Spike (company)

was a Japanese video game developer and publisher.  Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment.  Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series was acquired by Spike after Human ceased operations.  In April 2012, the company merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft. 

History
Spike was founded in December 1989 as  Its name was changed to  on October 18, 1991 and then to Spike Co., Ltd. in April 1997.  In 2005, it was bought by Dwango.  In 2012, it merged with its sister company Chunsoft and became Spike Chunsoft. 

Subsidiaries
Vaill (ヴァイル株式会社) was a development subsidiary established in October 1999, though eventually absorbed back into them.  It was seemingly unrelated to the Vaill Corporation established in 2005. 

Games developed

Games published in Japan

Published
428: Shibuya Scramble (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable ports)
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
King of Colosseum
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable
Formation Soccer 2002
Shiren the Wanderer 4
Gachitora!:  Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School
Kenka Bancho
Kenka Bancho 2: Full Throttle
Kenka Bancho 3: Zenkoku Seiha (Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble in North America)
Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensō
Kenka Bancho 5: Otoko no Rule
Kenka Bancho 6: Soul and Blood
Michigan
Samurai Western
Shinjyuku no Ōkami
Twilight Syndrome: Kinjiratera Toshi Densetsu
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai 2
Way of the Samurai 3
Way of the Samurai 4

Localized
Astro Tripper
BioShock
Call of Duty 3
Commandos: Strike Force (PlayStation 2)
Conflict: Denied Ops (Double Clutch in Japan)
Colin McRae Rally (Colin McRae: The Rally in Japan)
The Darkness
Dead Island
Dragon Age: Origins
Greed Corp
Haze
Homefront
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
MadWorld
Metro 2033
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Red Faction: Guerrilla
 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Wii)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
TOCA World Touring Cars (WTC: World Touring Cars in Japan)
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Underworld
True Crime: New York City
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
V-Rally 2 (V-Rally Champion Edition 2 in Japan; PlayStation)
Wanted: Weapons of Fate

References

External links
 
http://game.spike.co.jp/
IGN's company profile

Category:Video game companies of Japan
Category:Video game development companies
Category:Video game publishers
Category:Video game companies established in 1989
Category:Defunct video game companies
Category:Former Kadokawa Corporation subsidiaries
Category:Spike Chunsoft
Category:1989 establishments in Japan
Category:2012 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2012