Red Entertainment Corporation | |
Native Name: | 株式会社レッド・エンタテインメント |
Predecessor: | Red Company (1976-2000) |
Foundation: | December 4, 2000[1] |
Location: | Suitengu Hokushin Bldg. 1-39-5, Nihonbashi-kakigaracho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan |
Key People: | Ohji Hiroi |
Industry: | Video games, animation, etc. |
Products: | See product listing |
Revenue: | ¥105,969,632 (capital) |
Owner: | Oizumi Corporation |
Homepage: | Red Entertainment homepage (English) |
is a video game developer and publisher based in Japan. Originally founded in 1976 as (though it did not begin doing business until 1985), it was reorganized and succeeded by a new company on December 4, 2000, under its current moniker of Red Entertainment. While Red Company as a public corporation dates back to the mid-1980s, the first title released under the Red Entertainment brand was Gungrave on July 17, 2002. The name "RED" comes from "Royal Emperor Dragon".[2] In 2011, the company was acquired by Chinese game developer UltiZen Games Limited.[3] In 2014, Red Entertainment was sold to Oizumi Corporation.[4]