Cave (company)

History

In August 2011, a stockholder meeting changed the English company name to 'CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd.', though the domain caveinteractive.com had been registered on May 15, 2011. Key staff members Tsuneki Ikeda and Makoto Asada left the company in 2013. On January 24, 2014, community manager 'Masa-King' announced the shutdown of Cave-World Twitter and blog by February 28, 2014, ending all English social media presence in the west.

Subsidiaries

CAVE established several subsidiaries. Mini4WD Networks Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Tamiya, was founded on February 1, 2006. ORANGE AND PARTNERS Co., Ltd., a marketing division, was announced on August 30, 2006 and effective September 5, 2006. CAVE Asset Management Co., Ltd., for stock management and investment, was announced on the same day and effective September 20-30, 2006.

Declease ltd., International Co., an IT and management division, was announced on September 18, 2014. CAVE Online Entertainment Co., Ltd., specializing in online entertainment, was announced on July 13, 2005 and established July 15, 2005, with CAVE and Kenichi Takano owning stakes; it merged into the parent company effective September 1, 2006. Appci Corporation, formerly Tabot, Inc. before June 1, 2018, develops video games, music, and online content.

Beads Mania, a fashion accessories vendor, began as a division on June 1, 2005; CAVE acquired Craze Company on June 30, 2005, renamed it Beads Mania on July 6, 2005, integrated the business on June 1, 2008, and sold the shop and mobile site to Tougenkyou Inc. on May 31, 2010, with closure of its Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi shops in July 2011.

Games developed

CAVE's arcade titles used various boards: an early CAVE-designed board based on a Motorola 68000 CPU, later the PolyGame Master hardware, then boards based on the Hitachi SH-3 CPU starting with Mushihimesama. Deathsmiles II used PC-based hardware, but later titles returned to SH-3. On March 28, 2013, CAVE released the Cave Shooting Collection bundle for Xbox 360, containing ten games, DLC, DVDs, and a soundtrack; it was re-released as Cave Shooting Collection Complete on May 22, 2014, including DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou but omitting the soundtrack.

Did You Know?

• Since 2006, CAVE has hosted CAVE Matsuri, a yearly festival with announcements and exclusive titles such as Mushihimesama Cave Matsuri ver 1.5; the most recent was on April 16, 2018.
• A character representing CAVE appears in the collaborative RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2.