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Redundancies hit Square Enix Europe

Posted by Zidane007nl on 30 April 2013, 21:11 - 0 comments

Square Enix has told game magazine publisher MCV that they're making redundancies to their offices in the United Kingdom and Europe. Occasion is the disappointing sales in North America and Europe that caused Yoichi Wada to step down. Games like Tomb Raider, Hitman and Sleeping Dogs has missed their targets, which were set very high by Square Enix.

We are reviewing our business in Europe to ensure we have the right structure, content and skills for the changing entertainment landscape.

We do expect changes to the UK office, which will affect personnel. We will update you when the time is right, but our priority right now is for the people within the business.

How much loss the company has suffered will be announced half May with the annual financial results.

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MCV
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Yoichi Wada is stepping down

Posted by Zidane007nl on 26 March 2013, 21:32 - 0 comments

The CEO of Square Enix, Yoichi Wada, has announced today that he will step down as CEO of Square Enix in late June. Yosuke Matsuda, the current Representative Director, will take his place as the new CEO. The reason for his demotion is most likely because of the forecast of 'extraordinary loss' due to slow sales of games in North America and Europe.

Yoichi Wada

Yoichi Wada joined Square in April 2000 to become the new executive director and CFO in June 2000. After the merge with Enix he became the company's new President and Representative Director.

Yosuke Matsuda joined Square in October 2001 as Senior Vice President and also became General Manager of Accounting and Finance after the merge with Enix in April 2003. One year later he was promoted to Director and CFO.

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Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy!

Posted by Zidane007nl on 18 December 2012, 22:16 - 0 comments

Today, 25 years ago on 18 December 1987, the first game in the Final Fantasy series was released on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan. What maybe was the last game for the, at that tiime, small developer Square before they went bankrupt, became one of the best selling game franchises.

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series, took his inspiration from Dragon Quest (their big rival back then), The Legend of Zelda and Ultima to create a new fantasy RPG. Should it not have sold well, he would have quit the gaming industries and return to university.

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary

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Countdown site is for Star Galaxy

Posted by Zidane007nl on 12 December 2012, 09:10 - 0 comments

Sorry for the fans that were thinking that a new Star Ocean game is coming, whiich is (sadly) not the case. The teaser site is for Star Galaxy, a massively multiplayer simulation browser game set in outer space. Up to 2,000 people can fight on one gigantic battlefield. Players act as a planet’s commander in chief by managing resources, infrastructure, and power sources. You can develop your base by adding buildings and secure resources by taking over other planets. A navigator character will help during the simulation parts and battles use cards that represent units. Cards can level up and gain new skills.

The closed beta of Star Galaxy will start on 20 December.

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Siliconera
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Countdown new Star Ocean game?

Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 December 2012, 18:25 - 0 comments

Square Enix has launched a new countdown page for a new title that will be revealed on 12-12-2012. On the page you see an image of space with two planets and the words "star", "border", "war", "galaxy", "divide" and "ambition" (every day one word is being revealed). Under the countdown there's a Twitter feed which shows the tweets with #sqex121212.

Many fans on Twitter say this is a new game in the Star Ocean series. Let's hope they're right.

Star Ocean 5?

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Vote for the first Final Fantasy super fan!

Posted by Zidane007nl on 26 November 2012, 16:40 - 0 comments

After the competition for the first Final Fantasy super fan has closed its doors the expert panel of judges has choosen 25 finalists and now it's up to you Final Fantasy fans. Who will be crowned to the first Final Fantasy super fan?

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Voting is simple: go to superfan.ff25th-anniversary.com and vote for the fan who you think that has it all to become the first Final Fantasy super fan! But don't wait to long! You can vote till 7 December.

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Square Enix merger 'a complete failure'

Posted by Zidane007nl on 8 November 2012, 23:10 - 0 comments

The former president of Square Enix, Hisashi Suzuki, said on Twitter that the merge of Square and Enix in 2003 was a complete failure. He also said that the company has no vision for the future.

He replies on a press release from Square Enix stating that the company has lost 5.5 billion yen ($59 million USD / € 54 million) in the last quarter due to disappointment console sales.

Hisashi Suzuki was president of Square Enix from 2003 to 2005 and currently is director at Sega.

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Develop
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Square Enix licenses Unreal Engine 4

Posted by Zidane007nl on 24 October 2012, 22:13 - 0 comments

Square Enix has signed a new deal with Epic Games for use of the Unreal Engine 3 and the upcoming Unreal Engine 4. This will make it possible for Square Enix to release multiple games running on this engine.

Taka Kawasaki, Epic Games Japan
Epic has a strong relationship with Square Enix, and it’s an honor to provide their creative and technical talent with the best game technology available for licensing. We look forward to supporting their developers with world-class tools for years to come.

Games that Square Enix has developed in the past with the Unreal Engine 3 are The Last Remnant back in 2008 (Xbox 360 and PC) and Demon’s Score this year (Android and iOS).

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IGN
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Tokyo Game Show 2012 lineup

Posted by Zidane007nl on 3 September 2012, 21:18 - 1 comment

Square Enix has launched their website and announced its line-up for the Tokyo Game Show 2012 that will be taking place from 20 till 23 September. A lot of games listed are Japanese only and only three games are playable.

Video
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Nintendo 3DS)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Chosoku Henkei Gyrozetter (Arcade)
- Demons' Score (Android, iOS)
- Emperors SaGa (GREE)
- Final Fantasy III (PlayStation Portable)
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PlayStation 3)
- Galaxy Dungeon (GREE)
- It's a Wonderful World Solo Remix (iOS)
- Hitman Absolution (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Otome Break! (Android, iOS)
- Sleeping Dogs (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
- Symphonica Grand Maestro (iOS)

Playable
- Chosoku Henkei Gyrozetter (Arcade)
- Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan (Nintendo 3DS)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D (Nintendo 3DS)

And again no Final Fantasy Versus XIII this year. On the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event, that took place last weekend, Shinji Hashimoto said that this year there won't be anything new regarding this game.

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FF 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box announced

Posted by Zidane007nl on 31 August 2012, 23:37 - 0 comments

At the start of the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event that is being held in Tokyo this weekend, Square Enix has announced the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box that will contain the games from the Final Fantasy main series.

Next to the special anniversary video disc, art collection, a music selection CD, a mini replica and an item code for Mogu Mogu Earring in Final Fantasy XIV, the following games will be contained in the box:

  • Final Fantasy (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy II (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy III (PlayStation Portable)
  • Final Fantasy IV (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy V (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy VI (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy VIII (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
  • Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2)
  • Final Fantasy XI (PlayStation 2)
  • Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
  • Final Fantasy XIII (PlayStation 3)

The box will cost 35,000 yen (€ 360 / $ 445) and will be exclusively available at Square Enix's e-Shop on 18 December.

Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box

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