2002 saw the release of “Simple and Clean,” the English theme song for Kingdom Hearts. Now, in 2024, it’s been re-recorded by singer/songwriter and producer Hikaru Utada. It was co-produced by A.G. Cook. The song is launching on the same day that Square Enix announced …Read more »
Square Enix sells a lot of merchandise related to its popular video game series like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest. Now the company is expanding into merchandise themed for your beloved pets. The items were created under the supervision of character designer Tetsuya …Read more »
We won’t know what will happen to Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator and former Square Enix employee Yuji Naka until next month, when a Japanese court’s judgment is set to be handed down for his alleged insider trading. However, Taisuke Sasaki—another former Square Enix employee who …Read more »
Last month we got word that Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka had been arrested for allegedly being involved in an insider trading scandal with other former Square Enix employees. That charge concerned buying shares in developer Aiming once they learned they would be working …Read more »
Square Enix just recently launched the worldwide version of its digital manga reading app, MANGA UP! However, shortly after the app went live, people began discovering censorship in some of the manga. Japan has its own censorship laws, but this goes beyond that. Also, the …Read more »
If you’re looking for a new way to enjoy manga, Square Enix has you covered. The company just released a global version of its Manga UP! app and website, which originally launched in Japan back in January 2017. The global version of the app and …Read more »
Yuji Naka, video game legend and the lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog series, briefly worked for Square Enix. There he directed the Balan Wonderworld game, but he left the company last year. Now he’s publicly said that he filed a lawsuit against …Read more »
If you’re a Final Fantasy fan in need of a real wallet-buster of a commemorative item, look no further than the latest addition to the Masterline statue series. Square Enix recently unveiled a new Final Fantasy VI statue from Prime 1 Studio, and the 1/6 …Read more »
The Square Enix Café in Osaka, which debuted in 2017, will unfortunately have its last day on August 31. When Square Enix made this announcement, it did not give a reason. In fact, the announcement is pretty short, and it opens with thanking people who …Read more »
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka worked at Sega for more than two decades, then he became the president and CEO of the PROPE game development company. In 2018 he began working for Square Enix, and this past weekend he announced that he has left …Read more »
A novel associated with Final Fantasy VII Remake is being released in Japan this July. It’s called Trace of Two Pasts and follows characters Aerith and Tifa. It will be bundled with the Final Fantasy VII Remake Material Ultimania Plus book or fans can just …Read more »
The website MMORPG recently interviewed Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida. Asked if the development team for Final Fantasy XIV felt the FFXIV Free Trial expansion was a success, Yoshia replied, “Yes, I definitely believe it was a big success. I’ve been an online gamer …Read more »
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will hold their E3 gaming event virtually this year on June 12-15. The event will be free, and it was just revealed that Sega, Square Enix, XSEED Games/Marvelous USA and Bandai Namco Entertainment will be involved. Before this, it had …Read more »
Today saw the publication of a Bloomberg report stating that multiple buyers are interested in purchasing Square Enix. Whether that includes just the video game division—known for everything from Final Fantasy to Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and many more massive titles—or other aspects was not …Read more »
The Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania art book won’t be coming out until this December, but it’s already available to pre-order. We got a tease, along with a glimpse of Cloud on the cover. Preorders for Final Fantasy VII Remake: Material Ultimania are available …Read more »
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