Cygames – Corporate

Game Together

Cygames is serious about gaming. We think that it’s an essential part of the creation process. Don’t be surprised if someone hands you a gamepad in your time here.
Think Together

Our experience as players and creators informs everything we produce. We’re always working together to uncover what makes great games tick.
Make Together

We create incredible gaming experiences. Our members see every graphic and every line of code as a chance to shine.

Official Name:	Cygames, Inc.
Office:	Sumitomo-Fudousan Shibuya Garden Tower 15F, 16-17 Nanpeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0036
President:	Koichi Watanabe
Board Members:	Yuito Kimura, Executive Director Eitoshi Ashihara, Director Aisaku Chikaishi, Director Kazunori Takegoshi, Director Yusuke Hidaka, Director Yu Sasaki, Director Toshiyuki Mitsuma, Executive Officer Yasunori Oura, Executive Officer Katsuya Nakamura, Executive Officer Tsubasa Matsuoka, Executive Officer Masaya Ochiai, Executive Advisor

Founded:	May 2011
Capital:	JPY 124,800,000
Staff Members:	2,360 (As of March 2019)
Industries:	Game planning, development, and operation Animation production Investment

Sumitomo-Fudousan Shibuya Garden Tower, 15th Floor,16-17 Nanpeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0036 Japan

May: Cygames, Inc. founded.
Sep: Rage of Bahamut (Japan) launched on Mobage.
Nov: Sengoku Saga launched on Mobage.; The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls launched on Mobage. (Developed and operated with Bandai Namco Games.)

Feb: Formed a strategic alliance with DeNA Co., Ltd.
Apr: Saint Seiya: Galaxy Card Battle launched on Mobage. (Developed and operated with Toei Animation Co., Ltd., and DeNA Co., Ltd.); Super Sentai Heroes launched on Mobage. (Developed and operated with Bandai Namco Games, Inc.); Rage of Bahamut (English) ranked number one on Google Play.
Jun: CyDesignation, Inc. founded.; Football Stars Collection (Japan) launched on Mobage. (Developed with Sega Corporation.)
Aug: Rage of Bahamut (Korea) launched.
Oct: Rage of Bahamut (Mainland China) launched.; Rage of Bahamut (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao) launched.
Nov: Football Stars Collection (Europe) launched. (Developed and operated with Sega Corporation.)

Jul: First native app, Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen, launched on the App Store.
Aug: Started the first game industry investment program in Japan.
Sep: Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen launched on Google Play.
Nov: Knights of Glory launched on Mobage.; Raldessia Chronicles launched on Mobage. (Developed and operated with DeNA Co., Ltd.)

Jan: Provided 70M yen of funding to Miracle Positive Co., Ltd. To develop Airship Q.; Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light launched on the App Store and Google Play. (Developed with Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Mar: Granblue Fantasy launched on Mobage.
Apr: Started the Cygames Arcade line of casual games.; Design Code weekly show airs on TV Asahi.; Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen (Korea) launched.
May: Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen (Taiwan) launched.
Jun: Reached 50 million total users worldwide.
Jul: Sangokushi Puzzle Taisen (Mainland China) launched.; BlazeGames, Inc. founded.
Oct: Rage of Bahamut: Genesis first broadcasted.; GameJeans, Inc. founded.
Dec: WITH acquired.

Jan: WITH renamed to WithEntertainment, Inc.
Feb: Citail, Inc. founded.
Mar: LINE Paper Dash World launched.; Animation division founded.; Princess Connect! launched on the App Store and Google Play. (Developed with Ameba.)
May: Osaka Cygames founded.
Sep: The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage launched on the App Store and Google Play. (Developed and operated with Bandai Namco Games, Inc.)

Apr: CygamesPictures, Inc. founded.; Cygames Research formed.
May: Cycomics launched for PC and smart devices.
Jun: Kusanagi, Inc. acquired.; Shadowverse launched on the App Store and Google Play.
Nov: LogicLinks, Inc. founded.

Jan: Granblue Fantasy: The Animation first broadcasted.
Apr: Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul first broadcasted.
May: Cygames Korea founded.
Jun: CyberAgent and Cygames created an anime fund.
Jul: Cygames Saga Debug Center formed.; Cycomics launched in partnership with Kodansha Ltd.; Became the sponsor of Juventus F.C.

Feb: Princess Connect! Re:Dive launched on the App Store and Google Play.
Apr: Umamusume: Pretty Derby first broadcasted.; Partnered with Nintendo, Co,. Ltd. to create games for smart devices.
May: Cymusic, Inc. founded.
Sep: Cygames Taiwan founded.; Dragalia Lost launched on the App Store and Google Play in partnership with Nintendo.; Cysharp, Inc. founded.
Oct: Zombie Land Saga first broadcasted in partnership with MAPPA and Avex Pictures Inc.

	The Mobile Content Forum (MCF) supports its members' expansion into the mobile content industry by helping them build favorable relationships with consumers and affiliated organizations.
	Founded in 1996, Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) works to promote and support the computer entertainment industry. CESA is the organizer of Tokyo Game Show and CEDEC, as well as the publisher of market research such as CESA Games White Paper.
	The Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is a non-profit body established to provide consumers with the necessary information to make informed choices when selecting computer and video games suitable for younger audiences, maintaining the moral and ethical standards of a healthy society.
	The Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS) works to ensure that intellectual property is suitably protected at the societal level. Its activities aim to strike a balance between (a.) legislation and the exercise of rights, (b.) copyright popularization and education, (c.) and technological measures such as copy protection.