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Nex Entertainment

Nex Entertainment , formerly known as GAU Entertainment and Nextech , was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games for publishers on a contract basis. Its clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.

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Nex Entertainment
ネクスエンタテインメント
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)1
Defunct2016 (2016)2
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan,
Key people
Masaru Osamu Aoyama (CEO)
Websitewww.nex-ent.co.jp/

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 publishers on a contract basis. Its clients included Sega, Capcom, Namco, Takara, Taito, Atlus, and Square Enix.1

History

Nex Entertainment was founded as GAU Entertainment and 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 announced on July 29, 2016 that it closed the company.2

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

PlayStation Vita

  • Killing Bites (cancelled)7

Sega Saturn

Windows

  • Chi Q no Tomodachi3
  • Dark Eyes3
  • Dark Eyes 20003
  • Dream Studio3
  • You will go out to the Pico-town!3

WonderSwan Color

  • Dark Eyes: BattleGate3

Xbox

References

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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. "Nex Entertainment Contents" (in Japanese). Nex Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  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 Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. "All Games by NexTech". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  6. "All Games by Gau Entertainment". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  7. "Killing Bites game no longer in development". 25 September 2017.
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