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Marvelous USA Inc.
Formerly XSEED JKS, Inc. (2007-2013)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded November 2004; 21 years ago
Headquarters Torrance, California, US
Key people Ken Berry (president and CEO)
Parent
AQ Interactive (2007–2011)
Marvelous (2011–present)
Website [Link]
Marvelous USA Inc., (formerly Xseed Games), is an American video game company founded in 2004 by
former members of Square Enix USA with the goal to localize Japanese games for American market.[1]
[2]
Xseed Games later became a subsidiary of Japanese game company Marvelous in 2011, providing the
localization and publishing services for video games and related materials.
In 2024, the company only retained the Xseed Games brand for third-party published titles.
History
Former logo and current third-party brand
In 2007, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced the acquisition of Xseed Games, with share transfer before June.
[3] The deal was signed on April 24, and the share transfer was completed on June 26.[4]
Xseed Games joined forces with Marvelous Entertainment (MMV) to co-publish their games in North
America in 2008.[5][6][7] At E3 2008, MMV USA and Xseed Games distinguished the games that would
be co-published under the agreement and the games that Xseed would publish separately.[8]
In April 1, 2009, AQ Interactive announced increasing its stake of Xseed Games from 55% to 90% on the
day of announcement.[9]
On April 14, 2009, Xseed Games announced its partnership with Japanese developer Nihon Falcom over
localizing and publishing Ys Seven, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys I & II Chronicles, and the Trails in the Sky
trilogy for the PlayStation Portable in North America.[10][11] Xseed Games later published Ys: The Oath
in Felghana and Ys Origin as their first released on the Steam digital distribution platform in 2012.[12]
In March 2013, Index Corporation's Atlus Online Division online business unit was purchased by
Marvelous AQL and transferred to Xseed.[13] On April 6, MarvelousAQL announced that XSEED JKS, Inc.,
the publisher's trading name, would be renamed as Marvelous USA Inc., with the Xseed banner being
used for video games while the Marvelous Online banner would be used for mobile and social titles.[14]
[15][2]
In October 2019, company cofounder Ken Berry was named its president, CEO, and CFO.[16]
In August 2024, Marvelous announced that Marvelous USA would undergo a major restructural change.
The Xseed Games banner would now be used for third-party titles, while the Marvelous USA banner
would be used for Marvelous' titles.[17]
Controversy
In 2019, former Xseed localization producer Brittany Avery discovered that she was not credited for her
work on the enhanced PlayStation 4 port of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel after leaving the
company the previous year. As a result, Xseed revealed their policy of not crediting staff members in
games if they are no longer employed at the company at the time it releases. The practice, also done by
some other companies in the industry, was widely criticized.[18][19]
Games
Title Developer(s) Release date Platform
Wild Arms 4 [Link] January 10, 2006 PlayStation 2
Shadow Hearts: From the New World Nautilus March 7, 2006 PlayStation 2
Valhalla Knights K2 LLC
Marvelous Entertainment April 17, 2007 PlayStation Portable
Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground Global A Entertainment June 19, 2007 PlayStation Portable
Brave Story: New Traveler Game Republic July 31, 2007 PlayStation Portable
Wild Arms 5 [Link] August 28, 2007 PlayStation 2
Victorious Boxers: Revolution Grand Prix
Cavia October 16, 2007 Wii
Wild Arms XF [Link] March 11, 2008 PlayStation Portable
Valhalla Knights 2[note 1] K2 LLC October 1, 2008 PlayStation Portable
KORG DS-10 Cavia November 4, 2008 Nintendo DS
Populous DS Genki November 11, 2008 Nintendo DS
Retro Game Challenge indieszero February 10, 2009 Nintendo DS
Avalon Code[note 1] Matrix Software March 10, 2009 Nintendo DS
Rune Factory Frontier[note 1] Neverland March 17, 2009 Wii
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise[note 1] Grasshopper Manufacture
h.a.n.d. June 16, 2009 Nintendo DS
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong HI Corporation June 22, 2009 Wii[note 2]
Little King's Story[note 1] Cing July 21, 2009 Wii
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga[note 1] K2 LLC September 29, 2009 Wii
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road [Link] Nintendo DS
Ju-on: The Grudge feelplusOctober 13, 2009 Wii
Half-Minute Hero[note 1] Marvelous Entertainment PlayStation Portable
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Project Aces
Access Games January 12, 2010 Wii
Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance[note 1] K2 LLC January 21, 2010 PlayStation Portable[note 3]
KORG DS-10 Plus Cavia February 16, 2010 Nintendo DS
