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Kingdom Hearts III: Critical Consensus
Reviewers praise the scope and magic of this long-awaited entry, but warn it's no picnic for newcomers
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Kingdom Hearts III sells more than 600,000 copies in Japan at launch
Square Enix's RPG Disney mash-up more than doubled debut sales of Resident Evil 2 remake
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Square Enix trademarks terms for Octopath Traveler's visual style
The publisher now has trademarks for "HD2D" and "HD-2D" in Europe
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Square Enix president promises year of "aggressive expansion" overseas
Publisher will relaunch dormant Indian subsidiary and look to work with Chinese developers and publishers
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Square Enix files trademark dispute against Dorado Games over 'Conflict' branding
Publisher's lawyers argue there “is a clear likelihood of confusion”
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Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata leaves Square Enix
Tabata's departure coincides with a shift in strategy for his internal studio, Luminous Productions
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Three Square Enix mobile games stop operating in Belgium over loot boxes
Kingdom Hearts Union X, Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, Mobius Final Fantasy all to end in country by mid-December
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Square Enix reports $33m extraordinary loss as new AAA studio shifts focus
Half-year financial results also show declines across the board despite Tomb Raider and Octopath Traveller launches
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Square Enix buys 20% of Battalion 1944 developer Bulkhead
Phil Elliott joins the Bulkhead Board
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John Heinecke joins Square Enix as chief marketing officer
Former Overwatch VP of global publishing to oversee marketing across the Americas and Europe
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Square Enix to create AAA original IP with Tencent
'Strategic alliance' between two firms will also see the creation of a new joint-venture company
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Square Enix sees revenue and profit tumble in quiet Q1 for games
Octopath Traveler's successful launch on Switch will make for a happier Q2
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Octopath Traveller sells 1 million in three weeks
Square Enix RPG has only been released for the Nintendo Switch so far
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Square Enix partners with Blacknut for cloud gaming
Partnership will bring Lara Croft Go, Hitman Go, more to Blacknut-supported devices
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How Hitman Sniper prepared Square Enix Montreal for the switch to freemium
Why one of the biggest success stories in premium mobile is dropping its entry fee - and "making the long-term commitment to not be evil"
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E3 Roundtable: PlayStation disappoints on a day short on surprises
Known quantities were front and centre at Sony and Ubisoft's briefings, but Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Ghost of Tsushima still managed to delight
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Square Enix reports decreased sales, increased profits
Dragon Quest XI publisher only takes a 2.5% hit to revenues despite 32% dip in software unit sales
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Evolving beyond empowerment narratives
Life is Strange: Before the Storm narrative director Zak Garriss says developers are exploring more complex, human spaces, and finding support from big publishers in doing so
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Yoko Taro: We don't need to think globally to sell globally
Nier: Automata director and PlatinumGames lead designer Takahisa Taura discuss developing for Western tastes, 3D action games, and the dilemma of multiple endings
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Hitman Sniper passes 10m players
Mobile spin-off likely the best-selling entry in the series to date
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Final Fantasy XV team forms Square Enix's new studio Luminous Productions
Staff led by FFXV director Hajime Tabata will be working on AAA new IP for Japanese publisher
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Square Enix kills unsanctioned Tomb Raider remakes
"Our recent research, studies and reviews on Tomb Raider 3 were unwelcome," says developer Realtech VR
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Smartphone success boosts Square Enix after a quiet nine months on consoles
Online titles Final Fantasy XIV and Dragon Quest X boost sales and subscriber numbers
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East meets West: Yosuke Matsuda on growing Square Enix's global empire
The CEO tells GamesIndustry.biz how a blend of Western and Japanese games, plus both AR and VR, will bolster the firm's future