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Cellius
Native name	株式会社セリウス
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha; Joint venture
Industry	Video games
Founded	June 3, 2007; 17 years ago
Defunct	February 29, 2012
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Ken Kutaragi; (CEO)
Products	Software
Owner	Namco Bandai Games; (51%); Sony Computer Entertainment; (49%);
Website	http://www.cellius.jp/

Cellius Inc.^[a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Sony and Bandai Namco Holdings. The aim of the company was to assist in helping Sony compete with Microsoft and Nintendo.^[2] Sony hoped that the company would make up for the losses it made during quarter two of its financial year. Ken Kutaragi was announced as CEO.^[3] Bandai Namco Holdings held 51% of the company, and Sony held 49%. The company planned to use Sony's Cell microprocessor, the heart of the PlayStation 3, for PlayStation 3 games and games for mobile phones and personal computers. Its video game projects were Misato Katsuragi's Reporting Plan on the PlayStation 3 and Ridge Racer on the PlayStation Vita.^[4]^[5]^[6]