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Wednesday, Jan 7
Square Brings Disgaea 3 To Europe In February [Dood]
London (7th January 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that Nippon Ichi Software’s Disgaea®3: Absence of Justice will be released by Square Enix across PAL territories on 20t...
Monday, Dec 29
Dissidia: Final Fantasy Import Review: The [Evil] Emperor's New [Suit of Armor] [Review]
Dissidia: Final Fantasy was developed and published by Square-Enix, released in Japan on Dec. 18, 2008 for the Sony PSP. Retails for 5,980 yen. Played story mode to completion, played local multiplayer with random strangers on a train.
Saturday, Dec 27
Kotaku Originals: A Decemberween Pageant [Kotaku Originals]
Jump Festa 2009: So I Played Dragon Quest IX Cards and Gifts: Gaming Underwear and Other Things We Hope You Didn't Get For Christmas Sure Square Enix Cares, And Here's The Card To Prove It Funeral Notices: Let Us Mourn The Passing Of Yet Another Kotaku Xbox 360
Friday, Dec 26
Dissidia Sales Shows Final Fantasy Has Still Got It [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
The fan service filled fighter for the PlayStation Portable moved almost a half-million units in its first week on the charts, soundly beating Gundam Musou 2 for the PlayStation 3 by a ratio of more than two to one. And at 6,090 yen, Dissidia's not on the cheaper end of PSP games. Yes, Square En...
Monday, Dec 22
Jump Festa 2009: Hands-on Impressions with Dragon Quest IX Slime DS Stand / Speaker [Dragon Quest Ix]
Luckily, every DSi in the Square-Enix Dragon Quest IX play area was equipped with one such stand. To merely look at it is to tremble with joy. Square-Enix have been hocking the Slime in infinitely various fuzzy, fluffy, floppy forms since the late eighties, though every once in a while, they...
Thursday, Dec 18
Final Fantasy Dissidia Comes Stateside This Summer [Everybody Was FF Fighting]
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(R) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced that DISSIDIA(TM) FINAL FANTASY(R) for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system will be available mid-year 2009 in North Americ...
Wednesday, Dec 17
FACT: Square-Enix Does Not Care What You Think [Square-enix]
So here's the funny part: on the video page, you will notice that comments and ratings are disabled. There you have it, folks — incontrovertible proof that Square-Enix Does Not Care What You Think (unless what you're thinking is that Dissidia Final Fantasy or any other Square-Enix title i...
Monday, Dec 1
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes Of Time Blurs Wii-DS Line In Spring 09
LOS ANGELES (December 1, 2008) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ will be released for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in Spring 2009.
Thursday, Nov 27
The Last Remnant Review: Strategically Sound, Technically Flawed
East meets West as Square Enix releases The Last Remnant, their first attempt at creating a role-playing experience with both Japanese and Western audiences in mind. If you're willing to put up with its failings, The Last Remnant is a refreshing and challenging mix of role-playing and st...
Wednesday, Nov 26
Square Enix Details Last Remnant DLC For December [More Remnants]
London (26th November 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces details of the forthcoming Xbox LIVE® downloadable content for THE LAST REMNANT™, on the Xbox 360® video game and ente...
Saturday, Nov 22
Three New FFXI Expansion Chapters Announced [Final Fantasy XI]
At VanaFest, a Final Fantasy XI event in Japan, Square Enix announced three new expansion chapters coming to Final Fantasy XI. Furthermore, the FFXI character Shantotto was revealed to be a playable character in the forthcoming Final Fantasy Dissidia.
Tuesday, Nov 18
Square Enix Brings LostWinds To Japan [Lostwinds]
Square Enix's newfound love of Western developers bears new fruit as European developer Frontier Developments announces that the Japanese publisher will be publishing their critically-acclaimed WiiWare title LostWinds in Japan and Asia.
