{"id":66153,"date":"2026-05-04T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66153"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:09:49","slug":"cygames-acquires-japanese-animation-vfx-and-motion-capture-company-credited-on-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-ninja-gaiden-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/cygames-acquires-japanese-animation-vfx-and-motion-capture-company-credited-on-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-ninja-gaiden-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygames\u00a0acquires\u00a0Japanese\u00a0animation, VFX, and motion capture company\u00a0credited on\u00a0Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Ninja Gaiden 4\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Umamusume: Pretty Derby and\u00a0Granblue\u00a0Fantasy developer\u00a0Cygames\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cygames.co.jp\/news\/id-24837\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the acquisition of domestic\u00a03DCG and VFX\u00a0company\u00a0<strong>Griot Groove<\/strong>, effective May 1, 2026.\u00a0Cygames\u00a0has\u00a0acquired\u00a0all of\u00a0the latter\u2019s shares, making it a wholly owned\u00a0subsidiary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a 31-year&nbsp;history and around 100 employees, Griot Groove&nbsp;is a&nbsp;company with experience across film,&nbsp;video&nbsp;games&nbsp;and commercial&nbsp;production, specializing in realistic modelling and animation.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;also home to one of Japan\u2019s leading motion capture studios, and some of its clients in the game industry include Square Enix, Sega, Koei Tecmo and SIE. 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