Active Gaming Media

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Active Gaming Media Inc.
Native name
株式会社アクティブゲーミングメディア
Industry Language localization, Software testing, Entertainment, Video Games, Media/Public Relations
FoundedApril 2008;17 years ago (2008-04)
FounderIbai Ameztoy
Headquarters Osaka, Japan
Website Active Gaming Media Website

Active Gaming Media Inc. (AGM) is a localization company based in Osaka, Japan. Founded in 2008 by CEO Ibai Ameztoy, the company's main focus lies in providing localization services for video games. [1] [2] AGM has since branched out to provide services such as game debugging, marketing, promotion, voice acting, and publishing for games and anime. [1] [3]

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Having worked on a number of titles for various platforms including PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC, as well as online and mobile games, AGM has collaborated with a number of major Japanese video game companies, including Sony Corporation, Grasshopper Manufacture and Capcom. Notable titles are Demon’s Souls, No More Heroes, Monster Hunter, the survival-horror series Resident Evil, and the Devil May Cry series. [3] [4]

In May 2011, AGM launched the Japan-based version of the Playism website, an indie game distribution platform. With the aim of introducing Western indie games to Japan, Playism started off by distributing localized versions of Machinarium and SpaceChem. [5] Aside from being a distribution platform, Playism offers indie game funding, localization, and publishing services for indie game developers. [6] Along with the English release of Nigoro’s archaeological platformer La-Mulana, Playism launched the English version of the Playism store in July 2012. [5] In addition to both paid and free indie games, Playism also offers a pay what you want model for some of its titles. [7] The platform adapts a concept similar to Steam.

History

Completed projects

Over the past five years, AGM has translated more than 300 game titles for six different platforms into nine languages. [11]

Game TitlePlatformSource LanguageTarget Language
1112 episode 3 iOS FrenchEnglish, Italian, German, Spanish
2020: My Country Facebook EnglishJapanese, Korean, Chinese
Age of Champions Facebook JapaneseEnglish, German, Spanish, French
Alan Wake Xbox 360 Korean, TaiwaneseKorean, Taiwanese
CityVille Facebook EnglishJapanese
CastleVille Facebook EnglishJapanese
Deadfall Adventures Xbox 360 EnglishJapanese
Dear Esther PC EnglishJapanese
Demon's Souls PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish
Eufloria PC/ PlayStation 3/ PS Vita EnglishJapanese
Gran Turismo PSP PlayStation Portable JapaneseEnglish
Great Edo of Nippon PlayStation 3 JapaneseFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Half-Minute Hero Wii JapaneseFrench, Spanish, Italian, German, English
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility Wii EnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Hidden Chronicles Facebook EnglishJapanese
Joe Danger PlayStation 3 EnglishJapanese
Kingdom Conquest iOS JapaneseEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean
Kingdom Conquest 2 iOS JapaneseEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean
King of Fighters XIII Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Korean, Chinese
Deca Sports Extreme 3DS JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
La-Mulana PC JapaneseEnglish
LittleBigPlanet PlayStation 3 JapaneseChinese
Little King's Story Wii JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae PC/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One JapaneseEnglish
My Country Facebook EnglishJapanese, Korean, Chinese
Mystery Manor Yahoo! Mobage EnglishJapanese
New Little King's Story PS Vita JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Painkiller Xbox 360 EnglishJapanese
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon NDS EnglishGerman
Shufflepuck Cantina iOS FrenchEnglish, Italian, German, Spanish
Soulcalibur IV PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish
SpaceChem PC EnglishJapanese
Superhero City Facebook JapaneseEnglish, German, Spanish, French
Tartaros Online Game KoreanJapanese
Test Drive Unlimited 2 PlayStation 3 EnglishJapanese
The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave 3DS eShop JapaneseEnglish, French, German
The Last Guy PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish
The Legacy of Transylvania Yahoo! Mobage EnglishJapanese
The Tribez iOS EnglishJapanese
Trash Panic PlayStation 3 JapaneseEnglish
Trouble Witches Xbox 360 JapaneseEnglish
Valhalla Knights Wii EnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 4 Arcade JapaneseEnglish, Chinese
World of Zoo Wii EnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German

References

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  2. "Active Gaming Media Co., Ltd". Moby Games.
  3. 1 2 "Active Gaming Media Video". Ovguide. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  4. "An Intro To The Company That Taught Demon's Souls English". Siliconera. 5 April 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Osaka-based Playism is helping bring Japanese indie games to the global stage". Edge . 8 April 2024.
  6. "Doujin Games, Localization and Crowdfunding: An Introduction to Playism". Siliconera. 14 May 2011.
  7. "PLAYISM Digital Game Distribution and Game Development-focused Crowd-funding Site Offering Pay-What-You-Want Game Bundle and Project Fundraising to Support Disaster Relief Efforts in Northern Japan". Develop . Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  8. "Playism will bring indie games to Japan, doujin games overseas". Siliconera. 13 May 2011.
  9. "The establishment of YumeHaven, the visual novel brand. The masterpiece "Shuffle!"coming to Steam". www.activegamingmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  10. "Welcome to AUTOMATON WEST!". AUTOMATON. Active Gaming Media. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2023-02-10.[ dead link ]
  11. "Works". activegamingmedia. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.