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Square Enix’s publication division, responsible for the company’s manga, art books and strategy guides, saw an increase in operating income of 16.4% from the previous year, the company reported in their annual fiscal report. The increase in net sales and operating income are attributed to...

Square Enix have three key strategic pillars for business that they say have existed since the merger of Square and Enix: globalization, becoming network-centric, and strengthening their internal properties. Globalization and becoming network-centric go hand-in-hand. Wada believes that in...

A new batch of nearly fifty new MindJack screenshots have been released by Square Enix tonight. The images of the upcoming Feelplus shooter show off plenty of characters in the game, including a cool cyber-beast-looking thing. Not sure if he’s playable. I wouldn’t think he would be, though...

Square Enix has announced it’s appointed Mike Fischer as its US CEO. Fischer was appointed after former US boss John Yamamoto was asked to be an advisor to the company and overall CEO Yoichi Wada. “We are pleased to have the benefit of Mike’s global leadership experience in interactive...

Sonia Im, Assistant Director of PR at Square Enix is teasing a “flood of announcements” from the company today on Twitter. She also says we can likely look forward to a “sweet reveal”. And back to LA. I can’t wait to sleep tonight! Oh and expect a flood of SquEnix announcements all day. Last...

Swinging a keyblade while jumping around on 3D maps is the core of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. But, that isn’t the only style of gameplay in this Nintendo DS remake. This trailer shows Sora in a side-scrolling level, turn based RPG with Cloud in his party, and what appears to be a run-n-gun...

Steam’s apparently outed a February release for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The page for the game mentions “Feb 2011″ as its release date on PC. Square Enix has only confirmed an “early 2011″ release so far for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, the date coming at the end of the game’s mental...

Crowns in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light are more than decorative hats. These nifty pieces of headgear change classes. In addition to staples such as White Mage, Black Mage, and Bandit, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light has unusual classes like Merchant (makes the most out of gems)...

Square Enix is to release Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days a week early in Europe and the US. Originally due on August 24 in the US and August 27 in EU, the IO sequel will now drop on August 17 and 20 respectively for both regions on PS3, 360 and PC. “The team has worked hard to deliver a game...

Square Enix might be dusting off Musashi. The publisher registered the rights to Samurai Eleven for use with video games in Japan. The Musashi series started with Brave Fencer Musashi on the PsOne, went dormant for awhile, and then Samurai Legend Musashi came out in 2005. Musashi: Samurai...

Square Enix has announced today that Del Rey Books will publish a novel based on the Deus Ex series as a tie in to the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Deus Ex: Icarus Effect, written by James Swallow, will be released in 2011 in North America and Europe. Deus Ex: Icarus Effect takes...

Final Fantasy XIV director Hiromichi Tanaka has told German site 4players.de that Microsoft was unwilling to deal with Square Enix over the use of Xbox Live with the MMO. Tanaka said that MS had allowed to let previous MMO Final Fantasy XI onto the service because it was still in its...

Square Enix shared a final release date for the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV last week but did not give a specific date for long awaited start of the game's beta test. That update came today via the game's official Twitter. In a post shared earlier today, the company listed a July 10...

Square Enix has four new Dissidia Final Fantasy SKUs on the way for release this Fall. Don't get excited, though -- they're all just low priced versions of older games. Both Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia Final Fantasy Universal Tuning will join Square Enix's Ultimate Hits budget...

“We were talking to Square for quite awhile,” Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian said while introducing Dungeon Siege 3. “You make RPGs, we make RPGs, it would be great to see what we could do together. And they really wanted to start getting into Western RPGs. And, so it kind of all ended up...

After Square Enix absorbed Quest, Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre were dropped and Final Fantasy Tactics, a spiritual successor of sorts, lived on. That was eight years ago. So, why did Square Enix register a bunch of trademarks related to Tactics Ogre this past week? Atlus brought the Tactics...

Remember that Lord of Arcana trademark we dug up a year ago? This is what it’s for. Famitsu revealed Lord of Arcana, a multiplayer action game for PSP. An info box says its slated for this year. That’s about it for now. Scans are surfacing, so we’ll update this with information as we get it...

Square Enix revealed Chocobo and the Crystal Tower in Japan. It’s a mobile phone game where you, a chocobo breeder, send chocobos up a treasure filled tower. Details on how to climb the tower are scarce, but we know you can dress up your chocobo. There’s a red mage outfit and a ninja...

Square Enix has released a batch of new screenshots for their upcoming third-person shooter MindJack today. The game is in development by Lost Odyssey developers Feelplus. The game is set in 2031 where a rogue team of agents pursuing against corrupt organizations can hack into the minds of...

Square Enix has announced today that a demo for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will hit Xbox LIVE on July 1.There’s a small catch to getting it, though. If you’re interested, alls you need to do is befriend the official Kane & Lynch 2 YouTube page. Afterward you’ll receive one of the limited...