CyberStep
{{Short description|Japanese video game developer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = CyberStep, Inc.
| native_name = サイバーステップ
| native_name_lang = ja
| logo = CyberStep logo.svg
| foundation = April 1, 2000
| type = Public
| industry = Video Game Development and Publishing
| founders =
| location = Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
| key_people = Rui Sato
(President and Board Member)
| homepage = {{URL|http://corp.cyberstep.com/}}
| subsid = {{Plainlist|
- CyberStep Comm. Inc. (United States of America)
- CyberStep Ent. Inc. (Korea)
- CyberStep Games B.V. (Netherlands)
- CyberStep China Inc. (China)
- CyberStep Brasil Ltd. (Brazil)
- CyberStep Hong Kong Ltd. (Hong Kong)
- CyberStep Philippines, Inc. (Philippines)
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| revenue =
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CyberStep, Inc. is a Japanese global online video game developer and publisher. The company was founded on April 1, 2000.
History
CyberStep is a developer and publisher of online video games. Headquartered in Japan, CyberStep has local branches in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} The company was founded on April 1, 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://corp.cyberstep.com/company/profile_en.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241129062046/https://corp.cyberstep.com/company/profile_en.html|archive-date=November 29, 2024|access-date=November 29, 2024|title =Company Profile|website=CyberStep}}
CyberStep has developed seven online games: notably the third-person shooter Cosmic Break in 2008, the action MMORPG Onigiri in 2013, and Dawn of the Breakers in 2018. In 2017,{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-04-24/toreba-2d-released-for-ios-and-android-in-english/.115220|url-status=live|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316055112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-04-24/toreba-2d-released-for-ios-and-android-in-english/.115220|title=Toreba 2D released for iOS and Android in English|website=Anime News Network|location=Tokyo|date=April 27, 2017 |access-date=March 16, 2023}} Cyberstep released its English language version of Toreba, where online players can pay to control crane games to win prizes.
On March 14, 2023, CyberStep launched a new visual novel game brand, Rabbitfoot, with a focus on virtual YouTubers.{{cite web|author=Mr. Katoh|url=https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2023/03/14/127993.html|title=サイバーステップがインフルエンサー本人の主演するノベルゲームブランド「Rabbitfoot」を始動―第1弾ゲームはVTuber来音こくりさんが登場|trans-title=CyberStep launches "Rabbitfoot", a novel game brand starring influencers themselves—the first game will feature VTuber Kurune Kokuri|work=GameSpark|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=March 24, 2025|language=ja}}
Controversy
CyberStep has developed a notorious reputation internationally by critics and players of its games for its gashapon-based monetisation model.{{Cite news |title=CosmicBreak 2 Fails Kickstarter Campaign |date=March 16, 2015 |url=https://mmos.com/news/cosmicbreak-2-fails-kickstarter-campaign |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107150608/https://mmos.com/news/cosmicbreak-2-fails-kickstarter-campaign|archive-date=January 7, 2024|author=Shurelya|website=mmos.com|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
In 2020,{{cite web |url=https://japaninsider.com/online-crane-game-company-faces-law-suit/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528234153/https://japaninsider.com/online-crane-game-company-faces-law-suit/|archive-date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |title=Online Crane Game Company Toreba Faces a Law Suit for Rigging Games |date=November 25, 2020|website=Japan Insider|first=Christian|last=Dakin }} Cyberstep faced lawsuits regarding employees tampering with machines to prevent wins in its online crane game, Toreba.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Cyberstep}}
- {{Official website|http://corp.cyberstep.com/}}
- (United States) http://www.cyberstep.com/
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Category:Video game companies of Japan
Category:Video game development companies
Category:Video game publishers
Category:Video game companies established in 2000