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Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy Agito XIII is still in development for PSP. There has been little word on the handheld game, but the game’s art director Yusuke Naora claimed Agito is finally coming together on the Square Enix Members Japanese Twitter account, according to Examiner. Naora also confirmed …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Just Cause 2
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Preview section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to the most hotly anticipated titles heading to retail. This week, we take a look at Square Enix’s Just Cause 2, the open-world action game that lets players parachute, grapple, base-jump, drive, shoot and explode …
Read More »Just Cause 2 demo tops 2m downloads
Square Enix has announced that the demo for Just Cause 2 has been downloaded more than two million times. The demo was released on PC, XBLA and PSN earlier this month and gives players a 35 square mile taste of the upcoming open-world action game, due for release next Friday. …
Read More »Square Enix building â??next generationâ?? engine
Final Fantasy studio hiring for major systems overhaul
Read More »Deus Ex: Human Revolution confirmed
Eidos Montreal has confirmed the full title for the third entry in the Deus Ex series will be Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The new suffix has been heavily rumoured over the past few weeks after the developer filed ‘Human Revolution’ as a trademark, but the title has now been officially …
Read More »FFXIII ships 5m worldwide
Three million units of Final Fantasy XIII were sold into retail in the US and PAL territories, Square Enix has announced. The title launched in Europe and North America yesterday, with launch events held in London, San Francisco and Paris. The game is already being tipped as being the biggest …
Read More »Square Enix appoints worldwide technology director
Experienced industry exec Julien Merceron earns new role
Read More »Eidos retains 25% stake in Rocksteady
Square Enix-owned group still holds significant interest in the studio
Read More »Avalanche turns to â??big new projectâ??
As Just Cause 2 nears completion with less than 10 staff tying the project up
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII 360 bundles Europe-bound
Square Enix has announced two Xbox 360 hardware bundles to coincide with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Europe. The special edition bundle includes a 250GB hard drive, engraved with the Final Fantasy XIII name, two wireless controllers, downloadable avatar items and a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. In …
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