitter account was noted as being inactive publicly for months.
[4] The following month, Imageepoch was confirmed to have gone bankrupt.
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Imageepoch closed their doors and reopened as Mikage LLC.
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Games
Nintendo DS
Wii
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
Criminal Girls Invitation (2013)
References
^ Carless, Simon (2009-01-27).
"GameSetWatch Interview: Mikage On Imageepoch's Speedy Growth, Console Plans" .
GameSetWatch . Retrieved 2013-03-10 .
^
"imageepoch undergoes bankruptcy proceedings" . Teikoku . 13 May 2015. Archived from
the original on 22 March 2016.
^ Riley, Adam (4 September 2007).
"Original Japanese RPGs Coming to DS & Wii" . Cubed3 . Retrieved 7 November 2016 .
^
a
b James, Thomas (3 April 2015).
"Imageepoch CEO potentially missing" . Gematsu .
^ Romano, Sal (13 May 2015).
"Imageepoch files for bankruptcy" . Gematsu .
^
"Mikage LLC" .
^ Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009).
"Luminous Arc 3 Announced" . IGN.com . Retrieved 2009-08-05 .
^
"Imageepoch's Stella Glow RPG Headed to the Americas" . Anime News Network . March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015 .
^ Spencer (September 15, 2009).
"Capcom And Imageepoch Link Up For A Tournament Fighting RPG" . Siliconera.com . Retrieved 2009-09-16 .
^ Baker (August 20, 2010).
"Work Release Program - Criminal Girls for PSP" . www.rpgamer.com . Archived from
the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23 .
^ Brian Ashcraft (November 24, 2010).
"Black Rock Shooter Ready To Shoot Up The PSP" . Kotaku.
^ Spencer (September 5, 2011).
"Sol Trigger's Story Is About Freedom Fighters [Update]" . www.siliconera.com . Retrieved 2012-03-07 .
^ Spencer (September 5, 2011).
"Fate/Extra CCC Destined For PSP This Spring [Update]" . www.siliconera.com . Retrieved 2011-09-07 .
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