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It's already a couple of days after gamescom. The line-up from Square Enix was not really big this year and they focussed on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call. During the event Naoki Yoshida, producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was present and players could play the game with him together. An other big event was the head-to-head battle between Yoshida and Ichiro Hazama, producer of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call playing the new Versus Mode of the game. Also games like Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX and Nosgoth were playable on the booth.

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Square Enix has announced their games line-up for gamescom, a games trade fair in Cologne (Germany) that this year will take place from 13 till 17 August. This year Square Enix is focussing on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn with multiple booths that will be setup allowing 48 players to compete against Leviathan, Ramuh and Gilgamesh. On Saturday on 15:00 hours CEST a special head-to-head battle will be hosted between Naoki Yoshida, producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Ichiro Hazama, producer of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call. They will be using the new Versus Mode of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call.

Gamescom

  • Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (smartphones)
  • Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (smartphones)
  • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4)
  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX (PlayStation 3)
  • Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
  • Nosgoth (PC)
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (Nintendo 3DS)
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Humble Bumble has joined forces with Square Enix to bring the Humble Square Enix Bundle. Never heard of Humble Bundle? Every two weeks a game bundle is offered for cheap and you can choose how much you want to pay for it and where your money goes (to charity, the developer or Humble Bundle). Previous week the Humble Square Enix Bundle has started with 16 games and today 4 games were added to the bundle which makes it the biggest Humble Bundle ever. All games can be redeemed on Steam.

Humble Square Enix Bundle

The bundle consists of the following games:

Pay $1 or more

  • Anachronox
  • Daikatana
  • Hitman: Codename 47
  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
  • Mini Ninjas
  • Thief Gold

Pay more than the average of $8.63 to unlock (can change)

  • Battlestations: Midway
  • Deus Ex: Invisible War
  • Deus Ex: The Fall
  • Just Cause
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Hitman: Blood Money
  • Hitman: Contracts
  • The Last Remnant
  • Nosgoth Veteran Pack

Pay $15 or more to unlock

  • Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut
  • Just Cause 2
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
  • Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Final Fantasy III

Earlier this month Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy III will make its way to Steam. Well, it seems Square Enix has released the game today. The original version of Final Fantasy III was released back in 1990 for the Famicom (NES). In 2006 a 3D remake was released on the Nintendo DS, which was later ported to iOS, Android, PSP, Ouya and Windows Phone. The Steam version is the same port, but with Steam Achievements and Trading Cards and some graphical improvements.

The game can be purchased at Steam for $15.99/€12.99/£10.99.

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Square Enix has launched Drakengard 3 yesterday in North America and today in Europe. In this prequel to the original Drakengard you play as Zero, the eldest of six "Intoner" sisters who wield special magical abilities. Zero is on a quest to murder her five sisters with the help of her dragon companion, Mikhail.

Drakengard 3 is now available in a normal version and a collector's edition In North America. Europe have to do with a download version only (they did release a CE here, but with a download voucher ...). You can watch the launch trailer of the game which Square Enix revealed today.

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Sony Computer Entertainment has announced today that they are selling all their 9,520,000 Square Enix shares to a company called SMBC Nikko Securities. This will generate an income of 15.3 billion yen, around $ 150 million USD / € 108 million which will be marked down Sony's financial report for the year ending 31st March 2015. 

Sony is lately in severe financial weather and this is a financial boost for the company. This marks the seperation of a long partnership that resulted in a strong presence of the Final Fantasy series on PlayStation hardware over the years.

What the exact reason is for the sale is unknown.

17-04 Update: Sale price was incorrect and has been updated after Sony's announcement.

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Square Enix has announced in the new trailer of Drakengard 3 that the game will be released in North America on 20 May and in Europe and other PAL territories a day later (on 21 May). Next to the physical copy of the game North America will receive a collector's edition and bonus items when pre-ordering the game. Europe will have to live with a digital download of the game only which disappoints a lot of fans. Since the PlayStation 3 is region free, European fans and fans in other PAL territories can import the North American version.

Final Fantasy XV

Recently an intern document of Square Enix Europe was leaked that says that Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III will be released this year. Square Enix has responded to Siliconera saying the release dates are inaccurate.

Final Fantasy XV screenshot

"We’re aware an internal document has been in circulation listing release dates for select Square Enix titles. This information contained in this document is inaccurate and features placeholder timing. Specifically – no announcement has been made to date for Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV – their projected release window remains to be advised.”

Final Fantasy XV (which was Final Fantasy Versus XIII before the announcement at E3 2013) and Kingdom Hearts III will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Last week Square Enix has presented their financial results over the last 6 months ending 30 September. In the previous news item it was already mentioned that since the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn the game has been a success. The game has sold approximately 1.1 million physical copies and 350,000 downloadable copies. The current number of active players has exceeded 600,000, which has already exceeded the peak of Final Fantasy XI. They did also announce three strategic changes to the digital entertainment business that they're going to take.

Nosgoth

Western studios will shift focus to and focus on the production of online-based titles. Also the price model will change from fixed to other earning models (like F2P). Nosgoth, a F2P battle action game taking place in the Legacy of Kain environment that is currently in development by Psyonix for PC, was cited as an example.

Studios in Japan will accelerate the production of titles for smart devices. Titles like Dragon Quest VIII and Final Fantasy Agito will be available soon. Last change that Square Enix is going to take is to expand in Asia and to release Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn in China.

Final Fantasy X

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita (sold separately) will be launched worldwide this winter. They've also released the Tokyo Game Show 2013 trailer which can be viewed here.

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