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Squarepoint Capital's screen trilemma

Over at secretive London asset manager Squarepoint, an internal brouhaha has emerged over workplace screens.

Evening Standard

Square Enix's CEO suggests the company makes too many mid-budget games, but that's exactly where it's doing its best work

Square Enix has struggled mightily with big budget development for 15 years, but has released a string of less flashy RPGs in the last few years.

PC Gamer

Square Enix president wants to rely less on JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest and have "greater diversity" in the company's game lineup

"I believe that we have tended to be overly reliant on certain gameplay styles or genres"

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After it kicked a bunch of JRPGs out the door with near-zero hype, Square Enix president admits the company needs to get better at marketing

Who remembers Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai?

GamesRadar

Netflix is losing an award-winning original documentary in one day

The Square is an award-winning documentary about the Egyptian Revolution, but it's leaving Netflix soon.

WhatToWatch

30 Top Side Hustles For 2024: Unlock Financial Freedom With Your Smartphone

Whether you want a simple way to earn during downtime or dream of a full-fledged side business, thanks to your smartphone, it's all at your fingertips.

International Business Times

"We can't go on making games in this way": Final Fantasy 7's development was so chaotic, Tetsuya Nomura says it changed how the team approaches games

"It was that kind of world then"

GamesRadar

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35 Years Later, the Worst Final Fantasy Game Deserves a True Remake

Final Fantasy 2 tried to ambitiously strike out from the success of the first games, and its many flaws could be properly addressed in a remake.

Inverse

Jack Dorsey’s Block opens up preorders for Bitcoin hardware wallet Bitkey in more than 95 countries

Customers will be able to get their hands on the hardware in early 2024.

Fortune

Speculation about Aerith's fate in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gets even more heated after a teaser image of the JRPG's iconic airship

"Now Cloud finally has the chance to take her for a ride on the Highwind"

GamesRadar

The making of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

1996 marked the end of the road for the SNES, but Nintendo wasn’t about to let it go down without a fight. Retro Gamer's Sorrel Tilley caught up with director Chihiro Fujioka to get the scoop on Super Mario’s super swansong

GamesRadar

Companies were offering a single dollar for Hitman dev IO Interactive when Square Enix was looking to offload it

There's a parallel universe out there where things went much, much worse for our favourite chrome-dome assassin.

PC Gamer

Block vs. PayPal: Which Fintech Stock Is the Better Buy Right Now?

Although both Block and PayPal reported strong third quarter results, Wall Street has higher growth forecasts for one of these fintech stocks, thanks to its potential to drive exceptional growth once the economy improves.

Barchart

Exclusive: With the dream of homeownership ‘threatened’ by the frozen housing market, the $15m-funded Visible platform wants to give power back to 'the little guy'

Former Square exec Andrew Borovksy wants to help all the "accidental landlords" out there. He sees a "giant, untapped space."

Fortune

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Zenger

From Architecture To Food Delivery: The Journey Of Caviar’s Founder

How Shawn Tsao and his friends transformed their startup into a multimillion-dollar food delivery platform

Barchart

3 Beaten-Down Tech Stocks That Could Be Buys Right Now

The stock market is continuing its September sell-off, but value-minded investors should be on the lookout for bargain buying opportunities. Here are three tech stocks that look oversold at current levels - and analysts think they're set for more upside.

The Guardian - UK

‘We remade it from a fan’s perspective’: the creators of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

As Square Enix gears up to release the second chapter of its FFVII Remake trilogy, the game’s creators reflect on making the original – and remaking a classic

Inverse

30 Years Later, the Worst Final Fantasy Game Is a Baffling Relic of Another Age

'Final Fantasy Mystic Quest' is a low point for the series, but it's also an interesting look into Square Enix's past.

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Barchart

2 Prominent Tech Stocks Down 75% or More: Time to Buy?

Etsy and Block shares have spiraled to big losses from their 2021 highs, but could be the next stocks in line to rally off their lows if the tech torch is passed down from the Magnificent Seven.

Zenger

Block’s Stock Crashes Even After Beat-And-Raise Quarter, 5 Analysts Deep Dive Into Print

Shares of Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) tanked in early trading on Friday, even after the company’s beat and raise quarter

Inverse

Sony Square Enix Rumors Expose the Most Obnoxious Trend in Gaming

In the wake of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally (probably?) going through, Sony fans want the company to purchase Square Enix. Here's why that's misguided.

Inverse

Final Fantasy Creator Busts One of the Franchise’s Oldest Myths

Final Fantasy's father revealed the truth about how the long-running series got its name. And it's not the story you've heard before.

Inverse

Play This Nintendo Classic on Switch Online Before the 'Super Mario RPG' Remake

The would-be sequel that developed out of 'Super Mario RPG' became a franchise of its own.

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 16 devs hope to deliver something for those wanting DLC

Square Enix might change their original stance on DLC

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy creator myth busts the origin of the series' name

The ultimate illusion

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