Nex Entertainment

Video game developer, formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech

Nex Entertainment (ネクスエンタテインメント, Nekusu Entateinmento), formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech (ネクステック, Nekusutekku), was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for other companies on a contract basis. Their clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.[1] Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment. Two years later, the company merged into Nextech, which was bought by Sega in 1997.[1] Nex Entertainment emerged as a third-party developer in 2003.[1] NEX Entertainment's major shareholder, Fields <2767> announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.[2]

Nex Entertainment
ネクスエンタテインメント
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 28, 1992[1]
Defunct2016[2]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO)
Websitewww.nex-ent.co.jp/

Games

Arcade

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

GameCube

iOS and Android

  • 殉職刑事[4]

Mega Drive/Genesis

Nintendo DS

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

  • Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]

PlayStation Vita

  • Killing Bites (cancelled)[7]

Sega Saturn

Windows

  • Chi Q no Tomodachi[3]
  • Dark Eyes[3]
  • Dark Eyes 2000[3]
  • Dream Studio[3]
  • You will go out to the Pico-town![3]

WonderSwan Color

  • Dark Eyes: BattleGate[3]

Xbox

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nex Entertainment staff. "Nex Entertainment Company Profile". Nex-ent.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2008-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "フィールズ、ゲーム開発子会社ネクスエンタテインメントを解散…スマホゲームでは『殉職刑事』シリーズで知られる | gamebiz".
  3. ^ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 "Nex Entertainment Contents" (in Japanese). Nex Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ Gamer. ""殉職"することで物語が進んでいくiOS/Android「殉職刑事」シリーズが配信開始! | Gamer". www.gamer.ne.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  6. ^ 6.0 6.1 "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  7. ^ 7.0 7.1 "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.

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