IPM

Shipping

1977

Renamed

1979

Developed

0

Published

1

HQ

🇯🇵 Japan

Now known as

Irem

Based in Hakusan, Japan, Irem was founded 1974 under the name IPM (International Playing Machine). The company initially manufactured, sold, and rented arcade hardware cabinets. Their first arcade game was IPM Invader (1978). Later they shifted the focus to console game development, their most popular series being R-Type.