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Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix will launch for PlayStation 3 this year in both Europe and North America. The compilation – unveiled on both US and Europe PlayStation Blogs – packs the Final Mix editions of Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, featuring new …
Read More »Final Fantasy III launches on Steam
The previously announced upgraded version of 1990 Famicom title and 2006 DS remake Final Fantasy III has arrived on Steam. The game’s Windows PC release – revealed earlier this month by publisher Square Enix – is available now via Valve’s digital distribution platform for $15.99. The new version specifically packs …
Read More »Square Enix predicts game sales will fall by 30% this year
North American sales expected to fall by more than half
Read More »Final Fantasy III PC release heading to Steam
Square Enix has announced plans to continue its trend of repackaging older Final Fantasy games for PC, revealing Square’s 1990 release Final Fantasy III is coming soon” to Steam. Released exclusively in Japan nearly a quarter century ago, Final Fantasy III was re-released with a western launch as a 2007 …
Read More »Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider send Square Enix forecasts upwards
Square Enix has revised its full year fiscal forecasts upwards on the back of a better-than-expected performance from a number or recent releases. Strong sales of rejuvenated RPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD were both credited, as well as PS4 and Xbox One release …
Read More »VIDEO: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call heading to 3DS
Square Enix is to once again merge its Theatrhythm and Final Fantasy IPs in a new release on Nintendo 3DS. The game includes three times the songs and two times the characters seen in 2012 predecessor Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy and will also add new game modes. Music is an integral …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn surpasses 2m registrations
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has registered more than 2m player accounts, Square Enix has announced. Gematsu reports on the milestone, which was reached upon this week’s PlayStation 4 release of the MMO. Square announced in 2013 that PS3 players would gain full access to the PS4 version at …
Read More »Square Enix: DRM boosts profit, will be essential for the foreseeable future
An American Square Enix exec has insisted that the consumer backlash against DRM will not prevent its ongoing implementation. The primary benefit to us is the same as with any business: profit,” Square Enix America’s senior manager of business and legal affairs told Torrent Freak. I think DRM will be …
Read More »Sony sells huge Square Enix share stake
PlayStation platform holder Sony has sold off the 9.5m shares it held in Square Enix. CVG reports that prior to the sale Sony was Square’s third largest shareholder. It had owned the stake for over ten years. Interestingly, despite having a value of around $157m, Sony sold off the stock …
Read More »Square Enix shuts down Indian office
Japanese publisher closes India branch without it releasing a single title
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