, Active Gaming Media Co., Ltd), also referred to as AGM, is a localization agency and service company based in Osaka,
Japan, that specializes in quality assurance, market research

Market research

Market research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. It is a very important component of business strategy...

 and marketing for video games.

AGM focuses primarily on B2B services in the video game industry, which has also included the translation of digital manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 and anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 titles specifically for the European and American smart phone markets.

In 2011, AGM acquired the Osaka branch of Tokyo Great Visual which added advertising and design to its business lines.

In May 2011, AGM launched an international independent game distribution and funding platform, titled PLAYISM, aimed at both Japanese and overseas independent game developers looking for a platform to release their games through.

Business Lines

Active Gaming Media　Co., Ltd. was founded in April of 2008 as a translation and localization firm functioning primarily in the sphere of localization and culturalization of video games. The company's primary source languages are English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.

Since its founding, Active Gaming Media has expanded into voice over recording and production, and the linguistic debugging of games for game consoles, PC, and mobile devices.

In November of 2010, the company forged a business partnership with major Japanese quality assurance service provider Digital Hearts, which served to expand their business lines to include QA assurance and game testing.

In 2011, Active Gaming Media acquired the Osaka branch of Tokyo Great Visual, and proceeded to contribute to the Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

Monster Hunter Freedom 3, also called in Japan is the latest installment in the Monster Hunter franchise for the PlayStation Portable system that was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. The game was released, as a part of the PlayStation Portable Remaster series, on PlayStation 3. The game...

 marketing and advertising campaign. In the same year, the company launched marketing and market research products, dealing primarily in focus groups

Focus group

A focus group is a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging...

 and surveys to evaluate the reception and perception of video games across cultures.

History

• October 2006: Company Founded
• June 2008: Established as a legal entity in Tokyo.
• March 2009: Headquarters relocated to Osaka.
• March 2010: Launched first marketing promotion services
• October 2010: Established Tokyo Sales branch
• November 2010: Forged business partnership with Digital Hearts
• January 2011: Acquired Tokyo Great Visual (Osaka branch)
• January 2011: Headquarters relocated within Osaka
• January 2011: Launched market research product line
• May 2011: Launched digital distribution platform PLAYISM in Japan

Completed Projects

Game Title	Platform	Source Language	Target Language	Notes
Alan Wake Alan Wake Alan Wake is a story-driven action game in the psychological thriller genre, developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios, released for the Xbox 360 video game console in 2010...	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	Korean, Taiwanese	Korean, Taiwanese	Debugging
Armored Core 3 Portable	PSP PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Japanese	English
Demon's Souls Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game video game developed primarily by From Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on February 5, 2009 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...	PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	Japanese	English
Everybody’s Stress Buster	PSP PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Japanese	English
Gran Turismo PSP	PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Japanese	English
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility is a farming simulation video game by Marvelous Interactive released exclusively for Nintendo's Wii console...	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	English	French, Spanish, Italian, German
Joe Danger Joe Danger Joe Danger is the first title published by British independent video game developer Hello Games. It was released on the PlayStation Network in June 2010, after Hello chose to publish it exclusively with Sony Computer Entertainment; however, a further release for the Xbox Live Arcade was confirmed...	PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	English	Japanese	Localization and debugging
King of Fighters Sky Stage	PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Japanese	English
NEOGEO HEROES	Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...	Japanese	English
No More Heroes II	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	English	French, Spanish, Italian, German
PlayStation Home PlayStation Home PlayStation Home is a virtual 3D social gaming network developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network . It is available directly from the PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar under PlayStation Network. Membership is free, and only requires a PSN...	PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	Japanese	English
Rune Factory DS	Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	English	German
Shootanto	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	Japanese	English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! Tank! is a family-friendly action video arcade game that was released in 2009 to a Japanese and North American market.-General information:In this game, the player controls a tank and has to shoot monsters with ammunition...	Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...	Japanese	Russian, Spanish, Italian
Tartaros Online	PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...	Chinese	Japanese	Localization and debugging
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Test Drive Unlimited 2 Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a racing video game developed by Eden Games and published by Atari. It is the sequel to Test Drive Unlimited and the tenth game in the series. The game was released on 8 February 2011 in North America and on 11 February in Europe.The game suffered from many bugs during...	PS3	English	Japanese	Voice Over
The Last Guy The Last Guy The Last Guy is a PlayStation Network title for the PlayStation 3. It is available as a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store. The game is a rescue game in which the eponymous player character must guide civilians to escape from monster-infested cities. On July 31, 2008, it was released in Japan...	PS3	Japanese	English
Trash Panic Trash Panic is a puzzle video game for the PlayStation 3 developed by SCEJ. It was released in Japan on March 19, 2009 on the PlayStation Network download service, and has been compared to Tetris in terms of gameplay, though the object of the game is to compact items of garbage, not remove rows of blocks.A...	PS3	Japanese	English
Trouble Witches	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	English	Japanese	Voice Over
Valhalla Knights Valhalla Knights is a fantasy action role-playing game developed by K2 LLC and published by Marvelous Entertainment for Sony PlayStation Portable.-Story:In a realm forgotten by history, humans, elves, halflings and other assorted races lived together in harmony in an untainted paradise surrounded by thick green...	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	English	French, Spanish, Italian, German
World of Zoo World of Zoo World of Zoo is a life simulation video game, published by THQ and developed by Blue Fang Games, who also developed the similar Zoo Tycoon series. World of Zoo was released for Windows PC, Wii and Nintendo DS on October 26, 2009...	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	English	French, Spanish, Italian, German

Major Clients

• Activision
  Activision
  Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
  
  
• AQ Interactive
  AQ Interactive
  AQ Interactive was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. AQ stands for Artistic Quality. It was the parent company of the developers Artoon, Cavia and feelplus, and most recently the U.S. publisher Xseed Games...
  
  
• Bitway Co., Ltd
• Buena Vista Games
  Buena Vista Games
  Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. , is a Worldwide American video game company...
  
  
• C&C Media Co.,Ltd.
• Gamepot
• Grasshopper Manufacture, Inc.
  Grasshopper
  The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
  
  
• Hudson Soft
  Hudson Soft
  , formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
  
  
• Koei Co., Ltd.
• Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
• NTT Solmare
• SEGA Corporation
• SNK Playmore
  SNK Playmore
  SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....
  
  
• Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
• THQ
  THQ
  THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...