| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | computer and video game industry |
| Founded | February 26, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
| Key people | Yukinori Taniguchi, CEO |
| Products | WWE game series |
| Employees | 184 (as of January 2011) |
| Website | http://www.yukes.co.jp/ |
Yuke's Co. Ltd (Also known as YUKE's Future Media Creators) is a video game company based in Osaka, Japan. It was established on February 26, 1993.
The company is best known for their development of the WWE SmackDown! game series (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan). Other games they have made include WWE Day of Reckoning, Evil Zone, EOE: Eve of Extinction, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage, Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc ~Seimasenki no Sho~, Soukaigi, Rumble Roses, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, UFC 2009 Undisputed, and the D1 Grand Prix series (which they also sponsor).
Recently, the company developed and published Neves, a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS.
Yuke's also owns 54% of New Japan Pro Wrestling, the top wrestling promotion in Japan. It is also their DVD production house.
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