Digital Hearts Holdings Inc.
Basic information
- Head office
- 41st Floor, Tokyo Opera City Building, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1441, Japan
- Chief executive
- Toshiya Chikushi
- Capital
- 300,686,000 (3 100 million)
- Employees (non-consolidated)
- 70 people
- Employees (consolidated)
- 2,132 people
- Start date
- 2013-10-01
- End date
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History
Founded as a specialized debugging company, established Digital Hearts LLC, expanding the scope of software subject to debugging![]()
First Japanese company to obtain the Xbox 360® Recommended Game Testing Company certification (AXTP).![]()
September 2007: Certified as a recommended game testing company for Xbox 360R by Microsoft Corp., the first Japanese company to obtain this certification (AXTP).![]()
First Japanese company to obtain Microsoft Corp.'s recommended game testing company certification (AXTP) for Xbox 360R.![]()
Changed market to First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Gained overwhelming share in the domestic game debugging market. Established consolidated subsidiaries in South Korea, the United States, and Thailand.![]()
Started overseas expansion, changed market to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, gained overwhelming share in the domestic game debugging market, established subsidiaries in Korea, the United States, and Thailand![]()
October 2011: Established DIGITAL Hearts USA Inc. as a consolidated subsidiary in the United States.![]()
December 2011: Established DIGITAL Hearts (Thailand) Co., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary in Thailand.![]()
Operated the comprehensive game information site 4Gamer.net and made Aetas Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. Registered tester count surpassed 8,000.![]()
Accelerated diversification in the gaming industry, acquired Aetas Inc., which operates the comprehensive game information site "4Gamer.net," and started media business, surpassing 8,000 registered testers![]()
October 2013: Established Heart United Group Inc., a pure holding company, through a share transfer, and transitioned to a pure holding company system.![]()
Established Hearts United Group Co., Ltd., a pure holding company, through a share transfer and transitioned to a pure holding company structure.![]()
Engaged in contract game development and 2D/3D graphics production, fully developing the creative business.![]()
Full-scale development of creative business, including contract game development and 2D/3D graphic production![]()
April 2014: Acquired shares of Premium Agency Inc. and became a subsidiary through third-party allotment of shares.![]()
Acquired shares of Premium Agency Co., Ltd. and became a subsidiary through a third-party allotment of additional capital.![]()
January 2016: Merged G&D Inc., Digital Hearts Visual Inc., and Premium Agency Inc., and changed the company name to Flame Hearts Inc.![]()
Merged G&D Co., Ltd., Digital Hearts Visual Co., Ltd., and Premium Agency Co., Ltd. and renamed the company to Flame Hearts Co., Ltd.![]()
July 2016: Established DIGITAL Hearts (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary in Shanghai, China.![]()
October 2017: Merged our subsidiaries Digital Hearts Inc. and Network 21 Inc., and closed offices of DIGITAL Hearts Korea Co., Ltd. and DIGITAL Hearts (Thailand) Co., Ltd.![]()
Collaborated with US security venture Synack and fully entered the security business. Began active investment in test engineers, making the number of STQB holders the largest in the country.![]()
Collaborated with US security venture Synack Inc. to fully enter the security business, began active investment in test engineers, and became the largest domestic holder of STQB certifications![]()
January 2019: Acquired shares of Orgosoft Co., Ltd. (now DIGITAL HEARTS Seoul Co., Ltd.) and made it a subsidiary.![]()
Made US LOGIGEAR CORPORATION a subsidiary and promoted test automation. Surpassed 100 test engineers domestically and 500 in Vietnam.![]()
Acquired shares of Orgosoft Co., Ltd. (now DIGITAL HEARTS Seoul Co., Ltd.) and made it a subsidiary.![]()
Made LOGIGEAR CORPORATION of the US a subsidiary, promoted test automation, with test engineers exceeding 100 in Japan and 500 in Vietnam![]()
August 2019: Became a subsidiary through share acquisition of LOGIGEAR CORPORATION and third-party allotment of new shares.![]()
December 2019: Our consolidated subsidiary Digital Hearts established a joint venture with LINGUITRONICS Co., Ltd., Digital Hearts Linguitronics Taiwan Co., Ltd., in Taiwan.![]()
Supported overseas expansion of game content and made Metaps Entertainment Limited (now DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited) a subsidiary, fully developing marketing support and localization services.![]()
