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Read More »Fischer: Social gaming craze will fade
In a rare voice of calm amongst a tidal wave of enthusiasm, the president and CEO of Square Enix US has said that he can’t see the current hunger for social gaming lasting forever. "I grew up a gamer, my entire career is in the games industry,” Mike Fischer told …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII-2 gets 2012 US release date
Publisher Square Enix has announced that console RPG sequel Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released in North America in January 2012. It has already been pencilled in for a December 2011 release in Japan on Ps3 and Xbox 360. There’s no concrete European release date as of yet, but that’s …
Read More »Deus Ex set to kick off market recovery
It’s beena tough six months for the UKindustry, but Deus Ex: Human Revolution is shaping up to be the game that will kick-start the turnaround. Square Enix’s RPG shooter – out August 26th – is being promoted by one of the publisher’s heaviest marketing spends to date.It’s the first big …
Read More »Square Enix sues Deus Ex hackers
Square Enix has filed a lawsuit against the people believed to be behind a recent Deus Ex leak. A preview build of the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution was accessed and uploaded onto torrent sites in late May. The code contained early sections of the game. The publisher is now …
Read More »FF rhythm action 3DS game revealed
A new type of Final Fantasy game has been unveiled for the Nintendo 3DS. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a ‘theatre rhythm action’ title that allows players to use the stylus to tap the screen in time with musical prompts. It still has the traditional Final Fantasy towns and dungeons, reports …
Read More »How an indie snatched Carmageddon from Square-Enix
Final Fantasy firm sold the lucrative IP for cash, Stainless Games man says
Read More »Square Enix: Japanese decline is ‘almost humiliating’
Despite grabbing lots of the E3 headlines with its impressive showing of the new Tomb Raider game, a senior Square Enix exec has said that this year’s show has painted a grave picture for Japanese games development. As well as Tomb Raider, other stars of Square Enix’s show this week …
Read More »Square Enix JPN: Our E3 efforts were ‘humiliating’
E3 2011: Senior studio figure impressed with Eidosâ?? expo contribution, worried by Japanese efforts
Read More »E3 2011: Final Fantasy series exceeds 100m units
Square Enix has revealed its Final Fantasy series has surpassed 100 million units worldwide. We are extremely proud of what the Final Fantasy franchise has achieved over the years and continue to be extremely excited about the future. I would like thank all of our fans, partners and development teams …
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