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'''SEGA AM9''', later known as '''United Game Artists''', was a computer and video game second-party developer for [[Sega]]. In 1998, after Team Andromeda disbanded, many of its members moved into Sega's restructured [[Smilebit]] and United Game Artists development teams. In 2000 the former president of [[Hitmaker]], Tetsuya Mizuguchi, became the president of United Games Artists.
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'''United Game Artists''' (ユナイテッド・ゲーム・アーティスツ), was a development division established in 2000 as part of [[Sega]]. It was headded by [[Tetsuya Mizuguchi]], the [[Sega AM3]] veteran who had formed [[AM Annex]]. It was originally titled '''Sega CS4'''{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}} and the division office located in Shibuya instead of Haneda, Ohta-ku{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}}. It emerged from [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 9]]{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}}.
  
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They released three games for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] before they were merged with [[Sonic Team]] in 2003.
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United Game Artists' existence was short-lived - it was the first to be reformed in 2003 when it was merged with [[Sonic Team (company)|Sonic Team]] after only three [[Sega Dreamcast]] games were released. Other teams within Sega would be reorganised the following year. The changes at Sega during this period prompted Mizuguchi and others from UGA to leave the company and form their own development studio, Q Entertainment.
  
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==Games developed by United Games Artists==
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Notably all three of UGA's console games have become cult classics.
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* ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''Space Channel 5: Special Edition'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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===Games developed by UGA while in [[Sonic Team]]===
 
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*''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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*''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) ([[GameCube]], [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) ([[Wii]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
  
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 40 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|34}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20020809150728/http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/profile.html}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 32 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|34}}, 60 (2002-07-15){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20020809150728/http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/profile.html}}
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==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|United Game Artists|showmobile=yes}}
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==List of staff==
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{{StaffList|United Game Artists|employees=yes}}
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==Promotional material==
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<gallery>
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UGA ES InfoSheet.pdf|ES info sheet
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</gallery>
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030404043155/http://www.u-ga.com/jp/home/index.html Official website (Japanese; Internet Archive)]
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[[Category:Sega companies]]

Latest revision as of 14:29, 19 December 2024

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United Game Artists
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2003-10-01[2]
Headquarters:
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan[3]
2000-04-21
2003-10-01

United Game Artists (ユナイテッド・ゲーム・アーティスツ), was a development division established in 2000 as part of Sega. It was headded by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the Sega AM3 veteran who had formed AM Annex. It was originally titled Sega CS4[4] and the division office located in Shibuya instead of Haneda, Ohta-ku[4]. It emerged from Sega Software R&D Dept. 9[4].

United Game Artists' existence was short-lived - it was the first to be reformed in 2003 when it was merged with Sonic Team after only three Sega Dreamcast games were released. Other teams within Sega would be reorganised the following year. The changes at Sega during this period prompted Mizuguchi and others from UGA to leave the company and form their own development studio, Q Entertainment.

Notably all three of UGA's console games have become cult classics.

Company statistics

  • Capital: 40 million yen[5][6]
  • Number of Employees: 32 (2000-03)[5], 60 (2002-07-15)[6]

Softography

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

J-Sky (50KB)

J-Sky (100KB)

List of staff

Promotional material

  • ES info sheet

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 5
  2. ↑ File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 1
  3. ↑ http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-02 17:14)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf, page 15
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 34
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-09 15:07)

External links


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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