Our latest coverage of Square Enix.
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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Square Enix reported their quarterly earnings last night and the numbers were largely disappointing with MMO and mobile revenues flat quarter over quarter. MMO revenue for the last 3 months (July-September) came in at 6.4B yen ($56.3M) for the quarter and mobile came in at 19.7B yen ($173.4M). Next quarter's MMO revenues are expected to dip further as the next [...]
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Square Enix announced today that they signed a letter of intent to forge a strategic alliance with Chinese gaming juggernaut Tencent. While there aren't too many details about the deal just yet, but the official announcement suggests creating a joint venture to develop new 'Triple-A' titles based on new and existing IP. "The alliance will enable us to couple our [...]
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Square Enix reported their Q2 2018 earnings (FY Q1 2019) this last week and the numbers weren't particularly good. Revenue is down across every major category including MMO Games, Mobile Games, and HD Games (everything excluding MMO / Mobile). Revenue declines at the MMO division aren't uprising as its been a year since Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion launched. Revenues [...]
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Square Enix is holding a series of events starting this May to make its first subscription MMORPG, Final Fantasy 11, more accessible than ever. The events are aimed at both returning veterans and new players who never got a chance to try the console/PC MMORPG first released back in 2002. A Discount Campaign kicks off on May 16 and runs [...]
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