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Digital Hearts to acquire game debugging business from IMAGICA GEEQ

デジタルハーツ has entered into an agreement to acquire IMAGICA GEEQ's game debugging business. The transaction is scheduled to close on 1 November 2026, and is expected to add more than 500 debugging personnel and operating bases in Tokyo, Osaka, and Niigata.

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debugging personnel
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Announced details

Game debugging business; debugging services
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Consumer games, mobile games, and multilingual and multiplatform releases of game titles

Launch date1 November 2026 (scheduled completion date for the business acquisition)
Contract Date6 August 2026
What the company reported numerically
Usage history

Extensive debugging experience across a wide range of game titles

Relationship between the counterparty and the company
DIGITAL HEARTS HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd.3676
Relationship with the Company

A business transaction under which デジタルハーツ will acquire IMAGICA GEEQ's game debugging business. No capital or personnel relationship is stated.

CounterpartyIMAGICA GEEQ Co., Ltd.

Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Motofumi Taiichiro (元文太一郎郎). The company began providing services for consumer games at its Osaka base in 2011 and operates a game debugging business. It has been certified as an ISTQB Gold Partner.

Award/certification name

ISTQB Gold Partner certification

Awarding / certifying body

ISTQB

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

Tokyo, Osaka, and Niigata

New operating bases in 3 regions; more than 500 debugging personnel
Impact on Business Performance

The impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to be immaterial. If the need arises to revise the earnings forecast or make other related disclosures, the company will disclose the information promptly.

The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredGame debugging business; debugging services
CounterpartyIMAGICA GEEQ Co., Ltd.
Counterparty overviewHead office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Motofumi Taiichiro (元文太一郎郎). The company began providing services for consumer games at its Osaka base in 2011 and operates a game debugging business. It has been certified as an ISTQB Gold Partner.
Relationship with the CompanyA business transaction under which デジタルハーツ will acquire IMAGICA GEEQ's game debugging business. No capital or personnel relationship is stated.
Contract Date6 August 2026
Launch date1 November 2026 (scheduled completion date for the business acquisition)
Applicable areaConsumer games, mobile games, and multilingual and multiplatform releases of game titles
Award/certification nameISTQB Gold Partner certification
Awarding / certifying bodyISTQB
LocationTokyo, Osaka, and Niigata
Location scaleNew operating bases in 3 regions; more than 500 debugging personnel
Usage historyExtensive debugging experience across a wide range of game titles
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is expected to be immaterial. If the need arises to revise the earnings forecast or make other related disclosures, the company will disclose the information promptly.
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Contract ValueOffering priceRegistration number and expiry dateQuantitative EffectsSource

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The reasons the company gives

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To expand order capacity in response to growing demand for debugging, increasing game complexity, the acceleration of multilingual and multiplatform releases, and the expected increase in the number of game titles under development following the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, while also preparing for expansion into global markets.

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