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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Square Enix’s complete reworking of the admitted mess that was FFXIV, has garnered over 1m registrations for its beta program. The publisher announced the milestone following the launch of its third and final weekend of beta testing for the game that kicked off late …
Read More »Wada remains with Square Enix as chairman
Former president and CEO may have resigned, but he's still at the head of the company board
Read More »Former Square Enix president Yoichi Wada appointed company chairman
Former Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is now serving as the firm’s chairman of the board. Games Industry reports Wada will stay on in the significant role for Square Enix, following his previously announced moves to step down as company president and CEO. Wada’s decision to step down was revealed …
Read More »Square Enix announces studio shake-up
Square Enix has enacted a major restructuring of its studio leadership teams in Europe and North America. As part of a company-wide reshuffle, Darrell Gallagher has taken on the role of head of studios at the publisher. Previously studio head at Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, Gallagher will be now …
Read More »Darrell Gallagher named head of studios in major Square Enix shake-up
David Anfossi, Stephane D'Astous, Patrick Naud and Hannes Seifert take on new roles at publisher
Read More »Job losses and project cancellations hit IO Interactive
Developer to focus solely on Hitman franchise going forward
Read More »Thief and the Art of Reboots
New IP may be the talk of the moment, but the return of much older properties can evoke just as much excitement. As Batman and Bond have proven in cinemas, reboots can not only spark fresh adoration from established audiences but also draw in a mass of newcomers and lapsed …
Read More »Square Enix opens mobile studio in Indonesia
Smileworks to create games for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia Symbian
Read More »Silicon Studio: Xbox One more ‘friendly’ to Japanese devs
Takehiko Terada also predicts middleware will become more specialised for next-gen platforms
Read More »Kingdom Hearts III confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
Square Enix has announced a third instalment in its Disney themed Kingdom hearts franchise. Kingdom Hearts III is currently in development for both PS4 and Xbox One – the first time the game has been released on a non-PlayStation home console. It will see the return of a mature” Sora …
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