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Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama dies aged 90
Musician known for scoring famed gaming franchise and various media was also a controversial figure
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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
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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
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People Can Fly suggests Outriders hasn't made a profit
Studio has yet to receive royalties from Square Enix, despite publisher hailing launch as start of "next major franchise"
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FFXIV shows a toxic community isn't an inevitability | Opinion
A bust-up over World of Warcraft's unwelcoming community highlights FFXIV's success: properly enforcing sensible rules
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Square Enix sales are up in Q1, but revenues in games categories are down
Games division's first quarter suffers in year-on-year comparison to launch of Final Fantasy 7 Remake
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Marvel's Avengers update exposes PS5 players' IP addresses
Square Enix plans to release hot fix tomorrow, warns players not to stream or post screenshots in the meantime
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Guardians of the Galaxy leads Square Enix E3 2021 showcase
Square Enix Presents featured an in-depth look at the new Eidos Montreal title, plus a brand new Final Fantasy game, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins
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What can Dragon Quest 12 learn from a 2009 Nintendo DS game?
A look at Square Enix's struggles to bring the RPG series to the West while still appealing to its core fans in Japan
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Square Enix sees Outriders as "next major franchise" as it hits 3.5m players
People Can Fly's co-op shooter reached the milestone in just one month
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Square Enix denies rumours of acquisition activity
The company has shut down talks that several parties were looking to acquire it
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Balan Wonderworld's day one patch to remove epileptic triggers
Square Enix asked players to install the update to avoid a bug that adds flashing lights to a boss fight
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Final Fantasy XI mobile reboot officially cancelled
Nexon and Square Enix indicated that the title didn't meet expectations, despite having been in development for five years
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Square Enix bans thousands of Final Fantasy 14 players for real-money trading
Almost 6,000 players had their accounts terminated in the week leading up to March 3
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Trials of Mana passes 1m units shipped
Square Enix remake hits new milestone for digital sales and physical shipments
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Square Enix confirms Avengers missed expectations
Publisher hopes "to make up for slow initial sales" with new content in coming months
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Square Enix shifts eligible Japanese staff to permanent remote working
The company expects around 80% of its employees to be home-based from December
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Avengers push Square Enix H1 sales up 43%
Publisher's HD Games division posts profits for the six-month period, but last quarter was in the red
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Marvel's Avengers' next-gen version delayed to 2021 to ensure product quality
Crystal Dynamics is taking its time after initial launch that "was not without turbulence"
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius reaches 45m downloads
Square Enix mobile hit was first launched in October 2015
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Marvel's Avengers | Critical Consensus
The critics found much to like in Crystal Dynamics' campaign, and rather less in Square Enix's ambitions to make its own Destiny
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Marvel's Avengers shows how a “beta” can be a pitfall | Opinion
Early reviews express surprise at the full game being good after disappointing "beta" weekends -- suggesting a gigantic failure on the publisher side
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake ships 5m units
Square Enix RPG reaches combined shipments and digital sales milestone in less than four months
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Square Enix announces new Eidos-Sherbrooke studio
The newly created R&D studio will be remote, with premises not due to open until early 2021
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Lack of big releases sees Square Enix sales drop to $2.4bn
But profits and operating income still show increases thanks to Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon Quest X expansions