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Square Enix recommit to NFTs and the Blockchain in year-end report

A summary of the previous year would be ‘pretty good, especially MMOs’ but the most interesting bits are the forward-looking statements. There, Square Enix explained their Web 3.0/NFT/Blockchain strategy and said it’s “considering multiple potential global investments” on top of what it has already done.

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Will Sony buy Square Enix? Expert says it could happen this week

A rumor suggests that Sony could be in talks to purchase Square Enix, which might be announced this week, one analyst says.

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Square Enix copyright claim takedown world-first Final Fantasy 14 clear video

Rather than a personalized congratulations to the world-first team, Square Enix paired general praise for the community with a post detailing their thoughts and rules on third-party tools. They have also copyright-claimed the world-first video that featured some signs of those third-party tools.

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Square Enix sells Tomb Raider: Gaming's worst trend is more boring than you think

While the Square Enix deal may have a silver lining for the studios purchased, it is yet another sign of the game industry's looming problem: monopolization.

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Pushing Buttons: How Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft was let down by generic games

In this week’s newsletter: The franchise has just been sold off on the cheap, but could the original video game heroine be saved by games that see her as more than just eye candy?

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Square Enix fans aren’t happy about the sale of Tomb Raider

Lara Croft and Adam Jensen will have a new home soon, and it's not great.

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Square Enix Embracer deal: 3 reasons why it's actually a good thing

Square Enix is selling three developers and dozens of IPs, including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex to Embracer Group. The deal could have positive effects on both sides.

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Square Enix freed its Western studios, and I couldn't be happier

Now that Square Enix has sold Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal, for $300 million, we might finally get a new Deus Ex, Thief, or Legacy of Kain game.

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Square Enix sells its western studios and hits such as Tomb Raider for $300m

Japanese gaming company behind Final Fantasy series secures deal with Sweden-based Embracer

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Square Enix to sell Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and more for $300 million to invest in the blockchain

Square Enix plans to use the money to invest in other business ventures, including blockchain tech.

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'Balan Wonderworld' director reveals the wild story behind 2021's biggest flop

'Balan Wonderworld' director Yuji Naka shared on Twitter that he was removed as director six months before the game was released.

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Yuji Naka sued Square Enix during development of Balan Wonderworld

Square Enix removed Yuji Naka as director of Balan Wonderworld before launch, and then he fired back with a lawsuit.

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Final Fantasy creator questions Square Enix over $12,000 character statue

Hironobu Sakaguchi thinks the Masterline Terra figure is too much.

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Babylon’s Fall drops below 10 concurrent players on PC this week

Things aren't looking great for the multiplayer action RPG.

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Final Fantasy On A Blockchain? Square Enix President Says NFTs And Crypto Will Be Central To The Future Of Gaming

Yosuke Matsuda — president of Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (OTC: SQNXF), the video game giant behind the "Final Fantasy" series — highlighted the role of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology in the future of gaming.

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‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ is real and it can hurt you

After we waited a decade for the conclusion to Sora's story, director Tetsuya Nomura has decided to start a new one with Kingdom Hearts 4.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 officially announced, here’s the first trailer

Square Enix has just announced Kingdom Hearts 4, a new chapter in the long-standing action RPG series.

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Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition review: Nostalgic remaster retains all the charm from the original

Square Enix are set to release another title from their vault of classic, the critically acclaimed Chrono Cross

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Interview: An in-depth look into the development of Square Enix’s latest title

The Mirror spoke to Square Enix and Team Ninja about the development process behind Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy

Inverse

20 years ago, Square Enix made the most incoherent video game of all time

It's been two decades since Disney and Final Fantasy teamed up to create 'Kingdom Hearts,' and we still have no idea what the plot of those games is about.

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Square Enix donates $500,000 towards humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

The Final Fantasy publisher hopes peace will return within the country soon.

Daily Mirror

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Review: A fascinating retelling of the first game that’s unapologetically tough

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin brings Team Ninja's formula to the Final Fantasy series

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'Forspoken' PS5 release date, trailer, gameplay, and voice actors

Square Enix's upcoming PS5 fantasy won't involve Cloud Strife or Midgar. The brand-new IP tentatively titled 'Project Athia' is a compelling mystery.

Inverse

'Valkyrie Elysium' release date, trailer, pre-order bonuses, and story

Years after Valkyrie Profile, Square Enix has finally announced a sequel. Enter Valkyrie Elysium, coming in September 2022.

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Final Fantasy 35th anniversary date, events, and games to expect

It's been 35 years since Japanese company Square released the very first 'Final Fantasy,' and the company's celebrating all year long. Here's how.

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