Wednesday, Nov 12
Supreme Commander 2, Brought To You By Square Enix
London (12th November 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories (Square Enix), today announces that Square Enix, Inc., a U.S. sister company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and development h...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Square Enix Launches Euro Swag Store [Square Enix]
London (4th November 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces the grand opening of its first SQUARE ENIX OFFICIAL ONLINE MERCHANDISE STORE in Europe today.
Wednesday, Oct 15
TGS News Round-Up Get! [Tokyo Game Show 2008]
Microsoft Has Over 140 Demo Kiosks, Buddies With Square Enix Tekken 6 Coming To Xbox 360 New Xbox Dash Gets Release Date Vague Date for Final Fantasy XIII, Nothing For Versus XIII Microsoft: Japanese Sell Out Is "Totally Legit" Goichi Suda Has Not Given Up On You Nintendo Wii
Forgotten Worlds, Shinning Force Gear Trademarks Appear [Only In Japan]
Here's a big list of recent Japanese trademark applications from Square Enix, Sega, Capcom, AQ Interactive and Bandai. Capcom's registering (or we guess, re-registering) Forgotten Worlds should make many quite happy along with SEGA's Shinning Force Gear. Hit the jump for the full list...
Thursday, Oct 9
Microsoft: Japanese Sell Out Is "Totally Legit" [Tokyo Game Show 08]
With the Xbox 360 gaining momentum, are there any Japanese titles or franchises that Microsoft still wants on its console? Greenberg didn't specifically point out any titles in particular, but did add, "We want more." Agreeing, Sensui stated, "I'd like the see Final Fantasy XIII on the X...
Friday, Sep 5
A Week In Comments
Square Enix Takes "No" For An Answer, Withdraws Takeover Offer Comment by: Xagest Tecmo Rejects Square Enix's Takeover Offer Comment by: KeroseneClimax Japanese convenience stores have sold video games, dvds, music and concert/amusement park tickets for 10 years or more now.
Friday, Aug 29
Japanese Gamers Love Soccer, Hate New Square Enix IP
Less impressive were new debuts from Level 5 (Inazuma Eleven) and Square Enix (Sigma Harmonics). The pathetic first week sales for the Nintendo DS RPG led by Chrono Trigger vets Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroki Chiba will likely have Square Enix execs pondering "Why should we bother with new I...
Thursday, Jul 24
Opinion: Of Course, Final Fantasy XIII Is PC Bound! [Updated]
Yes, yes, we know. While some just seem to be figuring this out, Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the Xbox 360 *and* the PC. Square Enix announced this way back at its E3 press conference. Probably going lost in the jaw-dropping Xbox 360 announcement. To review, here's how the FFXIII development...
Wednesday, Jul 23
What Microsoft Did At E3 2008
Just when we though the show was over for Microsoft, ending with Square Enix's Yoichi Wada showing off Infinite Undiscovery, Star Ocean, and The Last Remnant, after which Sony's Don Mattrick came back on stage to sum things up. Some interesting games were shown, and the Xbox Live updates w...
Tuesday, Jul 22
Frankenreview: Final Fantasy IV DS
Every Final Fantasy fan has their favorite game from the series. Hell, some even break the franchise down into two eras, pre and post-PlayStation. For myself and good percentage of the FF fanbase, Final Fantasy IV (II in the U.S.) is that game. The story was deep, the characters memorable and we...
Monday, Jul 21
Infinite Undiscovery: Jogging For A Long, Long Time
So, you know that Square Enix RPG that's coming to the Xbox 360? No, not that one. Infinite Undiscovery, which is actually being developed by Star Ocean developers Tri-Ace and published by Squeenix, looks rather like a Final Fantasy at first blush, which makes one wonder if it wasn't the ba...
