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Read More »Square Enix ‘not abandoning’ triple-A console games
FF XV, Kingdom Hearts III and new Tomb Raider back up claim, says US CEO
Read More »Final Fantasy Reborn
In recent years the Square Enix E3 booth has resembled that of your stereotypical Western publisher. For two years we’ve had Lara Croft and Agent 47 dominate the firm’s showcase. The stars of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts were there, just hidden away behind the banks of Tomb Raider demos. …
Read More »SONY: Final Fantasy Versus XIII becomes FF XV on PS4; Kingdom Hearts III announced
Final Fantasy Versus XIII has finally been seen in public, but it’s undergone a name change. Now titled Final Fantasy IV, the game appears to use the next generation engine shown off at last year’s E3. Final Fantasy IV is set in a similar universe to Final Fantasy XIII, blending …
Read More »Square Enix will reveal the ‘future of Final Fantasy’ next week
Square Enix had announced plans to discuss the future” of Final Fantasy at its pre-E3 event next Monday. The publisher will host a Q&A with senior vice president Sinji Hashimoto as part of the proceedings. The executive told Destructoid in February that the company was working on a next generation …
Read More »Square Enix Europe hit with job losses
Square Enix is making redundancies to its UK and European operation, MCV can reveal. It follows news that sales of Tomb Raider, Hitman and Sleeping Dogs missed their targets. Although all three games sold significant quantities around the world, they were well below Square’s very high expectations. We are reviewing …
Read More »Yoichi Wada resigns as Square Enix warns of huge losses
Final Fantasy publisher warns of 'extraordinary losses' in its current financial year
Read More »Happy Birthday! 25 years of Final Fantasy
It’s one of Japan’s biggest gaming exports and has sold over 100 million units worldwide. In January 2007, it was listed as the third best-selling video game franchise in the industry. It’s branched from role-playing games to tactics, action, MMORPG, third-person shooter, fighting and rhythm genres. And it’s just about …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII continues to grow with new title FFXIII: Lightning Returns
Square Enix has announced a third title in the Final Fantasy XIII continuum. FF XIII: Lightning Returns is due out in 2013 on Xbox 360 and PS3 and acts as a standalone title rather than a sequel to FF XIII sequel FF XIII-2. It will also be the closing chapter …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII PC release was a mistake, not DRM error
The PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII that went live over the weekend was a mistake. The RPG was made available to download in the US for a short period of time over the weekend. However, plenty of eager fans had already coughed up $12.70 for the game. And upon …
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