- 2008-10-29 (Wed) 12:55
About Firedog’s name
“Unique creativity, enthusiastic as fire.”
Firedog is committed to bringing dreams and a brand new experience to each and every one in the ACG world, through our original and sentimental work.
We aim to create dreams and bring fulfilling lives to people worldwide with hopes on the future embedded in a brand-new multimedia – digital entertainment.
Main Business
- Planning, production, manufacturing, and sales of game software
- Planning and production of entertainment software related items
- Planning and production of animation and comics
- Management and business operation of intellectual property products
Firedog Facts
Company name
Firedog Computer Entertainment Ltd
Address
RM 2201, 22/F, WESTLANDS CENTRE, 20 WESTLANDS RD, QUARRY BAY, HONG KONG
Date of Foundation
8/11/1999
Key Members
Managing Director: Gabriel Tsz-kit Pang
Art Director: Jack Ka-kuen Wong
Major clients
Gamania Digital Entertainiment Co., Ltd.
Success Corporation
Unalis Corporation
T-Time Technology Co. Ltd.
Etc.
(with no particular orders)
Firedog History
August 1999
Firedog Computer Entertainment Ltd was founded.
As the first original commercial gameware studio which was a doujin group before, Firedog has received wide attention from game magazines. Its debut work was ‘Cupid Bistro!!’ (PC version).
December 2000
Cupid Bistro!!(PC version), with Softstar Entertainment Ltd as its distributor, was sold coinstantaneously.
July 2001
Princess 7 (PC version), with Info Mission as its distributor, was sold coinstantaneously.
February 2002
Cupid Bistro!! (Korean version) was released in Korea by XYZ Entertainment.
June 2002
Cupid Bistro!!(Japanese X-box version), which was co-produced with Success Corporation, was released in Japan with Success corporation as its distributor. It then became the first original Hong Kong game to be sold in Japan on XBOX console. Mobile phone version and PC version of the game and also game related products were then released. Cupid Bistro!! was awarded as the most popular PC game in Asia Game Show in December, and also won the bronze prize in the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Excellence Awards in May, 2003
August 2003
Cupid Bistro!! 2 (Japanese XBOX and PS2 versions) was released in Japan under another cooperation with Success Corporation. It was the first original Hong Kong game on PS2.
Two pieces of comics were published on the September issue of a Japanese magazine – MAGAZINE Z – in October of the same year.
July 2004
Cupid Bistro!!Max (PC version) was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, with T-Time as the distributor of the latter batch. The Hong Kong batch was the first time Firedog bore sole responsibility producing and distributing a game in Hong Kong, opening the gateway of distributing products.
December 2004
SpeedUp – Monthly Comic Magazine published by Firedog was released in Hong Kong. It was an unprecedented step taken by Firedog into the comic field. A series of mobile phone games were released in the same month.
March 2005
Cupid Bistro!!2 (Chinese PC version) was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, with the Taiwan batch being distributed by T-Time.
July 2005
1520 was released in the Hong Kong Comic Festival as Firedog’s first comic book.
December 2005
NeveRossa (PC version) was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, with the Taiwan batch being distributed by Unalis.
February 2006
SpeedUp – Monthly Comic Magazine could be viewed on the Internet free.Cupid Tarot was released.
March 2006
Firedog participated Petit Fancy 3 in Taiwan for the first time.
November 2006
NeveRossa won Best Computer Game, Best Game Design, and Best Computer Graphics in the Hong Kong ITC Awards- Digital Entertainment Stream.
June 2007
A comicker of Firedog – Kai – has beaten more than 100 participants from more than 10 countries, winning the International Manga Awards organized by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs with his work 1520. Joey Hanma’s work – New Cullion College Science Group –, another title published by Firedog, was also chosen in the award as the final contestant.
August 2007
Experimental shooting game based on the comic New Cullion College Science Group was released in AniCOM Hong Kong.
