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Hypergryph
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJanuary 24, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-24)[1]
Founder
  • Zhong Qixiang (Sea Cat Complex)
  • Wei@W
  • Huang Yifeng
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
[2]
Products
Number of employees
1200[3]
DivisionsGryphline
Subsidiaries
  • Studio Montagne
  • Nous Wave Studio
  • Mountain Contour Studio
  • Gravity Well
Websitehypergryph.com

Hypergryph (Chinese: 鹰角网络, also known as Shanghai Eagle Horn Network Technology Co., Ltd.) is a video game development company based within Shanghai, China. The company was founded in January 2017, and it is well known for making the critically acclaimed mobile game Arknights, which was released in China in 2019, and globally in 2020 via Yostar. It operates globally via its international division, Gryphline.

History

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Founding and Arknights

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Hypergryph was first founded in early 2017. Less than a few months later in September 2017, Hypergryph released a concept trailer on their first game that would later become known as Arknights. After three beta tests spanning over a year and a half, Arknights was finally released in 2019 to critical acclaim, especially when the game was then released globally by Yostar a year later in 2020. Because of the global success and the fanbase the game had built over the years, it spawned many anime adaptations, starting with Arknights: Prelude to Dawn in 2022, and so on, all of which aired on TV Tokyo and its affiliates[4], and streamed globally on Crunchyroll[5][6] and on other streaming services elsewhere. The game currently is one of the most popular mobile games globally because of its gameplay, storyline, music, and art design among others.[7][8]

Arknights: Endfield and the founding of Gryphline

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With the success that Arknights has received, Hypergryph announced a new open world RPG Arknights: Endfield[9] for Microsoft Windows and mobile devices in March 2022.[10]

In 2023, during the 2023 Game Awards, which premiered on December 7, Hypergryph released a trailer revealing that the game will also be available for the Sony PlayStation 5.[11] Technical tests commenced a month later on January 12, 2024,[12] and concluded on January 21.[13]

That same year, Hypergryph announced that it had founded its own global division, GRYPH FRONTIER PTE. LTD., simply known as Gryphline,[14][15] which operates within Singapore,[16] Tokyo,[17][18] and Seoul. The new division will globally distribute future titles created by them except Arknights (which is published globally by Yostar).

Despite the anticipation from the anticipation being focused around Arknights: Endfield, Hypergryph's first game to be released under the Gryphline division was Ex Astris, a paid turn-based RPG which was originally announced back in 2021 for iOS and Android platforms.[19][20] This was one of the two games that were announced alongside Arknights: Endfield, the other being POPUCOM, which was announced in 2023 for the PC,[21] as well as the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5.[22][23]

Business and Brands

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Alongside its international division, the company has three game studios and one animation studio. These companies are:

  • Studio Montagne
  • Nous Wave Studio[24][25][26]
  • Mountain Contour Studio[27]
  • Gravity Well, the company's in-house animation studio.[28]

Games

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Title Release date Platform
Arknights
  • CHN: 1 May 2019
  • JP/KR: 15 January 2020
  • WW: 16 January 2020
  • TW: 29 June 2020
Arknights: Endfield TBA
Ex Astris February 2024
POPUCOM TBA

See also

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  • miHoYo, a competing yet similar game studio also based in Shanghai.
  • Devsisters, a competing game studio based in South Korea
  • Arknights, the game that the company is known for

References

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  2. ^ Game Gyro (2021-12-17). "Eagle Point Network Huang Yifeng: Break the boundaries of games and let The cultural attributes of games move from virtual to reality". Gyro Technology. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ 上海市网络游戏行业协会. "【会员动态】 祝贺鹰角网络成为协会副会长单位". 微信公众平台. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  4. ^ "Arknights: Prelude to Dawn Anime's Promo Video Reveals ReoNa's Theme, October 28 Premiere". Anime News Network. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Arknights: Prelude to Dawn Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arknights: PERISH IN FROST Anime Releases Creditless Opening Ahead of Premiere". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. ^ Gregson-Wood, Stephen (2020-01-08). "Arknights is a tower defense game for iOS and Android that puts a huge emphasis on its lore, you can pre-register now". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ Lee, Julia (2020-10-30). "Arknights is the only gacha game I recommend to people". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ Moore, Blade (2023-12-09). "Why Genshin Impact Fans Should Keep an Eye on Arknights: Endfield". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  10. ^ Ferdinand, Pam K. (2022-03-18). "Hypergryph Announces Arknights: Endfield for PC and Mobile". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  11. ^ Arknights: Endfield - Official PS5 Announcement Trailer | Game Awards 2023 - IGN, 2023-12-08, retrieved 2024-01-18
  12. ^ "Arknights: Endfield Technical Test Launch Announcement". endfield.gryphline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  13. ^ "Arknights: Endfield Technical Test Server Closure Notice". endfield.gryphline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  14. ^ "上海鹰角塔罗斯网络科技有限公司". www.hypergryph-talos.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  15. ^ "GRYPHLINE". www.gryphline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  16. ^ "GRYPH FRONTIER PTE. LTD. (202215920M)". www.companies.sg. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  17. ^ Yokoyama, Keiichi (2023-12-05). "Hypergryphが新ブランドを「GRYPHLINE」設立。シンガポールを本社に据え『アークナイツ:エンドフィールド』などを展開". AUTOMATON (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  18. ^ "GRYPH FRONTIER株式会社の情報". www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  19. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (2021-09-16). "Ex Astris is a new premium RPG title that's currently under development from the makers of Arknights". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  20. ^ www.crunchyroll.com https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/9/17/sponsored-post-introducing-ex-astris-the-first-premium-rpg-presented-by-arknights-developer-hypergryph. Retrieved 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ Via digital platforms Steam and Epic Games Store.
  22. ^ "Co-op puzzle adventure platformer POPUCOM announced for PS5, PS4, and PC". Gematsu. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  23. ^ "GRYPHLINE". www.gryphline.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  24. ^ "鹰角单机买断制RPG新作《来自星尘》长什么样?TapTap 带你探班试玩". TapTap. 2021-09-15. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  25. ^ "鹰角网络新作,买断制3D RPG手游《来自星尘》正式公布". 机核 GCORES (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  26. ^ 手游那点事. "今天,鹰角想「疯」一把". ZAKER. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  27. ^ "熟悉的配方不同的味道,鹰角新游《明日方舟:终末地》官宣". GameLook. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  28. ^ 游民星空 (2022-04-24). "三岁的《明日方舟》,不再满足于"只当游戏"". 新浪新闻. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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