is a Japanese

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and

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based in Chiyoda,

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. Originally established in 1985 as a computer software company, it expanded into producing for a number of game

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and handheld systems. Its President and CEO in 2007 was Yoichi Miyaji at which time it was a member of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association of Japan (CESA). Its major trading partners then included

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, Koei Tecmo, and Gung-Ho Online Entertainment, some of whom co-developed or produced games in cooperation with the company. The company has produced a number of games for several genres, beginning with the action game '' Thexder'' for

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in 1985. A number of traditional and Mahjong-related games have also been produced for Japanese audiences. In the Western world, Game Arts is best known as the producers of the ''Lunar'' and '' Grandia'' series of

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s, as well as the '' Gungriffon'' line of

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s. Some of its staff has helped in the preliminary development of

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's Wii title '' Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. On April 22, 2009, Game Arts released the PlayStation port of ''Grandia'' in Japan on the PlayStation Network as a downloadable title in the PSone Classics range, to celebrate an upcoming announcement for '' Grandia Online''.

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