Announcement Regarding the Acquisition of All Shares of Griogroove Co., Ltd. (Making it a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary)

Cygames Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Cygames," Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Koichi Watanabe), a company engaged in game planning, development, and operation, announced that it acquired all shares of Griogroove Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Griogroove," Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masashi Sakamoto), a company engaged in CG video planning and production, effective May 1, 2026, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Background of the Acquisition of All Shares

Griogroove is a 3DCG and VFX video production studio celebrating its 31st year since its establishment. It has worked on various genres of works including films, commercials, and games, specializing in realistic modeling and animation. Furthermore, it operates one of Japan's leading motion capture studios and has been involved in production work for film projects for many years.

Through this acquisition of all shares, by establishing a strong collaboration with Griogroove, Cygames aims to further improve the quality of its video content and streamline video production.

Griogroove Overview

Company Name: Griogroove Co., Ltd.

Representative Director: Masashi Sakamoto

Address: YSK Building, 3-23-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Established: April 1996

Business Activities: Planning and production of video and data using CG for games, films, commercials, TV anime, exhibition videos, amusement equipment, and all related planning and production work.

Official Website: https://www.griotgroove.com/