Ragnarok DS GungHo Online Entertainment Nintendo DS
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony Game Arts March 2, 2010 PlayStation Portable
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Namco Bandai Games
tri-Crescendo March 16, 2010 Wii
Samurai Shodown: Sen SNK Playmore March 30, 2010 Xbox 360
Ys Seven Nihon Falcom August 17, 2010 PlayStation Portable
August 30, 2017 Windows
Ivy the Kiwi? Prope August 24, 2010 Nintendo DS
Wii
Ivy the Kiwi? Mini Prope October 11, 2010 Nintendo DS[note 4]
Ys: The Oath in Felghana Nihon Falcom November 2, 2010 PlayStation Portable
March 19, 2012 Windows
Ys I & II Chronicles Nihon Falcom February 22, 2011 PlayStation Portable
February 14, 2013 Windows
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Nihon Falcom March 29, 2011 PlayStation Portable
July 29, 2014 Windows
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls Acquire June 2, 2011 PlayStation 3
January 15, 2020[20] Windows
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter CyberConnect2 September 27, 2011[note 5] Nintendo DS
Fishing Resort Prope November 21, 2011 Wii
Corpse Party Team GrisGris
5pb. November 22, 2011 PlayStation Portable[note 3]
April 25, 2016 Windows
October 25, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
December 4, 2017 Linux
Sumioni Acquire March 20, 2012 PlayStation Vita[note 3]
Ys Origin Nihon Falcom May 31, 2012 Windows
Unchained Blades FuRyu June 26, 2012 PlayStation Portable[note 3]
January 3, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
The Last Story Mistwalker
AQ Interactive August 14, 2012 Wii
Way of the Samurai 4 Acquire August 21, 2012 PlayStation 3[note 3]
Orgarhythm Acquire
Neilo October 23, 2012 PlayStation Vita[note 3]
Ragnarok Odyssey Game Arts
GungHo Online Entertainment October 30, 2012 PlayStation Vita
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Team GrisGris
5pb. January 15, 2013 PlayStation Portable[note 3]
October 29, 2018 Windows
Ark of the Ages Meteorise March 1, 2013 Android
March 29, 2013 iOS
Pandora's Tower Ganbarion April 16, 2013 Wii
Killer Is Dead Grasshopper Manufacture August 27, 2013 PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Rune Factory 4 Neverland October 1, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Valhalla Knights 3 K2 LLC October 15, 2013 PlayStation Vita
Senran Kagura Burst Tamsoft November 14, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Ys: Memories of CelcetaNihon Falcom November 26, 2013 PlayStation Vita
July 25, 2018 Windows
June 9, 2020[21] PlayStation 4
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace Game Arts April 1, 2014 PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 3
Bullet Witch Cavia May 13, 2014[note 6] Xbox 360
April 25, 2018 Windows
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Acquire August 5, 2014 PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
November 25, 2014 PlayStation 4
May 26, 2015 Windows
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus Tamsoft October 14, 2014 PlayStation Vita
June 1, 2016 Windows
Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! Tamsoft November 11, 2014 PlayStation Vita
November 10, 2016 Windows
Brandish: The Dark Revenant Nihon Falcom January 13, 2015 PlayStation Portable[note 3]
Story of Seasons[22] Marvelous AQL March 31, 2015[23] Nintendo 3DS
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Nihon Falcom April 28, 2015 Windows
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven Marvelous June 2, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Onechanbara Z2 Tamsoft July 21, 2015 PlayStation 4
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson Tamsoft September 15, 2015[24] Nintendo 3DS
Corpse Party: Blood Drive Team GrisGris
5pb. October 13, 2015 PlayStation Vita
October 10, 2019[25] Windows
Nintendo Switch
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC Nihon Falcom October 29, 2015 PlayStation
Portable[note 3]
Windows
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space Sandlot December 8, 2015 PlayStation Vita
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair PlayStation 4
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Nihon Falcom December 22, 2015 PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
August 2, 2017 Windows[26]
March 26, 2019 PlayStation 4[27]
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel Examu February 2, 2016 PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
December 8, 2016 Windows
Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale Epics March 1, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Senran Kagura Estival Versus Tamsoft March 15, 2016 PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
March 17, 2017 Windows
Little King's Story Cing August 5, 2016 Windows
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Nihon Falcom September 6, 2016 PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
February 14, 2018 Windows
June 4, 2019 PlayStation 4[27]
