G-Craft

Merged in 1997 — became Square Product Development Division 6

G-Craft (ジークラフト Jīkurafuto) was a Japanese video game developer that was founded in 1994. They focused their first development on a Super Nintendo Tactical RPG Front Mission which released on February 24, 1995. They began developing their second game Arc The Lad in order to help Sony bring a wider RPG audience to the platform it would be another Tactical RPG game. Arc The Lad released on June 30, 1995 this game also proved to be a success. After the success of Arc The Lad they began working on a sequel. Arc The Lad II released on November 1, 1996. They also developed and released a spin-off title Arc Arena: Monster Tournament on July 31, 1997. In 1997 G-Craft began development on Front Mission 2 which released on September 25, 1997. This would be the final game would develop as a company. With the success of the Front Mission games, Square offered to merge with G-Craft in 1997 and they accepted. G-craft became a member of the Square Product Development Division 6.