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Popular online puzzle game KooZac will be released for iOS and Android devices this quarter by Square Enix. The award-winning puzzle title was created by Ben Cusack, who has now joined the publisher as head of mobile. KooZac has already been played more than 15 million times online and won …
Read More »Square Enix confirms extent of web hack
The personal details of around 1.8m North American and Japanese customers of Square Enix could have been compromised in a recent web hack, the publisher has admitted. A server containing details of 1m Japanese members and 800k North American users of the Square Enix Members service was accessed in the …
Read More »Square Enixs new mature label
As part of Square Enix’s continued focus on titles and content suited to Western markets, the company has announced a brand new publishing label under which it will market such titles in Japan. Called ‘Square Enix Extreme Edges’, the branding will be used on titles such as Kane & Lynch …
Read More »Square Enix grows market share
Square Enix has laid out ambitious plans to become a Top Five European publisher over the next few years.The company also reckons it can turn up the heat on other entertainment mediums with its tentpole franchises such as Final Fantasy. Square Enix has already had two No.1 games this year …
Read More »Square Enix comes clean on cuts
The CEO of Square Enix Europe has braved a number of questions surrounding the publisher’s decision to cut staff at Io Interactive, virtually close a programming department at Beautiful Game Studios, and shut down operations at Eidos Hungary. Phil Rogers sportingly took on all questions during the second half of …
Read More »Square Enix: DLC is a must
Digital content is now a massive part of” Square Enix Europe’s remit, says the group’s CEO Phil Rogers. In an interview with Develop, the publishing boss said his company has turned a new leaf in regards to online strategies. How we offer content to consumers via digital download is very …
Read More »Can Batman be 3Ds killer app?
Nintendo isn’t the only company eyeing innovative new 3D games technology. The firm behind the 3D elements in last Friday’s re-release of Batman: Arkham Asylum says its cheaper technology can drive rapid acceptance of games with added on-screen depth elements. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition hits today, …
Read More »Just Cause 2 trumps original
In claiming number one in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, Just Cause 2 succeeds in justifying Square Enix’s loyalty to Avalanche’s high-octane free-roaming IP by achieving what the first game could not. The original Just Cause, upon its release in September 2006, managed just second …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Just Cause 2 is no.1
Tropical action outing Just Cause 2 has become the tenth game to claim the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 since the turn of the year. What’s all the more impressive is that Square Enix’s title had to fend off some very high-profile opposition to …
Read More »FFXIII breaks series UK records
Final Fantasy XIII has shattered the series’ UK sales records, becoming the fastest ever selling Final Fantasy game in the region, as well as the fastest selling UK game of the year. It’s also become the fastest selling game of the year so far in Germany and France. The news …
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