is a Japanese company specializing in the planning, development and distribution of
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
s and the research, development and distribution of software, data and video media. The company was originally founded in 1996 as a
computer graphics
Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. ...
producer.
Access Games primarily specializes in
action-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.
Definition
An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from an action ...
s and
combat flight simulators.
History
On January 16, 2002, the company launched a game development division and re-established itself as primarily a video game company. On September 30, 2003, Access Games became a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Media Lab, in turn a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics.
Much of the company's employees had been members of Whoopee Camp and its transitional group Deep Space who joined following the release of ''
Extermination''.
Organization
AG's main office is located in
Chūō, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
C ...
, but the company's development departments are located in
Chūō-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Japan, wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
Consu ...
.
Staff
Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro notably worked for the company as the writer and director of ''
Spy Fiction
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intellig ...
'' and ''
Deadly Premonition''.
Games
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Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Video game companies established in 1996
Video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
Japanese companies established in 1996
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