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'Final Fantasy 7' Is Coming To Other Consoles. Director Explains What That Means For The Finale

Inverse talks to Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi about bringing the game to new consoles, and what that means for the franchise's future.

Inverse

'We are aware': Square Enix president knows golden goose Final Fantasy 14 is losing its lustre

Takashi Kiryu reckons stretching Yoshi-P thin is doing the MMO good, actually.

PC Gamer

Square Enix knows Final Fantasy 14 is losing players after Dawntrail and many still logging on are losing patience, president acknowledges concerns Yoshi-P is stretched thin carrying the whole Final Fantasy franchise

President Takashi Kiryu backs the team to come together and get the MMO back to where fans want it to be

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure reportedly a 'large loss' for Square Enix, says analyst, who adds: 'The company's IP fundamentally varies too much between good and bad'

Double-dipping.

PC Gamer

Square Enix admits it might be cannibalizing its own games as multiple RPGs, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, get hit with its classic 'below expectations' line

"We did not manage our title portfolio across the company as well as we could have"

GamesRadar

Square Enix confirms lower-than-expected Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 sales in newly public financial report: 'Profits unfortunately did not meet our expectations'

"We did not manage our title portfolio across the company as well as we could have."

PC Gamer

As Square Enix tries to raise the bar for its own games, president says that doesn't mean only releasing massive AAA behemoths

Smaller titles are still in the pipeline, too

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6 months after revealing plans to become 'aggressive in applying AI', Square Enix's president announces he's being careful in applying AI

"We will actively use them in areas unrelated to creativity."

PC Gamer

Square Enix president bemoans weak Final Fantasy sales and says his restructure is existential: 'Our winning formula is no longer effective'

Cloudy outlook.

PC Gamer

Square Enix announces it's tanked $140 million in losses due to 'content abandonment', though there's no clue as to what's been dropped—and where

Mid-life crisis (core).

PC Gamer

Square Enix reportedly shakes up one of its most underrated JRPG series by removing a Dragon Quest veteran of 22 years, with Nier Automata's producer tipped to take over

Following Dragon's Quest 12 delays, Yu Miyake will no longer oversee the beloved IP

GamesRadar

Final Fantasy 15 director says devs need to be open to generative AI, Web3, and the Metaverse: "You should try to use it before other people"

Hajime Tabata sounds off

GamesRadar

Nier: Automata director teases third main-series game by dunking on its publisher

Takashi Kiryu got an earful

GamesRadar

Square Enix plans to oust outsourcers as it reviews the company's development process 'from scratch'

Square deal.

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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.

GamesRadar

MMO and JRPG fans, I don't want to get your hopes up, but after rumors of a global release Square Enix says it's planning "a variety of initiatives" for Dragon Quest 10

It could just be more Japan-exclusive expansions, or it could be something much more exciting for us in the West

GamesRadar

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"

GamesRadar

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?

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Creative Bloq

Square Enix embraces AI art despite industry backlash

The games studio promises an “aggressive” approach.

Inverse

Square Enix Is Going All In On Gaming’s Worst Fad In 2024

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu says the company is pushing ahead with AI, despite concerns raised over copyright.

PC Gamer

Square Enix's new years resolution is to become 'aggressive in applying AI', and I'm very tired

The focus on the controversial tech was outlined in a letter from company president Takashi Kiryu.

GamesRadar

Square Enix CEO wants to be “aggressive” with using AI in game development

Takashi Kiryu wants to implement AI in game development and publishing

TechRadar

Square Enix president believes "aggressive" approach to AI will improve game development

Takashi Kiryu, president of Square Enix, has reaffirmed the company's desire to chase AI technology in his New Year's letter.

Windows Central

Microsoft News Roundup: Final Fantasy on Xbox, Microsoft Edgehog, and a Surface Duo mystery

What do hedgehogs and Final Fantasy have in common? They're both featured in this week's news roundup.

Windows Central

Hey, Square Enix, now bring the Mana games to Xbox

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Xbox Series X|S, and that means Legend of Mana needs an Xbox console port as well. Come on, Square Enix.

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