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gamesindustry.biz - 22 days ago

Interview: Yoichi Wada - Part Two

— gamesindustry.biz — Part two of the exclusive interview with Square Enix global president Yoichi Wada follows on from the... first part in which he discussed the progress of the integration of Eidos into the global business, and offered his views on the importance of new IP ... (more) Interview: Yoichi Wada - Part Two

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gamesindustry.biz - 28 days ago

News: Square Enix: Global headcount reduction around 10%

— gamesindustry.biz — Square Enix global president, Yoichi Wada, has revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that the company has now reduced its... headcount globally by about 10 per cent as a result of ongoing business reshuffling.  ... (more) News: Square Enix: Global headcount reduction ...

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kotaku.com - 26 days ago

Square Enix Fire Some People [Disturbance In The Workforce]

— kotaku.com — It's already been announced that the severance payouts to Taito employees has drained money from parent company... Square Enix . Those were the only cuts Square Enix has made post Eidos-buyout. "There's an ongoing process of reshuffling people, but ... (more) Square Enix Fire Some People [Disturbance In The Workforce]

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Square-Enix reduces global headcount by 10%, Eidos/Taito integration going well, discusses approaching new I.P.
GoNintendo — ... Make sure to check out the full interview, in with Wada discusses how Square-Enix looks at original I.P. versus established franchises ...

If publishers need original IP, why aren't they making it?
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Two industry bigwigs say the industry is desperate for new content. But it's not as simple as that... News site Gamesindustry.biz is running two interesting interviews at the moment - one with Square Enix global president Yoichi Wada, the other with Codemasters CEO, Rod Cousens. Here's a quote from the former: "we want to develop and nurture new IPs - we want to work on them very carefully and thoroughly, which doesn't necessarily mean just increasing the number of people. We won't blindly launch new IPs, but we'll take time with each one ...