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Square Enix Continues To Slowly Devour Eidos

Square Enix has scooped up another large chunk of Eidos Interactive stock as shareholder support continues to build for the proposed buyout of the Tomb Raider publisher. Square Enix publicly revealed their offer to Eidos earlier this month, and since then stockholders have been tripping over themselves to show their support for the deal. Warner…

By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2009

Square Enix Invades Steam

Adding to their ever-expanding list of publishers, Valve today announced a deal with Square Enix to bring their PC games to download service Steam. Beginning April 9, The Last Remnant will be available for purchase via Steam. After the action role-playing game hits the service Square will continue to add to its roster of games…

By Brian Crecente Published February 24, 2009

Star Ocean 4 Makes Strong Japanese Sales Debut (For Xbox 360 Game)

Square Enix role-playing-game Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope has given Japanese companies another glimmer of hope for the Xbox 360. While the Xbox 360 has been successful abroad, the console traditionally has had difficulty cracking the Japanese market. Recently, Microsoft has made in-roads with consumers in The Land of the Rising Sun thanks to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009

Suggestive Star Ocean 4 Screenshots

Star Ocean producer Yoshinori Yamagishi really wants to make erotic games. Square Enix has already nixed that idea, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped Yamagishi from spicing up Star Ocean. Below is a batch of Star Ocean: The Last Hope screenshots. Granted, they are taken out of context, and the game has been given…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2009

Read About Newish Japanese Final Fantasy XIII Scans In English

A spate of newish screenshots from upcoming Square Enix RPG Final Fantasy XIII appear in a recent copy of Japanese publication V-Jump. These screenshots appeared in last month’s FFXIII trailer, which can be viewed here. A playable demo of the game will be packaged with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009

Dragon Quest IX Delay Impacts Japanese Game Publishing

It wasn’t only Square Enix‘s stock prices that took a hit when Dragon Quest IX was delayed from March 28 to July 11. Game magazine Famitsu also took a hit. The day following the announcement, Famitsu released an emergency discount promotion for advertising in their magazines. Most likely, Square Enix was planning a slew of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Getting English Version

An English language trailer of upcoming Blu-ray movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete has popped up online. The English language version of FFVIIACC is dated for an April 16 “Limited Worldwide” release. The English version features a new theme song: a reworking of techno tune “Leave” by German artist Fruehbel. Watch the trailer in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009

Time Warner Supports Square Enix Eidos Bid

The Square Enix takeover bid for UK publisher Eidos Interactive solidified even further today, as 20% Eidos shareholder Time Warner throws its support behind the Japanese company’s offer. Once thought to be a front runner to buy out the company themselves, Time Warner is now backing Square Enix‘s recently revealed bid to buy out Tomb…

By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2009

What Games Were Selling April – December 2008?

Square Enix has released sales data for the period beginning April 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2008. Let’s see how the new titles and remakes stacked up. Keep in mind that these are not all life-to-date totals, but merely totals for the given period. Life-to-date titles for many of the games released before…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2009

Square Enix: “Dragon Quest IX Delay May Affect Final Fantasy XIII”

Dragon Quest IX is going to be delayed — blame fatal bugs for that! Is DQIX‘s postponement is going to affect another big Square Enix game Final Fantasy XIII? Square Enix president Yoichi Wada explained, “The next term’s schedule has been fixed yet. Presently, I cannot say what kind of effect we will experience from…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009

Eidos Stock Explodes In Wake Of Square Enix Bid

Shares of Eidos on the London Stock Exchange skyrocketed today, more than doubling following the announcement of a generous buyout bid by Japanese RPG giant Square Enix. Closing at only 14 pence yesterday, shares of Eidos stock on the London Stock Exchange are currently trading at 31.75 pence, or .25 pence below the 32 pence…

By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2009

Square Enix Trying To Buy Tomb Raider

Square Enix have just announced that an agreement has been reached with the board of Eidos, by which Square will purchase the creaky old British publisher for £84 million (USD$120 million). That price represents, according to Square, a premium of 129% over Eidos’ current market value. Meaning that, yes, in other words, they’re paying more…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2009

Square Enix Slashes Financial Forecast

Square Enix has finally released its financials, including a revised forecasts for this financial year — ending March 31, 2009. Sales and income are expected to be down. According to Square Enix, the company’s new net sales forecast is 16.9 percent lower than previously thought. Net income is expected to be down 62.5 percent. What’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009

Dragon Quest IX Delayed

It’s official. Square Enix has announced that upcoming DS title Dragon Quest IX has been pushed back. The game was slated for a March 28 release in Japan. The game is now scheduled to hit retailers on July 11. According to Square Enix, the delay is a result of bugs or “flaws,” it seems, still…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009

Square Enix Replies To Financials Delay Questions

Last week, we broke word that Square Enix had shifted announcing its financials from February 6th to February 12th due to an accounting delay. Stocks tumbled, and there was concern about game delays. We contacted Square Enix, asking them why the 2009 third quarter financial announcement has been delayed, and if it was because either…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009

Star Ocean 4 Differences For Japan And The West

Star Ocean: The Last Hope will be released on February 19th. The following week, a slightly different version will be released in North America. There will be two types of character portraits in the battle scenes — one for each region. One is getting anime faces, and the other is getting CG models. Likewise, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009

Square-Enix Brings Toys, Not Games, To NYCC

While the rest of the other video game publishers at the NYCC brought video games for fans to check out, Square-Enix brought lots and lots of toys. No playable demos. No trailers. Just toys. At least these were new toys. On display were action figures and statues from Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, Star Ocean,…

By Jim Reilly Published February 8, 2009

The Star Ocean… Escalator

When you think of ways to promote Star Ocean 4, escalators probably don’t jump to mind. For shame, because escalators are great. Even better than escalators? Wallpaper and LCD monitors looping Star Ocean 4. This escalator-LCD-screen-game advertising must be a first — we don’t recall seeing anything like this. This is fantastic. In case you…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009

Dragon Quest IX Brings Internet Shopping

Upcoming DS title Dragon Quest IX has Wi-Fi. A new Weekly Jump scan shows it’ll be used for in-game internet shopping and extra quests. Your internet shopping guide is Roxanne, and she’ll show you merchandise that is updated daily. There are rare items, discount items and even special holiday items available to buy. Square Enix…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009

Dragon Quest IX Delay Concerns Arise

Square Enix has announced it’ll delay its third-quarter earnings by a week to February 12th due to a delay in “accounting work.” Some fear its less an accounting delay and more a game delay. Square Enix was supposed to announce its Third Quarter results today, February 6th. The company’s revised calendar now shows the results…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009