Our latest coverage of Square Enix.
Square Enix has announced the opening of a new studio in London that will primarily be focused on developing high quality free-to-play mobile games. Square Enix London Mobile is currently working on two mobile titles based on the world-renowned Avatar: The Last Airbender and Tomb Raider IPs. “At Square Enix London Mobile, our goal is to move the world through [...]
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Square Enix has just released their Q2 2021 financial results for the period of April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021, which shows a 1.8% year-over-year increase in net sales amounting to ¥88.6 million, or roughly $807 million. The slight growth is attributed to the reopening of amusement facilities after last year’s COVID-19 lockdown, mobile sales, and an increase in [...]
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With E3 2021 fast approaching, rumors have been springing up over the weekend about possible announcements and reveals that will be happening during and in the days leading up to digital convention. One particular rumor circulating on Reddit and Resetera claims that Square Enix will be announcing a new Final Fantasy spinoff during the tradeshow. According to the rumor, Square [...]
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Rumors that Square Enix was being bought out spread like wildfire across the internet a few days ago following a Bloomberg report that several firms were looking to acquire the Japanese company. The rumors have turned out to be untrue as Square Enix confirmed in their official statement regarding the matter. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Square Enix denied any announcement of [...]
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world early this year, many companies were forced to temporarily transition to a work-from-home setup. One video game company that successfully adapted to remote working conditions is Square Enix. It proved to be a huge success that Square Enix is now looking at implementing a permanent work-from-home option for all officers and employees starting [...]
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Square Enix announced today that they're revising upwards their profit forecast for the year (April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020) due to strong performance from "Final Fantasy XIV" and the mobile game "Dragon Quest Walk". Square Enix reported the following in the announcement: "...the Company now expects higher operating income, ordinary income, and profit attributable to owners of parent [...]
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Square Enix reported their latest quarterly earnings report yesterday which showed total revenues of 67.4B Yen ($620M) for the July - September 2019 quarter. MMO revenues were strong this quarter thanks to the launch of Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers on July 2, 2019. Revenues for the company's MMO division came in at 13.6B Yen ($120M), up from 8.8B Yen ($80M) [...]
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Dying Light developer Techland announced that in a recent press release that they’re teaming up with Final Fantasy developer and publisher Square Enix to distribute the upcoming zombie survival game Dying Light 2 in the Americas. “We couldn't be more excited to join forces with Square Enix. This partnership represents an incredible opportunity for both companies to bring Modern Dark [...]
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PCGamer reported yesterday that Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida's "next generation project" has finished early development and is moving towards large scale development. While there's no word on exactly what this "next generation project" is, many have speculated that it will be the next Square Enix MMO because the same team responsible for this new title sent out a [...]
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Square Enix reported their latest earnings report which covered the 4th quarter of 2018 and the numbers were largely flat, which is disappointing considering Q4 includes Christmas. Company wise net sales for the Oct - Dec quarter came in at 66.8B Yen ($610 million). MMO Revenue (includes Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, and Dragon Quest X) came it at [...]
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