News Ryosuke Yoshida leaves Ouka Studios to join Square Enix The Visions of Mana director says he quit at the end of October Dec. 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Final Fantasy 14 coming to mobile The Square Enix title will be developed by Lightspeed Studios Nov. 20, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix to seemingly move away from platform exclusivity "In the future, titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more," Naoki Yoshida said Nov. 5, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Final Fantasy's sales crisis is also an identity crisis | Opinion Final Fantasy doesn't seem to know what it is or who it's for anymore – a much deeper problem for the franchise than platform exclusivity deals Sept. 20, 2024 Rob Fahey
News Square Enix says sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 "did not meet expectations" Sales of Foamstars were similarly "not as strong as expected" Sept. 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Square Enix to shut down Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | News-in-brief The mobile RPG originally launched globally in 2016, and will be retired on October 30, 2024 Sept. 3, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Foamstars to become free-to-play The current pricing model will change in early October 2024 Aug. 28, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix's Q1 profits rise 68% to $72m despite sales decline Digital Entertainment net sales fell 29%, with sales of new titles dropping 18% Aug. 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix shutting down two Dragon Quest mobile games Dragon Quest Champions and Keshi Keshi will cease operations by the end of July May 28, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Report: Square Enix to lay off workers in European and American divisions Company announced plans to "rebuild its overseas business divisions" in financial earnings May 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix embarking on "aggressive multiplatform strategy" as profits drop 70% Following disappointing financial year, company unveils three-year plan targeting long-term growth May 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Square Enix takes $140 million hit on cancelled games Publisher slides hit into the final days of its fiscal year as part of strategy to be "more selective and focused" about pipeline April 30, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Former Square Enix of America CEO reflects on betting on new IP Mike Fischer discusses the evolving challenge of making an original property stand out in a crowded games market April 23, 2024 Antony Terence
News Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads surge of new hits | Japan Monthly Charts Square Enix's RPG nearly tripled the sales of next biggest releases, Princess Peach: Showtime and Unicorn Overlord April 15, 2024 James Batchelor
News Report: Yu Miyake stepping down as producer on Dragon Quest Nier Automata producer Yosuke Saito allegedly considered to take on Miyake's role April 5, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix sales almost flat through first nine months of fiscal year The publisher's HD Games segment saw a 15% revenue increase as it launched multiple titles during the period Feb. 5, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix dissolves Tokyo RPG Factory The studio initially launched back in 2014 and closes after releasing three titles Jan. 31, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Counterfeit Square Enix products seized in China The items involved characters from Final Fantasy and Nier: Automata franchises Jan. 26, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Nier Reincarnation to end service in April | News-in-brief Final chapter of its current story arc will conclude on March 28, and will run until the game's service ends on April 29 Jan. 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix wants to slim down lineup Company president Takashi Kiryu said he wants to "to ensure higher quality from each title" Jan. 19, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix confirms Foamstars uses AI-generated assets Publisher confirms that Midjourney was used to create in-game album art Jan. 17, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix donates $345,000 to earthquake relief | News-in-brief The donation was made to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help those affected by the recent Noto Peninsula earthquake Jan. 10, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News New Square Enix president pledges "aggressive" AI push in 2024 Further blockchain and cloud investments also in the works Jan. 2, 2024 James Batchelor
News Square Enix's H1 sales get a 5% bump as profits plummet The launches of Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy Pixel Master boost HD Games revenue by 48% Nov. 7, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Square Enix's trust in Powerwash Simulator studio paved the way for crossover DLC FuturLab says without Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy content packs, the developer wouldn't have gained access to SpongeBob, Warhammer and more Oct. 17, 2023 James Batchelor