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'''DigitalRex Co., Ltd''' (株式会社デジタルレックス) (originally announced as '''Cinematic Online Games Co. Ltd.''') was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Sega]], founded by [[Yu Suzuki]] in 2003, after migrating from [[Sega AM2]].
 
'''DigitalRex Co., Ltd''' (株式会社デジタルレックス) (originally announced as '''Cinematic Online Games Co. Ltd.''') was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Sega]], founded by [[Yu Suzuki]] in 2003, after migrating from [[Sega AM2]].
  
The company was involved in a small handful of games, only to be dissolved in less than a year when most of Sega's Japanese R&D subsidiaries were merged back into Sega. It is not thought DigitalRex had a chance to finish any games before its demise - it is known to present a ''[[Shenmue]]'' game at [[E3 2004]], but the company pulled out and was not heard from again.
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The company was involved in a small handful of games, only to be dissolved in less than a year when most of Sega's Japanese R&D subsidiaries were merged back into Sega. It is not thought DigitalRex had a chance to finish any games before its demise; it was expected to show a game at [[E3 2004]], but while Yu Suzuki attended the event, nothing from his studio was seen.
  
 
Upon merging back into Sega, DigitalRex effectively became [[AM Plus]].
 
Upon merging back into Sega, DigitalRex effectively became [[AM Plus]].
  
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*[[Osamu Murata]]
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*[[Yu Suzuki]]
 
  
 
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DigitalRex
Founded: 2003-10-01[1][2]
Defunct: 2004-07-01[3]
Merged into: AM Plus (2004)
Headquarters:
Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan

DigitalRex Co., Ltd (株式会社デジタルレックス) (originally announced as Cinematic Online Games Co. Ltd.) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega, founded by Yu Suzuki in 2003, after migrating from Sega AM2.

The company was involved in a small handful of games, only to be dissolved in less than a year when most of Sega's Japanese R&D subsidiaries were merged back into Sega. It is not thought DigitalRex had a chance to finish any games before its demise; it was expected to show a game at E3 2004, but while Yu Suzuki attended the event, nothing from his studio was seen.

Upon merging back into Sega, DigitalRex effectively became AM Plus.

List of staff

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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