Marvelous USA Inc. (formerly Xseed Games) is an American video game company founded in 2004.
History
The company was founded in 2004 by former Square Enix USA employees, with the goal of localizing Japanese games for the American market. In 2007, AQ Interactive, Inc. announced the acquisition of Xseed Games, with share transfer before June. The deal was signed on April 24, and the share transfer was completed on June 26.
Xseed Games joined forces with Marvelous Entertainment (MMV) to co-publish its games in North America in 2008.Marvelous Entertainment and Xseed Games Announce Co-Publishing Agreement 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.
In April 1, 2009, AQ Interactive announced it would be increasing its stake of Xseed Games from 55% to 90%.子会社株式の追加取得に関するお知らせ
On April 14, 2009, Xseed Games announced a partnership with Japanese developer Nihon Falcom. It would go on to localize and publish 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. Xseed Games later published Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin as its first releases on the Steam digital distribution platform in 2012.
In March 2013, Index Corporation's Atlus Online Division online business unit was purchased by Marvelous AQL and transferred to Xseed. On April 6, MarvelousAQL announced that XSEED JKS, Inc. would be renamed to Marvelous USA Inc., with the Xseed banner being used for video games and the Marvelous Online banner would be used for mobile and social titles.
In October 2019, company cofounder Ken Berry was named its president, CEO, and CFO.
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.
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 its 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.
Games Title Developer(s) Release date Platform Wild Arms 4Media.Vision January 10, 2006 PlayStation 2 Shadow Hearts: From the New WorldNautilus March 7, 2006 PlayStation 2 Valhalla Knights K2 LLCMarvelous Entertainment April 17, 2007 PlayStation Portable Dungeon Maker: Hunting GroundGlobal A Entertainment June 19, 2007 PlayStation Portable Brave Story: New TravelerGame Republic July 31, 2007 PlayStation Portable Wild Arms 5Media.Vision August 28, 2007 PlayStation 2 Victorious Boxers: Revolution Grand PrixCavia October 16, 2007 Wii Wild Arms XFMedia.Vision March 11, 2008 PlayStation Portable Valhalla Knights 2Co-published with Marvelous Entertainment. K2 LLC October 1, 2008 PlayStation Portable KORG DS-10Cavia November 4, 2008 Nintendo DS Populous DSGenki November 11, 2008 Nintendo DS Retro Game Challengeindieszero February 10, 2009 Nintendo DS Avalon CodeMatrix Software March 10, 2009 Nintendo DS Rune Factory FrontierNeverland March 17, 2009 Wii Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in ParadiseGrasshopper Manufactureh.a.n.d. June 16, 2009 Nintendo DS Drill Sergeant Mindstrong HI Corporation June 22, 2009 WiiVia WiiWare. Little King's StoryCing July 21, 2009 Wii Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga K2 LLC September 29, 2009 Wii The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick RoadMedia.Vision Nintendo DS Ju-on: The Grudgefeelplus October 13, 2009 Wii Half-Minute HeroMarvelous Entertainment PlayStation Portable The Sky Crawlers: Innocent AcesProject AcesAccess Games January 12, 2010 Wii Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance K2 LLC January 21, 2010 PlayStation PortableVia PlayStation Network. KORG DS-10 PlusCavia February 16, 2010 Nintendo DS Ragnarok DSGungHo Online Entertainment Nintendo DS Lunar: Silver Star HarmonyGame Arts March 2, 2010 PlayStation Portable Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the MoonNamco Bandai Gamestri-Crescendo March 16, 2010 Wii Samurai Shodown: SenSNK Playmore March 30, 2010 Xbox 360 Ys SevenNihon Falcom August 17, 2010 PlayStation PortableAugust 30, 2017Windows Ivy the Kiwi?Prope August 24, 2010 Nintendo DSWii Ivy the Kiwi? MiniPrope October 11, 2010 Nintendo DSVia DSiWare. Ys: The Oath in FelghanaNihon Falcom November 2, 2010 PlayStation PortableMarch 19, 2012Windows Ys I & II ChroniclesNihon Falcom February 22, 2011 PlayStation PortableFebruary 14, 2013WindowsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the SkyNihon Falcom March 29, 2011PlayStation PortableJuly 29, 2014Windows Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost SoulsAcquire June 2, 2011 PlayStation 3 January 15, 2020Windows Solatorobo: Red the HunterCyberConnect2 September 27, 2011North America only. Nintendo DS Fishing ResortPrope November 21, 2011 Wii Corpse PartyTeam GrisGris5pb. November 22, 2011 PlayStation PortableApril 25, 2016WindowsOctober 25, 2016Nintendo 3DSDecember 4, 2017Linux SumioniAcquire March 20, 