Yostar

Yostar Games
Native name
上海悠星网络科技有限公司
Company typeLimited company
IndustryVideo games
FoundedAugust 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-14)
Headquarters,
China
Number of locations
4
Area served
Worldwide
SubsidiariesYostar Pictures
Websitewww.yo-star.com/en-us/
Footnotes / references
[1]

Yostar Games (Chinese: 悠星) is a Chinese video game development and publishing company founded in 2014. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has studios in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo.

History

Yostar Games was founded in 2014 in Shanghai, China. It is known for developing and publishing video games such as Azur Lane, Blue Archive, and Arknights.[2] In early 2020, the company expanded its business into the anime industry by establishing Yostar Pictures in Japan.[3]

Since April 2024, Yostar has been a major sponsor of Fuji TV's Wednesday midnight anime block +Ultra, beginning with Viral Hit.

The company published Heaven Burns Red by Key on November 15, 2024 worldwide.[4]

Games

Original release date Yostar Release date Game Original Developer(s) Region Notes
May 25, 2017 September 14, 2017 Azur Lane Shanghai Manjuu, Xiamen Yongshi Japan, Worldwide
June 2018 April 2019 Mahjong Soul Cat Food Studio Worldwide
2018 November 7, 2019 Epic Seven Smilegate Japan Smilegate took over the Japanese release in 2022.
May 1, 2019 January 16, 2020 Arknights Hypergryph Worldwide (except Taiwan) The Taiwanese release is handled by Gryphline, Hypergryph's global division.
July 28, 2020 October 6, 2021 Guardian Tales Kong Studios Japan Kong Studios took over the Japanese release in 2023.
February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 Blue Archive Nexon, Yostar China, Japan
January 2021 November 10, 2021 Revived Witch PixelNeko Studio Japan, Worldwide Online servers for all regions have been Shut Down permanently on May 7, 2023.
February 10, 2022 November 15, 2024 Heaven Burns Red Wright Flyer Studios, Key Worldwide
April 22, 2022 May 23, 2023 Aether Gazer Xiamen Yongshi Worldwide

See also

  • Cygames, a similar game publisher based in Japan
  • Tencent Games, a similar game publisher also based in China
  • Com2uS, a similar game publisher based in South Korea
  • Smilegate, another similar game publisher also based in South Korea

References

  1. ^ "About Yostar". yo-star.com (in Chinese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 8, 2024). "Yostar Establishes Team to Develop New Mobile Games in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Company". yostar-pictures.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Torres, Josh (November 6, 2024). "Yostar confirms that the English release of Heaven Burns Red will receive the Angel Beats! collaboration event in a future update". rpgsite.net. Retrieved November 16, 2024.