Sunday, Jul 13
Your E3 Lineup Roundup
Square Enix • The Last Remnant • Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes • Chrono Trigger • Dragon Quest: Chapters of the Chosen • Final Fantasy IV (DS) • Star Ocean: First Departure • Star Ocean: Second Evolution • Infinite Undiscovery • Star Ocean: The Last Hope • Exit DS • The Legend of Kage 2
Wednesday, Jul 9
Square Enix's E3 Line Up - Where Is Final Fantasy XIII?
THE LAST REMNANT Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360® / PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system Genre: RPG PAL Release Date: (Xbox 360) This Winter / (PLAYSTATION 3 system) TBA iPod Nintendo DS FINAL FANTASY IV Genre: RPG PAL Release Date: TBA Xbox 360 Nintendo DS
Monday, Mar 31
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Puts Wii In Chocobo Hold This Summer
LOS ANGELES, March 31 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(TM) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that it will launch FINAL FANTASY(R) FABLES: Chocobo's Dungeon(R) for the North American market on July 8, 2008. Coming exclu...
Tuesday, Feb 12
Square Enix Cuts Down Sword Pirates
The current lawsuit is a result of cooperation with the United States Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol, whose agents seized a crate of counterfeit replica swords. These seized swords had been designed to replicate the unique swords featured in Square Enix'...
Wednesday, Dec 19
FF I & II PSP Dated For Europe [European Release]
London (19th December 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® and FINAL FANTASY II will both be released in the UK and across all PAL territories on 8th February,...
Monday, Dec 17
Crisis Core Comes To North America This Spring [Square Enix]
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. Platform: Nintendo DS Genre: Action-RPG CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- Developer: Square Enix Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. Platform: PSP system Genre: Action-RPG
Tuesday, Dec 4
Square Enix Goes Modern Day, The World Ends [Game Annoucement]
London (5th December 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU™, an exciting new title from the makers of KINGDOM HEARTS, will be released exclusively on t...
Friday, Nov 30
Squenix Brings Odin Sphere To Europe [Finally]
London (30th November 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces the release of Odin Sphere™ in early 2008, across all PAL territories and exclusively on the PlayStation® 2 computer e...
Saturday, Sep 22
Square Enix Closed Mega Theater Impressions
Then came the moment I was waiting for, the Kingdom Hearts titles, kicked off by the KH mobile game, Kingdom Hearts: Coded, which oddly was the only of the three titles announced that starred KH mainstay, Sora. The other two titles, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sle...
Wednesday, Sep 12
Final Fantasy Tactics PSP Dated For Europe
London (12th September 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that the highly anticipated FINAL FANTASY TACTICS®: THE WAR OF THE LIONS™ will be released 5th October 2007 across al...
Sunday, Jul 22
Week In Games: Week in Games: Guitar Hero Rock The Eighties Edition
NASCAR 08 (X360, PS3, PS2) The power of NASCAR on your next gen and one last gen console. Alien Syndrome (PSP, WII) Blast off into space and battle aliens in this action RPG. Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition (PSP) The Square Enix classic is revamped for the PSP.
Monday, Jul 9
The Games of E3
Square Enix DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS (DS) FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Ring of Fates (DS) FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS (PSP) FINAL FANTASY II (PSP) FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS (PS2, PC, Xbox 360) FINAL FANTASY XII: REVENANT WINGS (DS) HEROES of MANA (DS)
Square's E3 Line-Up
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker is the latest installment in the venerable RPG franchise, developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS and arriving in North America on November 6, 2007. Scout, train and synthesize a colorful array of over 200 classic DRAGON QUEST monsters as you compete in th...
Wednesday, Jun 27
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Celebration: "Major Flop"
That's just one blogger's take on the event, and I know others like Chris Kohler were in attendance. Not sure what Bryan was expecting exactly. I mean, I went to that Final Fantasy Party in Chiba and had a grand old time. Doubt Square Enix could cram that kind of excitement into the Sony Metreon. D...
