Cygames
Cygames, Inc. is a Japanese video game development studio established in 2011 by CyberAgent. Mobile and e-commerce company DeNA acquired a 24% stake in the studio in 2012, and Nintendo acquired another 5% stake in 2018, leaving CyberAgent with 69% of the shares and as such, they are the parent company of Cygames. From its formation, the company produced mobile games, initially on the Mobage platform, and from 2013 on Android and iOS. The company headquarters is located in Tokyo while other divisions are located in Osaka and Saga in Japan and Seoul, South Korea.
Key IPs include Umamusume: Pretty Derby (2021), Princess Connect! Re:Dive (2018), Shadowverse (2016), Granblue Fantasy (2014), The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2011, with Bandai Namco Entertainment), and Rage of Bahamut (2011). The company began development of console games in 2015.
In 2016, Cygames began funding anime adaptations for its mobile property and for new projects and adaptations for anime. During the same period, the company also entered the manga, music and design market in the same time period. It later announced the establishment of its own animation studio, CygamesPictures. The studio was later consolidated under CyberAgent through a direct share acquisition in February 2026.
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