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Square Enix posted its 2010/2011 fiscal results today, and we've been digging through the results files that were provided to investors in search of any interesting information on the games Square Enix are producing. One slide of the presentation is dedicated to outlining release dates for...

Square Enix has released presentation materials from its earnings briefing today. The slide to watch is this: Apparently, the company is aiming to double its major IPs. Currently, it has six major IPs: Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts from Tokyo, Tomb Raider from Crystal...

Chrono Trigger is a week away from its Wii debut. Square Enix announced the Super Nintendo classic will be available on May 16 for 800 Wii Points ($8). This is the original version of Chrono Trigger, which means no animated cutscenes or extra dungeon leading to a depressing ending. Still the...

Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider reboot will retell the story of Lara Croft’s origin and growth into the personality we’re all familiar with — the confident, smart-alecky woman with a fondness for poking her nose in unwelcome places. This means taking the player back to Lara’s younger days...

Dragon Quest series composer, Koichi Sugiyama, just wrapped up a Dragon Quest III concert in Japan. Following the end of the event (that’s some promotional material from the concert to the right), someone at the event tweeted that Sugiyama stated DQX is being developed with the goal of a 2012...

Square Enix and Media Vision are teaming up once again on iPhone! As detailed earlier this week, the two are working on Chaos Rings Omega, a prequel to the first Chaos Rings. Have a first look here via this four minute reveal trailer. Famitsu.com has additional screens and details...

It’s been heavily rumored recently that Io Interactive have been hard at work on the next game in the Hitman franchise. The Square Enix-owned developer teased their next game announcement to arrive “fairly soon“. With a new Hitman trademark from Square Enix coming in today, we may just have the...

Square Enix is speeding through all the classic Final Fantasy games on Sony's Game Archives service. Following the recent release of Final Fantasy V, the company announced today that Final Fantasy VI is on the way too. As usual, producer Shinji Hashimoto made the announcement at the Square...

Director Hajime Tabata reflected about the development of The 3rd Birthday in a creator’s blog post. Three years after the original announcement and eleven years after Parasite Eve 2, The 3rd Birthday is finally out in Japan. Tabata thanked fans for waiting so long for the game. When the...

Square Enix has been teasing this 'Project X' for the last couple weeks, but today Square Enix let out another hint that possibly reveals the developer for the title and more. Continuing the trend of using Twitter as a teasing ground, Sonia Im posted this on her Twitter account earlier: "I...

According to the Front Mission Evolved FAQ, a little more than 10 hours. Good thing Front Mission Evolved has online multiplayer. Front Mission Evolved includes deathmatch, team deathmatch, and domination modes. The game also supports voice chat for online matches. People who pick up the PC...

Square Enix’s “Project X”, which is a “shocking”, most likely western RPG that will “blow your socks off”, is not the rumored Final Fantasy project Fortress, Square Enix Director of Business Development and Executive Producer David Hoffman confirmed on Twitter today. “I have and had no...

The Square Enix game that has a "Heart" in the title but isn't Kingdom Hearts saw final release today. Ever Heart Odyssey is now available for play on -- wait for it -- iMode cell phones. Ever Heart Odyssey is an online RPG that makes use of your Square Enix Members avatar for four player...

Square and Avalanche released another Anatomy of a Stunt video today for Just Cause 2, along with announcing that the game’s demo had been downloaded over 2 million times since March 4. Here’s the blurb from the PR mail:Since its launch on March 4th, the Just Cause 2 playable demo has...

Square Enix announced today that domestic shipments for Dragon Quest IX have crossed the 4.15 million mark. An announcement for 4 million would be understandable. An announcement for 4.5 million, sure. But 4.15 million? The reason this particular figure was chosen is because it represents the...

Square Enix has picked up yet another overseas WiiWare title for Japanese release. The company announced today a Japanese release for Lit. The download-only title will be released here under the name School of Darkness. Developed by North America's WayForward Technologies and released in the...

Square Enix has somewhat of a surprise Christmas gift for Xbox 360 owners. The company shared today a final worldwide release date for its Xbox Live Arcade shooter 0 Day: Attack on Earth. Players throughout the world can look forward to the game on December 23. 0 Day: Attack on Earth is a free...