K2 Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that plans and develops game software. It is a consolidated subsidiary of Capcom.
History K2 was founded in 2000 by Mitsuo Kodama and Masanori Kuwasashi, who had worked in game development for over 10 years at companies such as Irem, SNK, Psikyo, and Square Enix.先生に聞く。:第11回：児玉光生先生（ケーツー） | 連載 | CGWORLD.jp Initially, it was a development studio of Activision and was involved in the development of the Tenchu series. After the rights to Tenchu were transferred to FromSoftware, K2 continued to work on the series as well as the 'Valhalla Knights series (published by Marvelous Entertainment), before becoming a Capcom group company in 2008.簡易株式交換による株式会社ケーツーの完全子会社化に関するお知らせ In the same year, Masanori Kuwasashi and others became independent and established Kurogane Co., Ltd. Its headquarters were located in Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture until it moved to Osaka City in 2009.会社情報｜株式会社ケーツー｜K2｜コンシューマーゲーム企画・開発
Since joining the Capcom Group, K2 has participated as a development partner in major Capcom titles such as the Resident Evil series, the Monster Hunter series, and the Ace Attorney series. K2 was responsible for the development of Lost Planet Colonies, an online expansion for Lost Planet Extreme Condition, released in 2008. Resident Evil Umbrella Corps, released in 2016, was a joint development with Capcom, with Capcom handling game design and K2 responsible for design data creation and programming.【ファミキャリ！会社探訪（36）】カプコングループの一翼を担う開発会社・ケーツーを訪問！(1/3) - ファミ通.com『バイオハザード アンブレラコア』の舞台裏をケーツーの開発者が徹底解説 | インタビュー | CGWORLD.jp K2 also handled the ports of Resident Evil HD Remaster and the console version of Captive Palma.制作事例｜株式会社ケーツー｜K2｜ゲーム企画・開発
Company history August 2000 - Established in Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture. February 2008 - Reorganized from a limited company to a joint-stock company. May 2008 - Became a Capcom group company. July 2009 - Moved to Toyosaki, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. March 2018 - Moved to Awajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Main development projects 2003. Tenchu 3 PlayStation 2 Activision 2004. Tenchu 3 ~Kaiki no Sho~ Xbox Activision 2004. Tenchu Kurenai PlayStation 2 FromSoftware 2005. Tenchu Shinobi Taizen PlayStation Portable FromSoftware 2006. Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss PlayStation 2 Konami Digital Entertainment 2006. Valhalla Knights PlayStation Portable Marvelous Entertainment 2006. Tenchu Senran Xbox 360 FromSoftware 2008. Samurai Shodown Sen Taito Type X2 SNK Playmore 2008. Valhalla Knights 2 PlayStation Portable Marvelous Entertainment 2008. Lost Planet Colonies Xbox 360 Capcom Lost Planet Extreme Condition online expansion 2012. Extroopers Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3 Capcom co-developed 2014. Resident Evil HD Remaster PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Capcom port 2016. Resident Evil Umbrella Corps PlayStation 4, PC Capcom co-developed 2017. BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil "End of Zoe" PlayStation 4, Xbox One Capcom Expansion DLC for Resident Evil 7 Resident Evil. Co-developed 2019. Captive Palma Switch Capcom port 2020. Captive Palma Refrain Switch Capcom port
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