is a Japanese video game developer. They are closely affiliated with Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Bandai), being best known for its work with the company on the .hack series, along with a series of fighting games based on the Naruto franchise. They are also known for creating the Little Tail Bronx series (e.g. Tail Concerto, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter and Fuga: Melodies of Steel). In 2016, it expanded its workforce into the international market by opening a studio in Montreal, Canada; however, the studio ceased operations in July 2023 after seven years of service.
History CyberConnect2 was first formed on February 16, 1996, as CyberConnect in Fukuoka, Japan. On September 16, 2001, it was renamed CyberConnect2. On October 3, 2007, CyberConnect2 changed its logo and expanded its production beyond games, beginning with the formation of Sensible Art Innovation to create the .hack//G.U. Trilogy, and LieN to compose the music.
CyberConnect2 opened a second studio in Tokyo in 2010, and later opened its first international studio in Montreal, Canada in 2016. However, it was announced the Montreal studio would close its doors by the end of July 2023. In July 2023, it was announced that a third studio in Osaka will open in early 2024.
CyberConnect2 was tasked with developing the Final Fantasy VII Remake, described in CyberConnect2's March 2015 Famitsu job advertisement as a photo-realistic role-playing game targeted at the international market built on the Unreal Engine 4 involving physically based rendering. In May 2017, it was announced that they had left the project due to unreasonable management from above, and Square Enix moved the remaining development of Final Fantasy VII Remake in-house.
List of video games Release date Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Tail Concerto PlayStation Bandai Silent Bomber .hack//Infection PlayStation 2 .hack//Mutation .hack//Outbreak .hack//Quarantine Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 .hack//frägment Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress PlayStation Portable .hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth PlayStation 2 Bandai Namco Games Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 .hack//G.U. Vol. 2//Reminisce Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm PlayStation 3 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 PlayStation Portable .hack//Link Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Solatorobo: Red the Hunter Nintendo DS Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact PlayStation Portable Asura's Wrath PlayStation 3 Capcom Xbox 360 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations PlayStation 3 Bandai Namco Games Xbox 360 .hack//Versus PlayStation 3 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle PlayStation 3 Shadow Escaper Android iOS 2013 Naruto Online Browser Bandai Namco Games, Tencent Games, Oasis Games Shinigami Messiah Android iOS Little Tail Story Android Bandai Namco Games iOS Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft Windows Final Fantasy VII G-Bike Android Square Enix iOS FullBokko Heroes X Android Drecom iOS JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven PlayStation 3 Bandai Namco Entertainment PlayStation 4 .hack//New World Android iOS Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Nintendo SwitchNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm TrilogyPlayStation 4 Microsoft Windows Xbox OneNintendo SwitchSeptember 25, 2024AndroidiOS .hack//G.U. Last Recode Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Fuga: Melodies of Steel Microsoft Windows CyberConnect2 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Q2/Q3 2026 iOS Android Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles PlayStation 4 Aniplex, Sega PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R Microsoft Windows Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2Microsoft Windows CyberConnect2 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm ConnectionsMicrosoft WindowsBandai Namco EntertainmentNintendo Switch PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board Nintendo Switch Aniplex, Sega Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3Microsoft WindowsCyberConnect2 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2Microsoft WindowsAniplex, SegaNintendo Switch PlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S Cecile Microsoft WindowsCyberConnect2 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Tokyo Ogre Gate Microsoft WindowsCyberConnect2 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox OneTBA.hack//Z.E.R.O.TBACyberConnect2
Films CyberConnect2 also produced two animated films for the .hack franchise. The first one, .hack//G.U. Trilogy, is an adaptation of the .hack//G.U. games and was released in December 2007. The second film is .hack//The Movie, which was released on January 21, 2012.
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