CyGames Inc, the Japanese studio behind the Shadowverse and GranBlue Fantasy franchise have announced that they are expanding into the West, establishing new studios in Europe and the US.
“Following the worldwide launch of Cygames’ strategic card game Shadowverse in June 2016, a Global Business Development team was established alongside branches in Korea and Taiwan to further promote the company’s titles outside of Japan,” said the company in a statement.”
“Cygames America and Cygames Europe are the latest additions to Cygames’ ongoing push to promote and market their titles in North America and Europe, which together account for roughly half of the world’s video game marketplace. In keeping with the company’s vision to be the best in entertainment, Cygames strives to continue providing high-quality content for fans all around the globe.”
The CyGames America office is located in Los Angeles, where it is overseen by CEO Motohiro Okubo while the European office is based in London, UK and is run by Managing Director Hiroaki Ochiai. Based on what we can see, both studios will focus on marketing, distribution, and the localization of products. Neither of them seems to have in-house development, though, unfortunately
The next major release from CyGames Inc is the revamped fighter Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, which is currently in development at Arc System Works. Looking forward to it!