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SNK has filed a criminal complaint against fellow publisher Square Enix, accusing it of unlawfully using its IP. An SNK statement translated on MMCafe says that Square Enix used a number of its characters in its manga product High Score Girl, claiming that the company made no effort to seek …
Read More »Secret of Mana hits Android this fall
The mobile port of Square Enix’s 1993 SNES release Secret of Mana will arrive on Android devices this fall, the publisher has announced. To celebrate the announcement, Square Enix has discounted the iOS edition down from $8.99 to $3.99 through August 10th. The classic action-RPG was updated for iOS in …
Read More »Square Enix CTO quits
Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves after five years at Final Fantasy developer and publisher
Read More »Bravely Default ships 1m copies worldwide
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy has shipped 1m units worldwide, Square Enix has announced. Siliconera reports that the publisher recently confirmed its 3DS JRPG has shipped 400k in Japan, and another 600k across Australia, Europe, Korea and North America. The figure includes digital sales of the game as well. Square Enix …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV tech director leaves Square Enix
Square Enix’s chief technology officer Yoshihisa Hashimoto has left the publisher for ‘personal reasons’. Game Watch reports via Siliconera that Hashimoto was also the tech director of once troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV and manager of Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division. He’d been at the company since 2009 having joined …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix ‘Limited Edition’ joins December launch
Square Enix has announced a limited edition for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix compilation. A post on the PlayStation US Blog reveals the special edition will include a Disney pin of Sora and Mickey, adding that the offering can be picked up just by pre-ordering the standard version …
Read More »Lords of the Fallen release date confirmed
Square Enix’s Lords of the Fallen, which is definitely not Dark Souls, at last has a UK release date. That game will be released for PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 31st in the UK, priced at 49.99 on consoles and 29.99 on PC. That means it will arrive …
Read More »The World Ends with You mobile port arrives on Android
The World Ends with You: Solo Remix is now available on Android, Square Enix announced earlier today. Solo Remix can be purchased via Google Play for $17.99 / 12.99 / €15.99 – the same relatively steep price carried by the mobile port of Square’s action RPG when it first launched …
Read More »Square Enix Europe is moving offices
Publisher Square Enix is moving its European HQ. The firm is leaving its long-term home in Wimbledon and moving to a Central London location, specifically: 240 Blackfriars (SE1). It will take over two floors at the new offices and is designed to create a ‘dynamic and vibrant space for the …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs HD listed by retailer
Square Enix is rumoured to be readying a PS4 and Xbox One release for Sleeping Dogs. CVG reports that ShopTo was earlier carrying listings for Sleeping Dogs HD on both next-gen consoles, although they have since been removed. The game had a PS4, Xbox One and PC release date of …
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