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To run any business or team properly, you have to have enormous self-belief that your strategy and vision is the right one. Square Enix president and CEO Yoichi Wada doesn’t just have self-belief, he has one of the most surprising views on the future of the games market. The man …
Read More »Square Enix CEO and the death of consoles in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with great features, including an extensive interview with Square Enix CEO, Yoichi Wada. In this 72-page edition, you’ll also find analysis on Kickstarter, Steam, Ubisoft’s digital plans and Tekken. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download …
Read More »Final Fantasy Versus XIII development continues
Square Enix moves to counter cancellation claims
Read More »Square Enix quashes FF Versus XIII cancellation rumours
Final Fantasy Versus XIII has not been cancelled, according to the boss of Square Enix. CEO Yoichi Wada has taken to Twitter to say: I’ve seen rumours that FFVXIII has been cancelled. The rumours aren’t true. I’ve actually been in a recent presentation about the game and I’ve seen it.” …
Read More »Square Enix to relaunch Final Fantasy XIV
Publisher Square Enix is preparing to relaunch and remake its troubled Final Fantasy MMO. Final Fantasy XIV on PC suffered a challenging launch, receiving a negative reception from critics and fans. Square Enix has yet to even charge a subscription fee for the game. But now the publisher is readying …
Read More »Square Enix posts £91m loss
Square Enix has posted a loss of 91m (YEN 12bn) for its fiscal year ending March 31st, 2011. Net sales dropped 35 per cent year-on-year from 1.4bn (YEN 192bn) to 953m (YEN 125bn). Last year the Japanese publisher posted profits of 72.5m (YEN 9.5bn), meaning profits crashed 226 per cent …
Read More »Square Enix bosses draw ‘worldwide studio’ plan
Tech, team and IP sharing across studios as publisher aims to build global blockbusters
Read More »Square Enix: Breaking through
The three Square Enix CEOs reveal their strategy to build the first truly global game developer
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV PS3 delayed, dev team restructured
Square Enix push back console MMO as main dev team responsibilities shift
Read More »Square Enix reports strong Q2
Japanese publisher and developer Square Enix has reported an impressive 814 per cent year-on-year increase in operating profit to YEN 5,434m for the quarter ending June 30th 2010. Recurring income was up 124 per cent at YEN 3,426m while net sales grew by 11 per cent to YEN 32,540m. Net …
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