IMAGICA GEEQ Opens Joint Screening for 3DCG Designers With 28 Game Companies
IMAGICA GEEQ began accepting entries on November 9 for Game Creators Draft 2026 (3DCG Designers), a job-change event for experienced 3DCG designers. Entries close at 23:59 on December 18.
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Why it matters
A single entry that puts one designer in front of 28 studios at once shifts the paperwork burden off the applicant and lets companies that rarely hire outside the game industry see film and video portfolios they would otherwise never receive.
Key Facts
- IMAGICA GEEQ began accepting entries on November 9 for Game Creators Draft 2026 (3DCG Designers).
- The entry period closes at 23:59 on December 18.
- About 30 companies participate, including Game Freak, Cygames, Konami and PlatinumGames.
- A single entry lets applicants be screened by multiple companies at once.
- Practical work experience in the game industry is not required.
About 30 companies, including Game Freak, Cygames, Konami and PlatinumGames, take part and screen applicants jointly, so one entry reaches every company an applicant names.
The event is run by IMAGICA GEEQ, which is also one of the participating companies. Its own credits include cutscene animation and some in-game motion for Final Fantasy XVI and background modeling for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Applicants pick which companies they want to be considered by at the time of entry. Where more than one company makes an offer, the applicant can compare the terms each one presents. Interview offers arrive through IMAGICA GEEQ's agents.
Practical work experience in the game industry is not required. Eligible roles include character modelers, 3D background designers, motion designers, cutscene designers, VFX designers, lighting artists and technical artists. Cygames says artists from film and video are active at the company.
- Acquire Corp.
- Adglobe Inc.
- Applibot, Inc.
- ARSTECH GUILD Inc.
- Unbound Inc.
- IMAGICA GEEQ Inc.: event organizer and participating company
- Aiming Inc.
- NHN PlayArt Corp.
- f4samurai, Inc.
- Orca Inc.
- QualiArts, Inc.
- Game Freak Inc.: known for the Pokemon series
- Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- Cygames, Inc.: known for Granblue Fantasy and Uma Musume Pretty Derby
- Safari Games Inc.
- Studio AuKnow Inc.
- WFS, Inc.
- DCG Entertainment Inc.
- Tose Co., Ltd.
- DONUTS Co., Ltd.
- Trisan Inc.
- Neuron Age Inc.
- Be-Tribe Inc.
- Black Beard Design Studio Inc.
- PlatinumGames Inc.: developed NieR:Automata and the Bayonetta series
- Polygon Magic Inc.
- Metro Inc.
- Yostar Inc.
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