CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.

CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. 株式会社サイバーコネクトツー (Kabushiki gaisha Saibā Konekuto Tsū)
Industry	Video game development
Foundation	February 16, 1996
Locations	Fukuoka, Japan (Headquarters) Tokyo, Japan (Studio) Osaka, Japan (Studio) Montreal, Canada (International Studio)Closed in 2023
Products	Little Tail Bronx series Silent Bomber .hack series Asura's Wrath
Number of Employees	272 (as of October 2024)
Homepage	CyberConnect2 Homepage (Japanese) Montreal Studio Homepage
Social Media	English Twitter Japanese Twitter French Twitter PR Twitter

Not to be confused with the fictional CyberConnect Corporation ("CC Corp") in the setting of the .hack series.

About

CyberConnect was a game development company that was founded on Februray 16, 1996, in Fukuoka, Japan led by then CEO Shinjiro Sugitani (杉谷 伸二郎). In 2001, after a falling out with Shinjiro Sugitani and Hiroshi Matsuyama over console versus mobile phone game development, it was renamed CyberConnect2 as the new President made efforts to revitalize the company. The company had an international studio in Montreal for seven years. As of 2024, it has three studios located in Japan.

Company Outline

"CyberConnect2 is a company that develops and produces a wide range of products from the idea stage to character design, sound, game systems, and game play. We are committed to creating products with the utmost care and attention to detail."

• Business: Planning and development of home video game software
• Employees: 250
  (as of February 2023)

Locations

CC2 Offices Map (Global) 2024. Closed Montreal Studio in Black, Japanese locations in Green.

CyberConnect2 was founded in Fukuoka, Japan in 1996. Its second studio was founded in Tokyo in 2010. In 2016 they opened an international studio in Montreal, Canada, which ran for seven years before closing in July 2023. In 2024, they opened a studio in Osaka

CC2 Offices Map (Japan) 2024. From Right to left: Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka offices.

Studios:

• Fukuoka Head Office
• Tokyo Studio
• Osaka Studio
• International Montreal Studio

Behind the Scenes

• CC2 Map (The World Magazine Vol.2)
• CC2 Map (The World Magazine Vol.3)

History

• CyberConnect2 .hack News Archive
• CyberConnect2 in Mass Media
• CyberConnect2 General Timeline

Year	Month	Day	Title
1996	February	16	CyberConnect Founded
1998	April	12	CyberConnect website launched
	April	16	Tail Concerto Released
1999	October	28	Silent Bomber Released
2001	September	16	Renamed CyberConnect2
	October		CyberConnect2 homepage transition
	October	12	Project .hack name reveal, homepage launched
2002	June	20	.hack// Vol.1 Released
	September	19	.hack// Vol.2 Released
	December	12	.hack// Vol.3 Released
2003	April	10	.hack// Vol.4 Released

Internet Presence

• CyberConnect2 Website History
• CyberConnect2 Web Media
• CyberConnect2 Social Media

Staff

Notable People

	Name	Role
	Matsuyama, Hiroshi	CEO, Director, Graphics		.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Niizato, Hiroto		Director	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Noguchi, Yasuhiro	CyberConnect2 Graphics Team	Motion Director	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Isobe, Takayuki		Art Director	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Mitoma, Kotaro		Graphics	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Sakamoto, Mitsutaka		Graphics	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Nishikawa, Yuuki		Graphics	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Abe, Taizo		Graphics	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Kawano, Masayuki		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Ueno, Miyuki		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Oda, Kazuhiro		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Irikawa, Yoshinari		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Sugata, Kentarou		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Yamaguchi, Takashi		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Higashi, Hideyuki		Motion & Streaming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Soyano, Shinji	CyberConnect2 Programming Team	Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Usami, Kousuke		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Kashino, Masao		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Hashimoto, Naoki		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Watanabe, Masao		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Arizono, Youichi		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Oota, Kazuki		Programming	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Fukuda, Norikatsu	CyberConnect2 Sound Team	Sound Programmer	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Fukuda, Chikayo		Sound	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE
	Nakata, Seizo		Sound	.hack//INFECTION .hack//MUTATION .hack//OUTBREAK .hack//QUARANTINE

• Higashi
• Shimako (CC2)
• Ankate (CC2)
• Oiji (CC2)