Entered a new growth stage as "growth period," providing marketing support necessary for overseas expansion of game content, acquired Metaps Entertainment Limited (now DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited), and started full-scale provision of comprehensive localization services![]()
March 2021: Acquired shares of Metaps Entertainment Limited (now DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited), making it and its 7 subsidiaries wholly owned.![]()
Acquired shares of Metaps Entertainment Limited (now DIGITAL HEARTS CROSS Marketing and Solutions Limited) and made it and its eight subsidiaries subsidiaries.![]()
June 2021: LOGIGEAR VIETNAM CO., LTD. jointly established TPP SOFT, JSC in Vietnam with TP&P Technology Company, Ltd.![]()
January 2022: LOGIGEAR CORPORATION acquired shares of DEVELOPING WORLD SYSTEMS LIMITED and became a subsidiary![]()
Implemented group organizational restructuring for enterprise business growth. Moved from First Section to Prime market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to market classification review. Established core subsidiary AGEST Co., Ltd. for enterprise business.![]()
Our consolidated subsidiary LOGIGEAR CORPORATION acquired shares of DEVELOPING WORLD SYSTEMS LIMITED and made it a subsidiary.![]()
Reorganized group structure for accelerated growth of enterprise business, transitioned from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and formed core subsidiary "AGEST Inc." for enterprise business![]()
April 2022: Implemented group reorganization, transitioning the enterprise business to AGEST Inc. and the entertainment business to an organizational structure centered on Digital Hearts Inc.![]()
April 2022: Due to a review of market classification by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, transitioned from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market![]()
August 2022: AGEST Inc. absorbed and succeeded the quality evaluation business from Sorbal Inc. through a spin-off![]()
To maximize growth potential of enterprise and entertainment businesses, began preparations for AGEST Co., Ltd.'s spin‑off listing. Test engineer count surpassed 1,000.![]()
Started preparations for spin-off listing of AGEST Inc. to maximize growth potential of enterprise and entertainment businesses, with over 1,000 test engineers![]()
January 2024: Implemented group reorganization to make the group company engaged in enterprise business a direct subsidiary of AGEST Inc.![]()
Implemented a group organizational restructuring to make the enterprise business group a direct subsidiary of AGEST Co., Ltd.![]()
October 2025: Established DIGITAL HEARTS Bangkok Co., Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary in the Kingdom of Thailand (Bangkok).![]()
Against the backdrop of AI proliferation and falling stock prices of IT-related stocks, withdrew the spin‑off listing policy and aimed for further growth of both businesses.![]()
With the spread of AI and decline in stock prices of IT-related stocks, withdrew the policy for spin-off listing![]()
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National Tax Agency basic information1010401108134
- Trade name
- 株式会社デジタルハーツホールディングス
- Trade name (kana)
- デジタルハーツホールディングス
- Name in English
- Corporation type
- 301
- Address
- 〒160-0023 東京都新宿区西新宿3丁目20番2号
- Postal code
- 1600023
- Prefecture code
- 13
- City code
- 104
- Address outside Japan
- Prefecture in English
- City in English
- Address outside Japan in English
- Corporate number assignment date
- 2015-10-05
- Update date
- 2018-07-19
- Change date
- 2018-07-03
- Registry closure date
- Reason for registry closure
- Successor corporate number
- Details of the change
- Latest record
- 1
- Excluded from search
- 0
- Processing type
- 11
- Correction type
- 0
- Trade name image ID
- Address image ID
- Sequence number
- 1301830
METI gBizINFO1010401108134
- Corporate number
- 1010401108134
- Trade name
- 株式会社デジタルハーツホールディングス
- Trade name (kana)
- デジタルハーツホールディングス
- Trade name (alphabet)
- Registry closure date
- Reason for registry closure
- Registered address
- 東京都新宿区西新宿3丁目20番2号
- Postal code
- 1600023
- Prefecture
- 東京都
- Prefecture code
- 13
- City or district
- 新宿区
- City code
- 104
- Street address
- 西新宿3丁目20番2号
- Organisation type
- 301
- Processing type
- 11
- Correction type
- 0
- Status
- Representative
- 代表取締役社長 CEO 筑紫 敏矢
- Capital
- 300686000
- Employees
- 79
- Employees (male)
- Employees (female)
- Business summary
- Website URL
- Year founded
- Business category
- G:情報通信業
- Date established
- Unified government qualification - grade
- Unified government qualification - business items
- Update date
- 2018-07-19
- Key information
- 1010401108134