2012 PlayStation Vita Ys OriginNihon Falcom May 31, 2012 Windows Unchained BladesFuRyu June 26, 2012 PlayStation PortableJanuary 3, 2013Nintendo 3DS The Last StoryMistwalkerAQ Interactive August 14, 2012 Wii Way of the Samurai 4Acquire August 21, 2012 PlayStation 3 OrgarhythmAcquireNeilo October 23, 2012 PlayStation Vita Ragnarok OdysseyGame ArtsGungHo Online Entertainment October 30, 2012 PlayStation Vita Corpse Party: Book of ShadowsTeam GrisGris5pb. January 15, 2013 PlayStation PortableOctober 29, 2018Windows Ark of the Ages Meteorise March 1, 2013Android March 29, 2013iOS Pandora's TowerGanbarion April 16, 2013 Wii Killer Is DeadGrasshopper Manufacture August 27, 2013 PlayStation 3Xbox 360 Rune Factory 4Neverland October 1, 2013 Nintendo 3DS Valhalla Knights 3 K2 LLC October 15, 2013 PlayStation Vita Senran Kagura BurstTamsoft November 14, 2013 Nintendo 3DS Ys: Memories of CelcetaNihon Falcom November 26, 2013 PlayStation VitaJuly 25, 2018Windows June 9, 2020PlayStation 4 Ragnarok Odyssey AceGame Arts April 1, 2014 PlayStation VitaPlayStation 3 Bullet WitchCavia May 13, 2014Atari lost publishing rights and was republished digitally. Xbox 360April 25, 2018WindowsAkiba's Trip: Undead & UndressedAcquire August 5, 2014PlayStation 3PlayStation VitaNovember 25, 2014PlayStation 4May 26, 2015Windows Senran Kagura Shinovi VersusTamsoft October 14, 2014 PlayStation VitaJune 1, 2016WindowsSenran Kagura Bon Appétit!Tamsoft November 11, 2014PlayStation VitaNovember 10, 2016Windows Brandish: The Dark RevenantNihon Falcom January 13, 2015 PlayStation Portable Story of SeasonsMarvelous AQL March 31, 2015 Nintendo 3DS Ys: The Ark of NapishtimNihon Falcom April 28, 2015 Windows Lord of Magna: Maiden HeavenMarvelous June 2, 2015 Nintendo 3DS Onechanbara Z2Tamsoft July 21, 2015 PlayStation 4 Senran Kagura 2: Deep CrimsonTamsoft September 15, 2015 Nintendo 3DS Corpse Party: Blood DriveTeam GrisGris5pb. October 13, 2015 PlayStation VitaOctober 10, 2019WindowsNintendo Switch The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SCNihon Falcom October 29, 2015PlayStation PortableWindows Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet SpaceSandlot December 8, 2015 PlayStation Vita Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair PlayStation 4 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelNihon Falcom December 22, 2015 PlayStation 3PlayStation VitaAugust 2, 2017WindowsMarch 26, 2019PlayStation 4Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite DuelExamu February 2, 2016PlayStation 3PlayStation 4December 8, 2016Windows Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons FairytaleEpics March 1, 2016 Nintendo 3DS Senran Kagura Estival VersusTamsoft March 15, 2016 PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaMarch 17, 2017Windows Little King's StoryCing August 5, 2016 Windows The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IINihon Falcom September 6, 2016 PlayStation 3PlayStation VitaFebruary 14, 2018WindowsJune 4, 2019PlayStation 4 Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity Ankake Spa September 20, 2016 PlayStation 4July 11, 2018WindowsExile's End Magnetic Realms October 25, 2016PlayStation Vita,PlayStation 4November 22, 2016Wii U Xanadu NextNihon Falcom November 3, 2016 Windows Shantae: Half-Genie HeroWayForward December 20, 2016Wii UOnly publishing the retail versions.PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaMay 8, 2018Nintendo SwitchFate/Extella: The Umbral StarMarvelous January 17, 2017PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaJuly 25, 2017WindowsNintendo Switch Story of Seasons: Trio of TownsMarvelous February 28, 2017 Nintendo 3DS The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rdNihon Falcom May 3, 2017 Windows Akiba's BeatAcquire May 16, 2017 PlayStation 4PlayStation Vita Senran Kagura: Peach Beach SplashTamsoft September 26, 2017 PlayStation 4March 7, 2018Windows Zwei: The Ilvard InsurrectionNihon Falcom October 31, 2017 Windows Zwei: The Arges AdventureNihon Falcom January 24, 2018 Windows Freedom Planet GalaxyTrail August 30, 2018 Nintendo Switch Senran Kagura ReflexionsTamsoft September 13, 2018 Nintendo SwitchJune 24, 2019Windows DMM Games October 30, 2018Nintendo SwitchGungrave VRRed/DevelopmentDecember 11, 2018PlayStation 4March 6, 2019WindowsLondon Detective MysteriaKarin EntertainmentDecember 18, 2018PlayStation VitaJuly 31, 2019Windows Senran Kagura Burst Re:NewalTamsoft January 22, 2019 WindowsPlayStation 4Fate/Extella LinkMarvelous First Studio March 19, 2019PlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWindowsNintendo SwitchCorpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday BashMAGES inc