Eighting Co., Ltd. | |
Logo Alt: | Eightinshkg logo |
Native Name: | 株式会社エイティング |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Eitingu Kabushiki-gaisha |
Former Name: | Raizing (1993–2000) |
Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
Location City: | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
Location Country: | Japan |
Key People: | Yasuhiko Sameshima (President and CEO) |
Industry: | Video games |
Num Employees: | 232[1] |
Num Employees Year: | September, 2023 |
stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formerly known as It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games.
Raizing and Eighting were formed in part by former staff of Compile, to create arcade games. The development was done by Raizing, while sales and distribution were done by Eighting. Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker was released in 1993. After the arcade developer Toaplan closed their doors, some of their staff went to Raizing, while others began the offshoot companies Cave, Takumi, and Gazelle, all of which were noted for their strong support of the shoot 'em up genre, and the "danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy.
The company featured a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama (a.k.a. "Healthy"), Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo. The company also included the famous shooting game developer Shinobu Yagawa who was the designer and programmer for Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, and Battle Bakraid while at Raizing, and is now employed by Cave.
In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting, and since then, no shoot'em up games were produced. The company since then concentrated its video game business to home consoles and mobile/social gaming.
1993 | Sorcer Striker | Able Corporation | |
1994 | Hudson Soft | Produced with Hudson Soft | |
Kingdom Grand Prix | Eighting | ||
1996 | Battle Garegga | ||
Terra Diver | Eighting Electronic Arts Victor Data East | ||
1997 | Bloody Roar | Hudson Soft/SCEA/Virgin Interactive | Produced with Hudson Soft |
1998 | Armed Police Batrider | Eighting | |
1999 | Battle Bakraid | Able Corporation | |
Bloody Roar 2 | Hudson Soft SCEA Virgin Interactive | ||
Ghoul Panic | Namco | ||
Golgo 13 | |||
2000 | Dimahoo | Capcom | |
Brave Blade | Namco | ||
Golgo 13 - Kiseki no Dandou | |||
2001 | Golgo 13 - Juusei no Requiem |
2001 | Bloody Roar 3 | Hudson Soft Activision Virgin Interactive | Produced with Hudson Soft |
Kuru Kuru Kururin | Nintendo | ||
Tekken Advance | Namco | ||
2002 | Kururin Paradise | Nintendo | |
2003 | Bloody Roar 4 | Konami | Produced with Hudson Soft |
Tomy | |||
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 | |||
2004 | Bandai | ||
Kururin Squash | Nintendo | ||
Zoids Struggle | Tomy | ||
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3 | |||
2005 | SCEI | ||
Tomy | |||
Bandai | |||
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! | |||
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles | |||
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4 | Tomy | ||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 | SCEI | ||
2006 | Battle Stadium D.O.N | Bandai Namco | Produced with Q Interactive |
Master of Illusion | Nintendo | Produced with Tenyo | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 | SCEI | ||
2007 | Square Enix | Produced with Genius Sonority | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 | SCEI | ||
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution | Takara Tomy | ||
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX | |||
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2 | |||
2008 | Fate/unlimited codes | Capcom | Produced with Type-Moon and Cavia |
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes | |||
Castlevania Judgment | Konami | ||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 | SCEI | ||
Takara Tomy | |||
2009 | Bandai Namco | ||
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | D3 Publisher | Nintendo DS version produced by Natsume Co., Ltd. | |
Takara Tomy | |||
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninjas Revolution 3 | |||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 | SCEI | ||
Bandai Namco | |||
2010 | Capcom | Updated version of Cross Generation of Heroes | |
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO | Bandai Namco | ||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 | SCEI | ||
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special | Takara Tomy | ||
2011 | Capcom | ||
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Updated version of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | ||
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | Produced with Capcom | ||
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze | Bandai Namco | ||
2012 | Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes | ||
2013 | Produced with Bandai Namco | ||
2014 | |||
2016 | |||
Zoids: Field of Rebellion | Takara Tomy | ||
2017 | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | Capcom | Produced with Capcom |
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters | Bandai Namco | ||
2020 | Takara Tomy | ||
Pikmin 3 Deluxe | Nintendo | Ported and developed new content for the title | |
2022 | DNF Duel | Nexon | Developed with Arc System Works and Neople |
2023 | Pikmin 4 | Nintendo | Co-developed with Nintendo EPD |
2024 | Hunter × Hunter: Nen × Impact | Bushiroad Games Arc System Works | |
Nintendo Switch Sports (Free content update) | Nintendo | Co-developed free basketball content update with Nintendo.[2] |