Active Gaming Media Explained

Active Gaming Media Inc.
Native Name:株式会社アクティブゲーミングメディア
Founder:Ibai Ameztoy
Location:Osaka, Japan
Industry:Language localization, Software Testing, Entertainment, Video Games, Media/Public Relations
Homepage: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.[3]

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.[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. 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 games titles for six different platforms into nine languages.[11]

Game TitlePlatformSource LanguageTarget Language
1112 episode 3iOSFrenchEnglish, Italian, German, Spanish
2020: My CountryFacebookEnglishJapanese, Korean, Chinese
Age of ChampionsFacebookJapaneseEnglish, German, Spanish, French
Alan WakeXbox 360Korean, TaiwaneseKorean, Taiwanese
CityVilleFacebookEnglishJapanese
CastleVilleFacebookEnglishJapanese
Deadfall AdventuresXbox 360EnglishJapanese
Dear EstherPCEnglishJapanese
Demon's SoulsPlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish
EufloriaPC/ PlayStation 3/ PS VitaEnglishJapanese
Gran Turismo PSPPlayStation PortableJapaneseEnglish
Great Edo of NipponPlayStation 3JapaneseFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Half-Minute HeroWiiJapaneseFrench, Spanish, Italian, German, English
WiiEnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Hidden ChroniclesFacebookEnglishJapanese
Joe DangerPlayStation 3EnglishJapanese
Kingdom ConquestiOSJapaneseEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean
Kingdom Conquest 2iOSJapaneseEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean
King of Fighters XIIIXbox 360/ PlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Korean, Chinese
Deca Sports Extreme3DSJapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
La-MulanaPCJapaneseEnglish
LittleBigPlanetPlayStation 3JapaneseChinese
Little King's StoryWiiJapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Mitsurugi Kamui HikaePC/ PlayStation 4/ Xbox OneJapaneseEnglish
My CountryFacebookEnglishJapanese, Korean, Chinese
Mystery ManorYahoo! MobageEnglishJapanese
New Little King's StoryPS VitaJapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Xbox 360/ PlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German
PainkillerXbox 360EnglishJapanese
NDSEnglishGerman
Shufflepuck CantinaiOSFrenchEnglish, Italian, German, Spanish
Soulcalibur IVPlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish
SpaceChemPCEnglishJapanese
Superhero CityFacebookJapaneseEnglish, German, Spanish, French
TartarosOnline GameKoreanJapanese
Test Drive Unlimited 2PlayStation 3EnglishJapanese
3DS eShopJapaneseEnglish, French, German
The Last GuyPlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish
The Legacy of TransylvaniaYahoo! MobageEnglishJapanese
The TribeziOSEnglishJapanese
Trash PanicPlayStation 3JapaneseEnglish
Trouble WitchesXbox 360JapaneseEnglish
Valhalla KnightsWiiEnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German
Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 4ArcadeJapaneseEnglish, Chinese
World of ZooWiiEnglishFrench, Spanish, Italian, German

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Business. Gamasutra.
  2. Web site: Active Gaming Media Co., Ltd.. Moby Games.
  3. Web site: Active Gaming Media Video. Ovguide. 2012-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002210333/http://www.ovguide.com/active-gaming-media-9202a8c04000641f8000000012e46959. 2013-10-02. dead.
  4. Web site: An Intro To The Company That Taught Demon's Souls English. Siliconera.
  5. Osaka-based Playism is helping bring Japanese indie games to the global stage. Edge. 8 April 2024 .
  6. Web site: Doujin Games, Localization and Crowdfunding: An Introduction to Playism. Siliconera.
  7. Web site: 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. 2014-08-07. 2014-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810154109/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/playism-digital-game-distribution-and-game-development-focused-crowd-funding-site-offering-pay-what-you-want-game-bundle-and-pro/0155782. dead.
  8. Web site: Playism will bring indie games to Japan, doujin games overseas. Siliconera.
  9. Web site: The establishment of YumeHaven, the visual novel brand. The masterpiece "Shuffle!"coming to Steam. www.activegamingmedia.com. 2016-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022021802/http://www.activegamingmedia.com/en/news/2016/10/yumehaven-visual-novel-shuffle-steam.html. 2016-10-22. dead.
  10. Web site: Welcome to AUTOMATON WEST! . . 2021-08-03 . AUTOMATON . Active Gaming Media . 2023-02-10 .
  11. Web site: Works . activegamingmedia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005033751/http://www.activegamingmedia.com/en/works/works/ . 2013-10-05 .