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Just a year afterentering the market, Square Enix has shut down its India operations without having released a single game. Square Enix India was set up with a view to developing mobile games for the Indian market in collaboration with Indian developers. While it did not develop games itself, Square …
Read More »Hitman GO launches worldwide next week on iOS
Square Enix Montreal’s mobile effort Hitman GO will launch globally April 17th on iOS devices, the studio has announced. The upcoming turn-based strategy take on the Hitman franchise, revealed back in February, will be priced at $4.99. Square Enix also confirmed plans to launch Hitman GO on Android shortly after …
Read More »Square Enix to launch Enemy Front and Lords of the Fallen in the UK
CI Games has signed a deal with Square Enix to distribute its titles across Europe. The agreement will see the publisher launch WWII shooter Enemy Front on PS3, 360 and PC in June. Meanwhile, RPG Lords of the Fallen will hit PS4, Xbox One and PC this Autumn. Both titles …
Read More »Square Enix’s Collective program now open to developers
Publisher Square Enix has opened its new game-pitching Collective program to all developers after completing its pilot phase. The scheme enables developers to pitch their game through the site and have their idea voted on by the community. If the idea is well-received, the publisher will then help the title …
Read More »Square Enix opens Collective program to developers
Publisher now taking submissions for new game pitches
Read More »Jobs lost at Murdered: Soul Suspect developer Airtight
14 employees have lost their jobs at developer Airtight Games. The studio is currently working on Square Enix title Murdered: Souls Suspect. Its previous games include Quantum Conundrum and Dark Void. "We regret to confirm that we have laid off 14 staff members yesterday afternoon as part of a necessary …
Read More »Square Enix is falling back in love with JRPGs following Bravely Default success
Few companies have so fully embodied the shift in global games development from the West to the East as Square Enix. Once famed for its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPG series, in recent years the company has put more effort into Westernised titles such as Deus Ex, Tomb Raider …
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall arrives on Steam a week early
Square Enix has decided to release Deus Ex: The Fall a week earlier than it had originally announced on Steam. As spotted by VG247, the 7.99 also includes a free digital copy of Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition for a limited time. The game, which was last year …
Read More »Tomb Raider has finally "exceeded profit expectations"
A year after it was released the Tomb Raider reboot has at last exceeded Square Enix’s sales estimates. The game famously fell short of what the publisher had hoped for last year despite selling 3.4m copies in its first three weeks. Now it has not only passed targets but looks …
Read More »Jobs lost at Thief dev Eidos Montreal
Eidos Montreal has let go of a significant number of development staff just one week after shipping its stealth action reboot Thief. Thief was met with mixed reviews when it arrived last week. The studio’s parent company Square Enix today confirmed toKotakuthat more than 20 staff have been made redundant. …
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