News Life is Strange: True Colors wins Peabody Award Deck Nine and Square Enix's title was among five winners in a newly created category May 10, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
Opinion Representation of Black women in video games is on the rise, but there is still room to grow | Opinion Javon Goard explores the lack of Black female leads in AAA blockbusters, and why Forspoken ought to be the first of many April 19, 2023 Javon Goard
News Square Enix has called Forspoken's sales lackluster Company president Yosuke Matsuda also said that reviews for the RPG were challenging March 10, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix's main offices in Japan will be relocating to Shibuya Currently based in Shinjuku, the move is poised to take place in November 2024 March 6, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix's Yosuke Matsuda stepping down after ten years as president Final Fantasy publisher will be led by Takashi Kiryu, who will take over later this year March 3, 2023 James Batchelor
News Yuji Naka admits to insider trading Prosecutor claims that the ex-Square Enix employee made a profit of $167,000 with insider information March 2, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Forspoken studio Luminous Productions merged with Square Enix The developer previously operated as an independent subsidiary March 1, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Square Enix sees an 6.6% drop for the past nine months as it pulls in $2bn The publisher notes that its HD Games segment saw an 11.3% decrease despite launching multiple titles Feb. 3, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix to shutter Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bond The mobile RPG will go offline on April 26 after originally launching worldwide in September 2021 Jan. 26, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature Forspoken | Critical Consensus Critics split on Square Enix's new RPG; some enjoyed the narrative but others voiced concern over the writing of its lead heroine Jan. 24, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix aims to grow internal development in 2023, despite selling Western studios Japanese and Western publishing branches to operate hand-in-hand as company commits to "One Square Enix" Jan. 3, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Yuji Naka formally charged with insider trading accusations Former Square Enix employee Taisuke Sasaki was also indicted at the end of December Jan. 3, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Square Enix's Chocobo GP will no longer receive large content updates | News-in-brief The content news comes nine months after the console racer launched on the Nintendo Switch Dec. 22, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Yuji Naka arrested for suspected insider trading Former Square Enix employee and Sonic creator said to have bought $20,000 shares in partner studio ahead of game announcement Nov. 18, 2022 James Batchelor
News Ex-Square Enix staffers arrested on insider trading allegations The duo is accused of using their information to purchase Aiming stock to eventually sell it at a higher value Nov. 17, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix's H1 sales dip to $1.1 billion, but profits up Launch of Dragon Quest X and Live A Live unable to provide the same boost as Outriders and Nier Replicant Nov. 8, 2022 James Batchelor
News Beyond NFT fumblings, Square Enix is reinventing itself | Opinion Much attention is focused on an ill-advised side project – but the company's increased focus on small creative projects and its deft mining of gaming history is much more interesting Nov. 4, 2022 Rob Fahey
News Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier to go offline in January 2023 Square Enix's mobile RPG shuts down after a year, developer says it will continue to update the title until its service ends Oct. 13, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix to shutter Babylon's Fall in February 2023 The Platinum Games developed title will be removed from storefronts while large scale updates have been halted Sept. 13, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix becomes part of Oasys blockchain Final Fantasy publisher is one of 21 node validators on the platform as it continues to invest in divisive new technology Sept. 12, 2022 James Batchelor
News Square Enix Q1 sales decline by 15% The quarter saw the publisher's units sold decrease by 57% year-over-year, while Final Fantasy 14's monthly subscribers continue to grow Aug. 5, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature Square Enix's Western studios were a "train wreck in slow motion" Eidos Montreal founder Stephane D'Astous reflects on the issues he believes led to the studio's sale July 26, 2022 James Batchelor
News Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto retires Square Enix veteran has worked on almost every Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts since 1997 June 1, 2022 James Batchelor
News Following sale of Western devs, Square Enix wants to acquire and establish new studios The Japanese company also shared its ambition to accelerate investment in blockchain, AI, and the cloud May 16, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Strong year for Square Enix as Final Fantasy 14 offsets non-MMO game decline The company's Digital Entertainment category saw a 6% increase in net sales to $2.1 billion May 13, 2022 Marie Dealessandri