Monday, Jun 25
Charticle: Square Enix Sacrificing Originals for Spin-Offs, Ports and Remakes
Boy, Square Enix sure likes makin' them Final Fantasy games. But, creating totally original ones is so hard! With fans snapping up whatever has the Good Housing Final Fantasy Seal of Approval, no wonder Square Enix keeps churning out remakes, spin-offs and ports. Easy money! After seeing...
Wednesday, May 16
Sega Licenses Unreal Engine 3, Too
SEGA Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardwar...
Monday, May 14
Square-Enix USA Opens Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest Floodgates
Square Enix Allies DRAGON QUEST and IVALICE For North America DRAGON QUEST DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS - Joker Platform: Nintendo DS ESRB Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: Q4 2007 IVALICE ALLIANCE About Square Enix Co., Ltd. and Square Enix, Inc.
Thursday, Apr 19
Nintendo Shakes Up Industry
In the wake of the Wii's success, Electronic Arts purchased an entire studio just because they made Nintendo games, Majesco shifted nearly all of their development efforts to the Wii and DS and Square Enix is planning nearly twice as many titles for the DS than the PSP including travel gui...
Thursday, Apr 12
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Sales Chart
14.) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) 15.) Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) 19.) Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) 21.) More Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) 22.) Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) 24.) Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (NDS, Square-Enix) 28.) English Training (NDS, Nintendo)
Wednesday, Feb 14
Picard Voices UK FFXII Commercials
London (15th February 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that legendary actor Patrick Stewart will provide the voiceover for the UK and Australian TV commercials for the fort...
Monday, Feb 12
UK FFXII Launch: Calling All Fanboys
London (12th February 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces UK launch event plans for the eagerly awaited FINAL FANTASY® XII, the next instalment in the award-winning franchise...
Sunday, Feb 4
Feature: A Visit to Square Enix UK and FF3 DS
Standing outside Square Enix's UK offices is a surreal experience. Slap bang in the middle of London, a stone's throw from the river and a massive roundabout, only the plain sign betrays that inside a normal building is the offices of the publisher responsible for so many great franchises....
Thursday, Jan 25
Square Enix Hops On Unreal Engine Train
Square Enix Licenses Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 Tokyo, Japan, (Jan. 25, 2007) - Square Enix Co., Ltd. today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Square Enix to introduce Epic's Unreal® Engine 3 middleware into its next-generation game development process.
Tuesday, Jan 23
FFXII UK Cosplay Contest
London (24th January 2007) - Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces an exclusive Cosplay competition to celebrate the launch of its forthcoming FINAL FANTASY XII. About Square Enix Ltd.
Thursday, Nov 30
Square-Enix Announces... Destiny's Child Game?
With headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) develops, publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive entertainment software and publications in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. Square Enix brings two of Japan's best-selling...
Thursday, Sep 21
The Monster List of TGS Games
PS2 World of Mana PS3 Final Fantasy XIII Final Fantasy Versus XIII PSP Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core DS Chocobo no Mahou Ehon Dragon Quest Monsters Joker Heroes of Mana Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings It's A Wonderful World GBA Final Fantasy V Advance Final Fantasy VI Advance Xbox 360
Saturday, Sep 16
FFXII Playable in NYC Next Month
The final English version of Final Fantasy XII will be playable at Digital Life in New York City next month. The Playstation 2 title is set to hit stores on Oct. 31, but if you make it to the DL you can check it out there. "Square Enix is thrilled to be partnering with DigitalLife to debut the market...
Tuesday, Aug 22
FF III DS Hit North America
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY III for the Nintendo DS hand-held system will ship to retailers on November 14, 2006. The only FINAL FANTASY to never reach North American shores has b...
Tuesday, Apr 25
Square Enix's E306 Line-up
PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system FINAL FANTASY XII FINAL FANTASY XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS System Children of Mana Mobile - Square Enix BEFORE CRISIS -FINAL FANTASY VII- FINAL FANTASY I will launch 2006. North American compatible handsets TBA.
