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Square Enix will double headcount if £1.2m grant is approved, article claims
Read More »Square signs new game from portal co-creator
Kim Swift, the DigiPen student who co-created Portal and subsequently quit Valve, has revealed her new project, a familiar-looking FPS puzzle game called Quantum Conundrum. The new title, built with the team at Airtight Games, features what could be many ideas that Swift had for Portal 2 before she left …
Read More »Next-gen Square Enix engine ‘Direct X 11 native’
But Luminos tech 'is not available for external studios'
Read More »Loading reveals official Deus Ex cocktail
Square Enix has become the third publisher to enter into an official collaboration with Cornwall’s games-themed caf Loading. Together the pair have created an exclusive cocktail to celebrate today’s arrival of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. ‘Deus Ex on the Beach’, as it is called, contains peach schnapps, vodka, orange and …
Read More »Square ‘respects’ GameStop’s OnLive voucher removal
Far from angering the publisher, GameStop’s decision to remove OnLive vouchers from the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been met with understanding from the game’s publisher Square Enix. The retailer last night admitted that it ordered staff to open every unit of the PC SKU and remove …
Read More »Deus Ex fashion collection now available
From Friday you’ll be playing the game, but as of tomorrow you could be living the life of Deus Ex. Well, you could be dressed up as someone from the game, at least. Square Enix has announced that online fashion retailer Musterbrand has today gone live with a range of …
Read More »Square signs game from Portal co-creator
Former Valve designer and the co-creator of Portal Kim Swift has had her new game signed up by publisher Square Enix. The game itself has not been revealed, though more details about the "incredibly fascinating and quirky" title are expected to be released this weekend, Eurogamer reports. What is known …
Read More »Deus Ex "is a Top 10 game of the year"
With so little movement in the UK charts right now, the market is crying out for a fresh hit – and Square Enix is getting ready to deliver just that. Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released in the UK on August 26th, and the publisher believes that it has …
Read More »$16 iPhone game rebels from cult of free
Premium priced Final Fantasy may chart new path to mobile success
Read More »Square Enix rescues True Crime
Canadian studio United Front Games has returned from the brink with the backing of new partner Square Enix, with the Tokyo publisher revealing it will revive the True Crime project. United Front spent some three years building True Crime: Hong Kong, but in February Activision rocked the studio by unexpectedly …
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