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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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 |
| Founded | April 2008 |
| Founder | Ibai Ameztoy |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
| Website | Active Gaming Media Website |
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
edit- 2008
- Established as a legal entity in Tokyo
- 2009
- Headquarters moved to Osaka.
- 2011
- 2012
- 2016
- Launched the YumeHaven brand, which focuses on the localization of Japanese visual novels.[9]
- 2021
- Launched English gaming media website AUTOMATON WEST.[10]
Completed projects
editOver the past five years, AGM has translated more than 300 game titles for six different platforms into nine languages.[11]
| Game Title | Platform | Source Language | Target Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1112 episode 3 | iOS | French | English, Italian, German, Spanish |
| 2020: My Country | English | Japanese, Korean, Chinese | |
| Age of Champions | Japanese | English, German, Spanish, French | |
| Alan Wake | Xbox 360 | Korean, Taiwanese | Korean, Taiwanese |
| CityVille | English | Japanese | |
| CastleVille | English | Japanese | |
| Deadfall Adventures | Xbox 360 | English | Japanese |
| Dear Esther | PC | English | Japanese |
| Demon's Souls | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English |
| Eufloria | PC/ PlayStation 3/ PS Vita | English | Japanese |
| Gran Turismo PSP | PlayStation Portable | Japanese | English |
| Great Edo of Nippon | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| Half-Minute Hero | Wii | Japanese | French, Spanish, Italian, German, English |
| Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility | Wii | English | French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| Hidden Chronicles | English | Japanese | |
| Joe Danger | PlayStation 3 | English | Japanese |
| Kingdom Conquest | iOS | Japanese | English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean |
| Kingdom Conquest 2 | iOS | Japanese | English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean |
| King of Fighters XIII | Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Korean, Chinese |
| Deca Sports Extreme | 3DS | Japanese | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| La-Mulana | PC | Japanese | English |
| LittleBigPlanet | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | Chinese |
| Little King's Story | Wii | Japanese | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae | PC/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox One | Japanese | English |
| My Country | English | Japanese, Korean, Chinese | |
| Mystery Manor | Yahoo! Mobage | English | Japanese |
| New Little King's Story | PS Vita | Japanese | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise | Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| Painkiller | Xbox 360 | English | Japanese |
| Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | NDS | English | German |
| Shufflepuck Cantina | iOS | French | English, Italian, German, Spanish |
| Soulcalibur IV | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English |
| SpaceChem | PC | English | Japanese |
| Superhero City | Japanese | English, German, Spanish, French | |
| Tartaros | Online Game | Korean | Japanese |
| Test Drive Unlimited 2 | PlayStation 3 | English | Japanese |
| The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave | 3DS eShop | Japanese | English, French, German |
| The Last Guy | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English |
| The Legacy of Transylvania | Yahoo! Mobage | English | Japanese |
| The Tribez | iOS | English | Japanese |
| Trash Panic | PlayStation 3 | Japanese | English |
| Trouble Witches | Xbox 360 | Japanese | English |
| Valhalla Knights | Wii | English | French, Spanish, Italian, German |
| Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 4 | Arcade | Japanese | English, Chinese |
| World of Zoo | Wii | English | French, Spanish, Italian, German |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Business". Gamasutra.
- ^ "Active Gaming Media Co., Ltd". Moby Games.
- ^ a b "Active Gaming Media Video". Ovguide. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "An Intro To The Company That Taught Demon's Souls English". Siliconera. 5 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Osaka-based Playism is helping bring Japanese indie games to the global stage". Edge. 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Doujin Games, Localization and Crowdfunding: An Introduction to Playism". Siliconera. 14 May 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Playism will bring indie games to Japan, doujin games overseas". Siliconera. 13 May 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Welcome to AUTOMATON WEST!". AUTOMATON. Active Gaming Media. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Works". activegamingmedia. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05.