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The developer is leaving the company after an 18 year career
Read More »Dragon Quest director Jin Fujisawa leaves Square Enix
Square Enix makes big profit off flat sales
Nier: Automata drove income for the nine month period ended December 2017, as the firm lacked more recent big releases
Read More »Yuji Naka joins Square Enix to ‘develop an enjoyable game’
Sonic the Hedgehog creator joined the house of Final Fantasy earlier this month
Read More »Making FFXV on console was ‘100x more difficult’ than the Windows Edition, says director
After one of the longest development cycles of this generation, you might have forgiven game director Hajime Tabata for taking a well-earned rest when Final Fantasy XV came out last November. After all, not only did the game shift a staggering 5m units during its first day on shelves around the …
Read More »Square Enix has ‘a great deal of interest’ in esports and professional gaming
The company behind Final Fantasy, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider has indicated to investors that it is actively investigating how to make an entry into the esports sector. Although the term ‘esports’ itself is missing entirely from the company’s 2017 Annual Report, president Yosuke Matsuda concludes his shareholder message with …
Read More »Nier: Automata hits 2m shipments and digital sales
Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ action RPG Nier: Automata has hit another huge milestone, the publisher has announced. After hitting 1.5m shipmentsin May this year, thegame’s shipments and digital sales have now reached at least two million across the globe. The game released on PS4 and PC earlier this year to …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV hits 6.5m units
Final Fantasy XV has now sold over 6.5m units, according to the game’s director Hajime Tabata. Tabata revealed the figure during an interview with Gamespot over PAX 2017. "From a business standpoint, we’ve achieved over 6.5m units," he said. "The fact that we’re still going to be putting out content …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed Origins partnership with Monster Energy
Ubisoft has announced a new partnership between its upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins title and Monster Energy. Not only will more 500m Monster Energy drinks receive custom Assassin’s Creed Origins character designs, including protagonist Bayek, but the deal will also allow fans to access special in-game items and prizes. Starting on …
Read More »Square Enix Collective: ‘We’re very honoured’ to publish Battalion 1944
Indie service provider Square Enix Collective has said it’s "very honoured" to be working with Bulkhead Studios again on its upcoming WWII shooter Battalion 1944, which is on show this week at gamescom in Hall 9. Square Enix’s indie publishing unit previously worked with the team on the first-person puzzle …
Read More »AMD partners with Square Enix Collective for new customer program
AMD and Square Enix have announced a new partnership that will see the hardware manufacturer promote the publisher’s indie itles to new customers. The program, entitled AMD4U, will provide AMD consumers with a range of games from Square Enix’s indie publishing unit, the Square Enix Collective. The aim is to …
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