13 Aug
Square Enix has issued a statement to Kotaku, confirming layoffs at Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics. “We’ve made some decisions at Crystal Dynamics last week around the second project we’re working on, which has resulted in a small number of roles (roughly 12) becoming redundant as we re-scope the project,” the statement reads, in part. […]
24 Jul
Former head of Eidos Montreal, Stephane D’Astous, has resigned. In a statement to Develop, D’Astous said he was not able to do his job properly due to the company lacking leadership, courage and communication. “Since last year’s financial short-coming performance of Square Enix Europe, we (HQ London and GM Eidos-Montreal) have had growing and divergent […]
10 Jul
Nintendo and 49 other companies including Capcom, Index, Namco Bandai and Square Enix have won a lawsuit which was brought against Majikon R4 cartridge sellers in Tokyo. The Tokyo district court ruled that the two Tokyo-based R4 resellers must pay a total of ¥95,625,000 (around $952,319) to Nintendo and the 49 other companies involved in […]
30 Jun
Square Enix has clarified former CEO Yoichi Wada’s current role within the company, after his name appeared under “chairman” on its website