AQ Interactive

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AQ Interactive, Inc.
Native name
株式会社AQインタラクティブ
Type Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Video games
FoundedOctober 1, 2005;17 years ago (October 1, 2005)
DefunctOctober 5, 2011;11 years ago (October 5, 2011) [1]
Fate Merged with Marvelous Entertainment and Liveware
Successor Marvelous AQL
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Shuichi Motoda, CEO
Number of employees
393 (as of March 2010)
Subsidiaries Refer to subsidiary
Website www.aqi.co.jp

AQ Interactive, Inc. was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. AQ stands for Artistic Quality. It was the parent company of the developers Artoon, Cavia and feelplus, and most recently the U.S. publisher Xseed Games. AQ Interactive and its subsidiaries produced games both under the AQ Interactive name, as well as developing for other publishers such as Microsoft Studios (now Xbox Game Studios) and Nintendo.

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History

AQ Interactive was founded on October 1, 2005, when Cavia, established on March 1, 2000, changed its name and became a holding company responsible for the management of subsidiary companies as well as sales and promotion of video game software. The old company's game planning & development business became Cavia Inc. which remained a subsidiary of AQI, until July 2010, when Cavia was re-absorbed as a part of AQI. [2]

It published its first game in November 2005, the Xbox 360 launch title Tetris: The Grand Master ACE .

On March 12, 2009, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced relocating its headquarters to Shinagawa, Tokyo, between June and August 2009. [3]

On March 26, 2009, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced the establishment of its mobile contents and overseas business divisions, effective on April 1, 2009. [4]

In August 2010, AQ Interactive merged and relocated the Artoon, feelplus, Cavia web sites into a single AQI Development product page. [5]

On March 31, 2011, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced merging its software and amusement business departments into consumer business department. [6]

On June 23, 2011, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced its merger with Marvelous Entertainment and Liveware, effective on October 1, 2011. [7]

Subsidiaries

Former subsidiaries

Released games

The following are games developed and/or published by AQ Interactive.

Arcade
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Wii
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Xbox 360
Browser game
iPhone

Developed games

Wii
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 3

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References

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  2. ↑ Darryl (July 12, 2010). "NieR To Be Cavia's Last Title, Company Ceases". Gaming Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "本店移転に関するお知らせ". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ 組織変更および人事異動のお知らせ
  5. ↑ "Artoon And Feelplus Also Absorbed Into AQ Interactive". siliconera. August 13, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ 組織変更および人事異動のお知らせ
  7. ↑ 株式会社マーベラスエンターテイメント、株式会社AQインタラクティブ及び株式会社ライブウェアの合併に関するお知らせ
  8. ↑ "XSEED JKS，Inc.の株式の取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ "XSEED JKS，Inc.の株式の取得(子会社化)完了のお知らせ". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ 子会社株式の追加取得に関するお知らせ
  11. ↑ 株式会社リンクシンクの株式の取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ
  12. ↑ AQインタラクティブ、「ウェブカレ」のリンクシンクを子会社化
  13. 1 2 3 4 子会社株式の追加取得に関するお知らせ
  14. ↑ "株式会社マイクロキャビンの株式の取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  15. ↑ 子会社の異動（株式譲渡）及びこれに伴う特別損益の計上並びに業績予想の修正に関するお知らせ
  16. ↑ 子会社化（株式会社マイクロキャビンの株式取得）に係る株式会社AQインタラクティブとの株式譲渡契約締結に関するお知らせ
  17. ↑ Notification regarding a Share Transfer Agreement on the Acquisition of Shares Held by AQ INTERACTIVE INC. in MICROCABIN CORP. to Make It a Subsidiary of Fields Corporation
  18. ↑ マイクロキャビンをパチンコ機販売のフィールズが子会社化
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