Message from the President

Evolving into a Global Quality Partner for Entertainment in the Age of AI

In pursuit of its company mission, “SAVE the DIGITAL WORLD,” DIGITAL HEARTS provides a wide range of services—from development through release—designed to support not only the gaming industry, but the entertainment industry as a whole. This support includes localization services, which are comprised of debugging, customer service, translation, LQA, marketing services, and beyond.

Since its founding, DIGITAL HEARTS has continued to provide specialized quality improvement services for the gaming industry. Now, having gathered a team of experienced personnel from diverse backgrounds who share a passion for the entertainment industry—including approximately 8,000 registered testers—we are leveraging our knowledge and expertise amassed over 25 years to evolve into a global quality partner. We are focused on holistically supporting the worldwide release of entertainment content, expanding our services to AI-assisted translation, marketing with overseas expansion in mind, and more.

The entertainment industry is currently facing a great turning point. Advancements in generative AI have drastically altered the content creation process, revolutionizing development speed and potential. However, these advancements also bring new challenges, such as providing an authentic user experience, maintaining consistent content quality, and preserving integrity of vision.

When it comes to creating games and other entertainment content, it is not enough to produce something that functions as intended. Quality is defined by the degree of immersion, entertainment value, comfortable and accessible controls, the implementation of a coherent vision, and a myriad of other factors related to individual perception. This is why DIGITAL HEARTS strives to provide entertainment quality assurance from a distinctly human perspective that AI cannot replace. One with an emphasis on sensibility, perception, and inspiration.

Here at DIGITAL HEARTS, we believe that true quality goes beyond simply removing any defects from a product; it means committing to our clients’ success and drawing out the appeal of their product to its fullest extent. Our sincere approach to every single project we handle ensures that we tackle any challenges that arise from the client’s perspective, while remaining dedicated to improving the end user’s experience.

Going forward, DIGITAL HEARTS aims to proactively integrate the latest in AI and other technological developments as a global quality partner supporting the gaming and entertainment industries. At the same time, we will continue to refine the uniquely human value of our services, to help support the creation of content that inspires people around the world.

President & Representative Director

Toshiya Tsukushi