Square Enix

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

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

Square Enix is practically giving away Tomb Raider | Podcast

Latest episode available now, dives into this week's surprise news of Embracer acquiring Crystal Dynamics and more

Embracer acquires Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal for $300m

Square Enix also sells Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and other IP, plus over 50 back catalogue games

Yuji Naka took Square Enix to court over unfinished Balan Wonderworld

Veteran developer says he was removed as director of the project six months before the game launched

Square Enix CEO: When Japanese devs emulate Western games, the results fall short

Youske Matsuda explains in recent interview that international reception is key but its not enough to only develop for them

Square Enix raises forecasts thanks to increased MMO revenues

HD game sales still down year-on-year as Guardians of the Galaxy "undershot initial expectations"

Final Fantasy 14 back on sale from January 25

Square Enix detailed its plan to expand its data centres to cope with players' demand

Square Enix president says blockchain will be a "major strategic theme" in 2022

Yosuke Matsuda predicts rise of decentralised gaming will be driven by users who "play to earn" or "play to contribute"

Bravely Default 2 sells one million units

Recent PC release pushes Square Enix JRPG over the milestone

Square Enix pulls Final Fantasy 14 from sale due to server issues

Company's plan to add servers delayed by the semiconductor shortage

Slight dip for Square Enix as net sales suffer in comparison to Final Fantasy 7 Remake launch

Outriders and Nier Replicant fail to drive similar sales, Japanese publisher contemplating entry into NFT and blockchain games

Square Enix president says Marvel's Avengers had a "disappointing outcome"

But Yosuke Matsuda believes games-as-a-service will become more important to publisher in service-oriented industry

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Critical Consensus

Critics suggest that much like the space-faring super heroes involved, Eidos-Montréal's is basically good but a little rough around the edges

Square Enix opens London mobile studio

Team is currently working on free-to-play Tomb Raider and Avatar: The Last Airbender games

Final Fantasy 14 surpasses 24m players, is series' most profitable game

Milestones confirmed by game director Naoki Yoshida

Square Enix backtracks on cosmetics-only pledge for Avengers microtransactions

Developer Crystal Dynamics previously said premium content would stick to "aesthetic-only additions"

Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama dies aged 90

Musician known for scoring famed gaming franchise and various media was also a controversial figure

Can Marvel's Avengers find long-tail success on Game Pass? | Opinion

Square Enix' game met a lukewarm reception despite its world-class IP -- now its arrival on Game Pass highlights the opportunity for games to outlive disappointing launches

Bravely Default 2 sells 950,000 units on Switch

Square Enix's title released on Nintendo's console on February 26, 2021, and is launching on Steam today