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>Maegawa explained that his company experiences challenges in developing games based on licensed properties like Bleach, saying that the staff wants to be original but cannot detract too far from the source material and risk disappointing fans.[21] By 2009, the company had 20-30 employees.[21]

>The number of employees at Treasure had dropped to 16 by 2011,[11] and to less than 10 by 2022.[22]

>In a 2011 interview, Maegawa explained that Treasure now uses middleware to develop games, no longer using custom programming to push the hardware to their maximum levels.[11]

>The company was also putting an increased focus on rereleasing their back catalog as downloadable games on the Virtual Console, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live.[11] Treasure has not released any new games since 2014 apart from re-releases of games like Ikaruga.[23]

>On June 19, 2022, its 30th anniversary, Treasure announced it was working on a "highly requested" game.[22]

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