CyberStep

CyberStep, Inc.
Native name	サイバーステップ
Company type	Public
Industry	Video Game Development and Publishing
Founded	April 1, 2000
Headquarters	Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Rui Sato; (President and Board Member)
Subsidiaries	CyberStep Comm. Inc. (United States of America); CyberStep Ent. Inc. (Korea); CyberStep Games B.V. (Netherlands); CyberStep China Inc. (China); CyberStep Brasil Ltd. (Brazil); CyberStep Hong Kong Ltd. (Hong Kong); CyberStep Philippines, Inc. (Philippines);
Website	corp.cyberstep.com

CyberStep, Inc. is a Japanese global online video game developer and publisher. The company was founded on April 1, 2000.

History

CyberStep is a developer and publisher of online video games. Headquartered in Japan, CyberStep has local branches in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, the Netherlands and Indonesia.^{[citation needed]} The company was founded on April 1, 2000.^[1]

CyberStep has developed seven online games: notably the third-person shooter Cosmic Break in 2008, the action MMORPG Onigiri in 2013, and Dawn of the Breakers in 2018. In 2017,^[2] Cyberstep released its English language version of Toreba, where online players can pay to control crane games to win prizes.

Controversy

CyberStep has developed a notorious reputation internationally by critics and players of its games for its gashapon-based monetisation model.^[3]

In 2020,^[4] Cyberstep faced lawsuits regarding employees tampering with machines to prevent wins in its online crane game, Toreba.

References

^ "Company Profile". CyberStep. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ "Toreba 2D released for iOS and Android in English". Anime News Network. Tokyo. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ Shurelya (March 16, 2015). "CosmicBreak 2 Fails Kickstarter Campaign". mmos.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ Dakin, Christian (November 25, 2020). "Online Crane Game Company Toreba Faces a Law Suit for Rigging Games". Japan Insider. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

External links

Official website
- (United States) http://www.cyberstep.com/

[1] "Company Profile". CyberStep. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[2] "Toreba 2D released for iOS and Android in English". Anime News Network. Tokyo. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[3] Shurelya (March 16, 2015). "CosmicBreak 2 Fails Kickstarter Campaign". mmos.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[4] Dakin, Christian (November 25, 2020). "Online Crane Game Company Toreba Faces a Law Suit for Rigging Games". Japan Insider. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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