Entries in 'square' (92)
Leona has allowed us to “reach out”
It was once a genre that was the reserve of obsessives and teenage boys, but the RPG is now mainstream – and Square Enix believes that its promotional tie-in with ...
Profits up 68% at Square Enix
Square Enix has reported an operating income of YEN 21.4bn for the nine months ending December 31st 2009, a jump of 67.7 per cent year-on-year.
JAPAN: Strong debut for Dragon Quest VI
Square Enix’s cherished RPG series Dragon Quest has once again lived up to the hefty expectations placed upon it in the publisher’s homeland with news that Dragon Quest VI sold ...
Square spends millions to fulfil Fantasy
Millions of pounds will be spent on the marketing campaign for Final Fantasy XIII, MCV understands.
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Date set for Supreme Commander 2
Publisher Square Enix has dated the release of PC and Xbox 360 action RTS Supreme Commander 2.
FFXIII Collector’s Edition announced
Square Enix has lifted the lid on the Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector’s Edition which will be released for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9th.
Front Mission Evolved targets UK
The latest instalment in the Front Mission series is targeting a spring release in the UK, Square Enix has confirmed.
JAPAN: Dragon Quest tops 2009 chart
Very much in keeping with Japan’s penchant for RPGs, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX has emerged as the best selling game of 2009 in the country with sales over 4m ...
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Square Enix brings free MMO to West
The Western aspirations of Japanese giant Square Enix have been demonstrated once again with news that it is to bring its successful Eastern free-to-play MMO Fantasy Earth Zero to the ...
English FFXIII ‘is complete’
Motomu Toriyama, the director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII, has confirmed that work has now finished on the non-Japanese version of the hyped RPG.
FFXIV beta sign-ups begin
With Final Fantasy XIII hype at it maximum ahead of its release in Japan today, Square Enix has already started recruiting beta testers for the still in development MMO title ...
Wada: FFXIV a serious WoW rival
Square Enix is positioning Final Fantasy XIV as a serious rival to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft series, company president Yoichi Wada has revealed.
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Wada denies Japanese ‘decline’
The president of Square Enix – the increasingly Western-facing Japan-headquartered publishing empire – has refuted the widely held view that the Japanese game industry is in decline.
JAPAN: 1m copies of FFXIII shipped
Western gamers still face a long wait for the release of Final Fantasy XIII, but the Japanese anticipation has reached fever-pitch ahead of the release of the PS3 version of ...
Warner publishing Arkham Asylum 2
Such was both the critical and commercial success of this year’s Batman: Arkham Asylum that the announcement of a sequel at last night’s VGA awards arguably overshadowed the reveal of ...
JAPAN: No Russian edited in MW2
Ahead of its release in the territory tomorrow, it has been revealed that the notorious ‘No Russian’ airport massacre level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been edited ...
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JAPAN: Wada urges gamers to go West
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has (not for the first time) levelled some harsh criticism at the Japanese games market, stating that Japanese gamers still harbour an unfair ...
Square Enix: Consoles set for extinction
Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada is preparing his firm for the demise of physical media – and potentially the death of home consoles.
Supreme Commander 2 announced
Having just moments ago lifted the lid on gritty action sequel Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Square Enix has followed the news with confirmation of the spring 2010 release ...
Kane & Lynch 2 unveiled
Square Enix Europe has finally issued its official confirmation of Danish studios IO Interactive’s adult action game sequel Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, which will be published under the ...
Square Enix reveals 'first global game'
Japan-headquartered Square Enix and its Canadian studio Eidos Montreal are collaborating on the firm's first truly global game, according to CEO Yoichi Wada.
FFXI Ultimate Collection unearthed
Square Enix has announced that it is to release what it is calling the Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection on PC next month, allowing gamers to grab the complete game ...
Square Enix axing Japanese staff?
In what is fast appearing as the game industry’s largest ever mass-migration from East to West, mega-publisher Square Enix is rumoured to be reducing as many as 300 staff from ...
Wii 2 predicted for 2011
Nintendo will release a follow-up to its highly successful Wii console in 2011 – that’s the prediction from none other than Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada.
JAPAN: Square and Disney team up
A deal has been struck between Japanese publisher Square Enix and growing casual games force Disney Interactive that will see the RPG specialist bring Disney’s upcoming range of digital entertainment ...
