Tecmo, Ltd.
Moby ID: 1460
- Tehkan Ltd. (from 1981-07-31 to 1986)
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Tecmo was founded on July 31st 1967 in Japan, initially as a supplier of cleaning equipment. In the field of electronic games, the company has been focusing on the arcades throughout much of its history. Tecmo is known for Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Fatal Frame, and other series.
Credited on 142 Games from 1981 to 2010
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- September 5, 2008
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Square Enix withdraws its offer to take over Tecmo. Following the proposal, Tecmo instead pursued a merger with KOEI. Square Enix asked for details about that merger, but initially received none and consequently withdrew the friendly bid.
- September 2008
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A judicial settlement is reached in a case made against the company by two members of Team Ninja over unpaid overtime.
- August 28, 2008
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Square Enix unveils its plans to acquire Tecmo (worldwide) by purchasing shares in that company at 30 percent premium.
- February 9, 2005
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The company files suit in federal court in Chicago against the members of an Internet forum dedicated to hacking their titles. The members of the site, NinjaHacker.net, are responsible for creating and hosting "illegal content", such as alternate costumes for characters.
- 1986
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Company changed its name from Tehkan to Tecmo.
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Trivia +
Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan, itself a contraction of the much older company name, Teikoku Kanzai.
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Tecmo, Ltd.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 55 games with Tecmo, Inc.
- 13 games with Team Ninja
- 13 games with Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.
- 12 games with HAMSTER Corporation
- 8 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 6 games with Sophia Enterprises, Inc.
- 6 games with Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
- 6 games with Graphic Research Co., Ltd.
- 5 games with Koei Tecmo America Corp.
- 5 games with National Football League Players Association
- 35 games with Max Naka
- 27 games with John Inada
- 21 games with Norma Matautia
- 21 games with Takashi Miyamae
- 20 games with Mitsuru Tsutsumi
- 20 games with Isamu Fukada
- 18 games with Brian Hoisko
- 18 games with Keisuke Kikuchi
- 17 games with Tomonobu Itagaki
- 17 games with Mimi Tabuchi
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