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Ankake Spa September 20, 2016 PlayStation 4[note 3]
July 11, 2018 Windows
Exile's End Magnetic Realms October 25, 2016 PlayStation Vita,[note 3]
PlayStation 4
November 22, 2016 Wii U
Xanadu Next Nihon Falcom November 3, 2016 Windows
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero WayForward December 20, 2016[28] Wii U[note 7]
PlayStation 4[note 7]
PlayStation Vita[note 7]
May 8, 2018 Nintendo Switch[note 7]
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star Marvelous January 17, 2017[29] PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
July 25, 2017[30] Windows
Nintendo Switch
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns Marvelous February 28, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Nihon Falcom May 3, 2017 Windows
Akiba's Beat Acquire May 16, 2017 PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Tamsoft September 26, 2017 PlayStation 4
March 7, 2018 Windows
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection Nihon Falcom October 31, 2017 Windows
Zwei: The Arges Adventure Nihon Falcom January 24, 2018 Windows
Freedom PlanetGalaxyTrail August 30, 2018[31] Nintendo Switch
Senran Kagura Reflexions Tamsoft September 13, 2018[32] Nintendo Switch
June 24, 2019[33] Windows
Gal Metal DMM Games October 30, 2018[34] Nintendo Switch
Gungrave VR Red/Development December 11, 2018 PlayStation 4
March 6, 2019 Windows
London Detective Mysteria Karin Entertainment December 18, 2018[35] PlayStation Vita
July 31, 2019 Windows
Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal Tamsoft January 22, 2019[36] Windows
PlayStation 4
Fate/Extella Link Marvelous First Studio March 19, 2019[37] PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Windows
Nintendo Switch
Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash MAGES inc
5pb.
April 10, 2019[38] Windows
Senran Kagura Peach Ball Honey Parade Games July 9, 2019[33] Nintendo Switch
August 14, 2019[39] Windows
BurgerTime Party! G-Mode October 8, 2019[40] Nintendo Switch
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Grasshopper Manufacture October 17, 2019[41]
PlayStation 4
Corpse Party 2 Team GrisGris October 23, 2019[42] Windows
Heroland FuRyu December 3, 2019[43] Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Windows
Daemon X Machina Marvelous February 13, 2020[44] Windows
Rune Factory 4 Special Marvelous February 25, 2020[45] Nintendo Switch
December 7, 2021 Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Granblue Fantasy Versus Arc System Works March 3, 2020[46] PlayStation 4
March 13, 2020[47] Windows
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Marvelous July 14, 2020[48] Nintendo
Switch
Windows
October 26, 2021 PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Kandagawa Jet Girls Honey Parade Games August 25, 2020[49] PlayStation 4
Windows
Uppers Honey Parade Games October 21, 2020[50] Windows
No More Heroes Grasshopper Manufacture October 28, 2020[51] Nintendo Switch
June 9, 2021 Windows
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle October 28, 2020 Nintendo Switch
June 9, 2021 Windows
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Edelweiss November 10, 2020[52] PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Windows
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Marvelous March 23, 2021[53] Nintendo
Switch
September 15, 2021 Windows
Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed Acquire July 20, 2021[54] Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Shadowverse: Champion's Battle Cygames August 10, 2021[55] Nintendo Switch
Knockout Home Fitness Pocket September 28, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Corpse Party (2021) MAGES inc October 20, 2021 Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox One
Rune Factory 5 Marvelous March 22, 2022[56] Nintendo Switch
Deadcraft Marvelous First Studio May 19, 2022[57] PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
No More Heroes III Grasshopper Manufacture October 6, 2022[58] PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Potionomics Voracious Games October 17, 2022[59][60] Windows
Loop8: Summer of GodsSieg Games June 6, 2023[61] PlayStation 4
Windows
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Marvelous June 27, 2023[62] PlayStation 5
Windows
Xbox Series X/S
Nintendo Switch
Touhou: New World Ankake Spa July 13, 2023[63] PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
Nintendo Switch
Fashion Dreamer Marvelous November 3, 2023[64] Nintendo Switch
Cuisineer BattleBrew Productions November 9, 2023[65] Windows
Freedom Planet 2 GalaxyTrail April 4, 2024[66] Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
Farmagia Marvelous November 1, 2024 Windows
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Marvelous June 5, 2025 Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
Windows
The Big Catch Filet Group TBA[67]Windows
Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation Edelweiss TBA TBA
