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Square Enix has reported its first quarter financial results, showing significantly reduced losses year-over-year for the three month period concluded on June 30th. The company posted a $5m loss for the period, a 75 per cent reduction versus its $21m loss for the same period during the year prior. Social …
Read More »Square Enix ‘not abandoning’ triple-A console games
FF XV, Kingdom Hearts III and new Tomb Raider back up claim, says US CEO
Read More »Square Enix: "We’re not abandoning core console and PC games"
Phil Rogers, CEO for Square Enix Europe and America, has spoken out about the publisher’s platform priorities going forward. In an official blog post – in which he confirms a next-gen Tomb Raider sequel – the exec states the firm is categorically "not abandoning core, triple-A console and PC games". …
Read More »Tomb Raider sequel "well into development" for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has confirmed work is already underway on a follow-up to this year’s best-selling game Tomb Raider. The project has been hinted at before, but has now been confirmed by Square Enix’s European and American CEO Phil Rogers in an official blog post. "I am excited to reveal that …
Read More »Eidos Montreal boss quits citing Square Enix’s "lack of courage"
The former head of Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal has resigned. In a statement to MCV’s sister siteDevelop, Stephane D’Astous said the company also suffered from a lack of leadership, courage and communication, and that he was not able to do his job properly as a result. He …
Read More »Ex-Eidos Montreal head resigns over ‘irreconcilable differences’
Stephane D'Astous lashes out at Square Enix's lack of leadership, courage and communication
Read More »Final Fantasy Reborn
In recent years the Square Enix E3 booth has resembled that of your stereotypical Western publisher. For two years we’ve had Lara Croft and Agent 47 dominate the firm’s showcase. The stars of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts were there, just hidden away behind the banks of Tomb Raider demos. …
Read More »Square Enix: FFXIV skipping Xbox 360 due to Microsoft policies
Square Enix has revealed the reason why Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn isn’t coming to Xbox 360 is because Microsoft won’t let its users play with those on other platforms such as PC and PS3/PS4. Speaking with RPGsite, the game’s director Naoki Yoshida explained Microsoft has a policy in …
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall launches this week on iOS
The mobile debut of the Deus Ex franchise is set for this Thursday, according to publisher Square Enix. Deus Ex: The Fall will launch on iOS on July 11th, and will be the first of several installments for the game – one might even call it episodic. Regardless, the initial …
Read More »Report: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD to carry brand new ending
The upcoming HD re-release compilation of Final Fantasy X/X-2 will reportedly pack a totally new ending cut scene, complete with newly-recorded voice acting and scribed by the games’ scenario writer Kazushige Nojima. Siliconera reports on Japanese publication Shounen Jump’sreveal of the new 30-minute ending. One that will take place at …
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